blank-compression

This single-valued attribute specifies whether PSF compresses blanks in line data. Blank compression is a data-compression function in PSF that reduces the amount of data sent through the attachment. PSF compresses blanks in line data that contains more than five contiguous blanks.

ISPF field name

Blank compression

Allowed values

You can enter one of these fixed values:

yes

PSF compresses blanks.

no

PSF does not compress blanks (default).

Usage guidelines

Blank compression for host-connected, channel-attached printers most likely does not improve data transmission.