"Jonathan M. Backus" wrote:
>
>         I have a network printer setup for native spooling.  I have an environment
> file with an "<Esc>l66F" (Lines per page).  I create a test file in the
> editor with 130 lines and using the PRINT command with a file equation
> (including the environment) to convert it into a spoolfile.  I send it to
> the print and it works the way I expect, 66 lines of output, skip to the
> next page, and print more.  I then take a simply little COBOL program that
> opens a spoolfile for output and does "WRITE PRINT-REC FROM REPORT-LINE
> AFTER 2" to it, again using a file equation (including the environment).
> When I send this to the printer it prints 67 lines, looses 3, and starts
> printing on the next page ?!?
>
>         So, does anybody have a guess why?  I don't (yet).

I am pretty sure that it is COBOL causing CCTL %2xx to be put in
the spoolfile records.
The network spooler by default handles the %2xx sequences via
an ESC sequence, in contrast to the serial spooler who inserts
the approriate number of CR-LFs in the output stream.

Try the NPCONFIG item serial_printer_simulation=true.
We added that in a patch quite some time (2 years?) ago,
but I cannot remember by heart in which one.

If the item does not work, or not help, I would suggest to
contact the RC.

HTH,
Goetz.

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