Hello
Remember I am starting with a zip file from the USPS. I do not an "MVS" s
ystem. I used the "XMIT Manager" to get the files out on a PC since that
is the best I could do. The files on the PC do Equal the files on VM I us
ed a hex editor and Xedit hextype. There are extra likely file format
Hello
Ok I took the Zip file and extracted the fonts ...
Yep the 240 are not needed .. but just in case I'm doing both and watchin
g
my filetype names
So now I have the Files as they would be on MVS .. but sitting on the PC
..
likely not blocked as why would you need that, when the library shou
Hello
Ok I got all the files/program
XmitManager (takes the file out of the tso receive)
USPS zip file (has the files)
VMA (pc version of vmarc)
unziped the file
pull the 240 & 300 fonts out of the PDS format
used VMA to create a VMARC of the files
ind$file that up to customer's VM site
run
Hello
This customer's printing to PCL is via MPI Tech's Blue server
z/vse(s) -> z/vm queue -> psf 2 grp 4 -> tcp -> PC Blue server -> printer
this setup has kept working over a few vm upgrades I just moved the
minidisks between the upgrade
sorry I could give you better info
tim
Hello
to Quote the included PDF file on the MVS install
The files to be uploaded are unloaded MVS partitioned data sets (PDS) in
“TSO
Transmit” format. To restore the files for use on an MVS system you wil
l
require:
- A personal computer equipped with an emulator capable of doing a binary
upl
Hello
I see the US Post Office is giving out the Intelligent Mail barcode fonts
for other major flavor of IBM OSs that run PSF ... see
https://ribbs.usps.gov/onecodesolution/download.cfm and the
uspsFontsAFP-1.4.0.zip file.
The build of the Fonts under VSE is via a Link Edit of a text deck ...
