PRINTG


>>-PRINTG------------------------------------------------------><

Allows you to send the information on the current logical screen to a Graphical Data Display Manager (GDDM®) graphics printer.

Note:

In split-screen mode, ISPF adds the split line to the top logical screen. If you issue the PRINTG command from the top screen, the split line is printed along with the logical screen.
Also, in split-screen mode, PRINTG prints all data in the visible portion of the logical screen, but only the graphics area data in the nonvisible portion of the logical screen.

If you use the other print commands (PRINT, PRINT-HI, PRINTL, and PRINTLHI) to print screen images containing a graphics area, the part of the screen containing the graphics area prints as blanks.

If you issue the PRINTG command as a COMMAND option on a DISPLAY service request, only data already defined to GDDM at the time the service request is issued will be printed. Any GDDM fields defined by the dialog (using GDDM commands) before issuing the DISPLAY service request will be printed.

Before issuing the PRINTG command from a command line you must first have initialized the GDDM graphic interface using the GRINIT service.

PRINTG does not provide return codes to a dialog; however, it does display completion or error messages.

For information about how to specify parameters related to using the PRINTG command, see the information about Print Graphics Parms in the Settings (Option 0) topic of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol II.

Note: The PRINTG command is disabled if you are running in GUI mode.