Enter a character string, from 1 to 256 characters long.
The specified string is a command specific to the operating system under which the CICS® Universal Client is running. When a request to print is received, the Client daemon generates a temporary print file with a unique name.
The parameter string is appended with the temporary file name, and the resultant command executed. This allows, for example, print requests to be copied to a file, directed to a local printer, formatted for inclusion into documentation, and so on.
A command file might be necessary to act as an interface between the syntax of the invocation command defined here, and more general operating system syntax. For example, if the desired final command was COPY printfile LPT2, a simple command file would be required to reorder the parameters. It is the responsibility of the Print command to delete the temporary print file after it has finished processing it.
You may specify only a local executable in this field. UNC paths of the type \\User1\Share\Notepad.exe do not work, due to the system limitations of running executables that are installed on one machine on a different machine.
See also the Print file description for more information.
For details of the corresponding entry in the configuration file, see PRINTCOMMAND (CLIENT section of the configuration file).