The Prints/Reprints software passes all ROC non-direct Report output for printers through a file transform routine. This is indicated by an attribute set within the Printer Backup file by ROC.
The File Transform routine is part of your supplied Agile Business Suite Software. It performs the interpretation of any required printer control codes, including such attributes as pitch, highlighting, underlining, and user-defined Output Control codes.
The File Transform routine accesses the COMS Configuration file entities to identify the model of the destination printer. The model identifier is then used, with the embedded Report codes, to access the NGEN28SYS/CODES file to get the appropriate control characters needed for that printer model.
The File Transform enables Line Printer formatted output to be generated for the pseudo-model REMOTELP. The File Transform forwards this output to the appropriate Device driver that might reformat this data into the required format for Unisys-supported terminal models. This enables the PageCOMP attribute to be defined for a device.
Only the following Data Attributes are supported (all others, including user-defined Output Control attributes, are ignored):
UNDERLINE(UN)
The appropriate data is overprinted with underscore characters.
BRIGHT(BR)
The appropriate data is overprinted.
BIG(BI)
The appropriate data is overprinted twice.
To use this facility, the following actions are required:
Using the COMS Utility, define each printer that is to use this facility as being a REMOTELP mode, or set the default model to REMOTELP. Refer to About the COMS Configuration File for more information on defining printers.
Ensure a device driver is configured for the specified printing device.
You might use this function from ROC by entering the REMOTELP model on the Write Request screen.
If the target destination is defined with a model of REMOTELP in the COMS Configuration file, only UNDERLINE, BRIGHT, and BIG attributes are recognized. All other Output Control codes, including PITCH, are ignored. A Device Driver must be configured for the specified printing device, and is invoked.
Note: System device drivers are normally not invoked. User Device Drivers are invoked.
If no station/printer names are defined in the COMS Configuration file, it is possible to specify a default model by file-equating the FILENAME of the file MODEL in the NGEN28/1/LIBRARY. The terminal printer output is printed as if the terminal printed was specified with this default model.
The appropriate control characters are embedded into the Report output, and this output is returned to the Prints/Reprints software for sending to the actual printer.
Refer to Special Output Control Codes for more information on the NGEN28SYS/CODES file, and on adding codes for terminal printers that are not qualified for Agile Business Suite.