The OS/400 program spools the output to the specified printer file (which can be defined through DDS or on the PRTFILE parameter on the CRTDEVDSP or CHGDEVDSP commands).
Nondisplay fields appear as blanks. Duplicated characters entered by pressing the Dup key appear as asterisks (*). Display attributes appear as blanks. If the print function cannot be performed successfully, the OS/400 program attempts to complete the print function using the printer file specified on the PRTFILE parameter on the CRTDEVDSP or the CHGDEVDSP command that is used to describe the display device to the system.
For work station printers attached through the work station controller, a message indicating that there is a problem is sent to the work station user requesting the print function. The work station user can make the printer ready or press the Reset key. To cancel a print request before it is complete, the work station user can press and hold the Shift key, then press the Print key.
The OS/400 program attempts to print the display image on the associated work station printer without sending the data through the system. The associated work station printer is the printer device specified on the PRINTER parameter of the CRTDEVDSP or CHGDEVDSP command that is used to describe the local display device to the system.
If the printer is not ready when the Print key is pressed, no specific message is sent to the user. The work station requesting the print function remains inoperable until the printer is made ready, or until the print request is canceled (by using the shifted Print key).
Option indicators are valid for this keyword.
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