Yes. You can use the DUPLEX option on the OUTPUT JCL statement with Printway Extended as long as you have set the correct values in duplexes-supported in your printer definition. If you tell Printway what kind of duplexing your printer supports, then it can do it. See https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=ppdip-validating-that-data-sets-can-print-as-requested-basic-extended-mode#pwlimit
On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 8:29 PM Frank Swarbrick <frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > We do currently use PCL in document-header parameters to specify duplex, > font, orientation, etc. That means we have at least 12 different printer > definitions for each printer. Allowing dynamic specification of the duplex > parameter would allow use to cut this down to 4, I think (80 char portrait, > 132 char portrait, 132 char landscape and 176 char landscape, I think.) > I was wondering if we could eliminate at least the duplex PCL code and > specify DUPLEX in the JCL. > > We do use some transforms, but we don't use them for simple text output. > > ________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > of Roger Bolan <rogerbo...@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 3, 2021 11:18 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Subject: Re: Infoprint Server, duplex option > > See IBM Print Transforms from AFP for Infoprint Server for z/OS > < > http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/aokfa102.pdf?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=%22infoprint%20Server%22%20duplex%20afpxpcl > > > Generally the DUPLEX on the OUTPUT JCL card is for AFP output through PSF, > but for Infoprint Server there are associated products that transform AFP > documents into PCL, Postscript, or PDF and some of these can use the DUPLEX > attribute. For Infoprint Server it is also possible to define a > document-header value which can be a string of PCL/PJL commands understood > by most printers. See PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Quick Reference > Guide (hp.com) <http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/bpl13205.pdf> > If your printer accepts the PCL header and can do duplex, you can set the > control for duplex in the document-header of a printer definition for the > printer. > --Roger > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 5:23 PM Frank Swarbrick < > frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Does anyone happen to know if non-PSF print jobs (specifically, LPR or > > IPP) support the use of the DUPLEX parameter on the OUTPUT JCL statement? > > I've tried it with an IP Printway LPR printer definition, but it doesn't > > seem to have any effect. The documentation leads me to think it might > only > > be supported for PSF printers, but it's really not clear. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
