EXECIO PRINT

Opposite is the syntax of the EXECIO command to transfer records to the virtual printer.

Note that the values after the open parenthesis ( are all optional and should be selected as required.

The sample code opposite reads 10 records from a file onto the Program Stack, and then issues the PRINT command. It then queries the status of the print queue.

z/VM EXECIO PRINT syntax, including optional operands

EXECIO num_rec PRINT ( CC code DATA output_options¹ "

1 - Output options applicable to EXECIO PRINT

STEM varname.
VAR varname
ST string

A closing parenthesis ) is optional and hence often omitted.

/* REXX ROUTINE TO DEMO0NSTRATE EXECIO PRINT */ "EXECIO 10 DISKR ENGINES DATA A ( " QUEUE '' /* APPEND E O F INDICATOR */ "EXECIO * PRINT ( " "EXECIO * CP ( STRING SP P CLOSE " /* CLOSE THE PRINTER */ /* THE FOLLOWING CODE IS USED TO PROVE THE SUCCESS OF PRINT */ "EXECIO * CP ( STRING Q PRT " DO N = 1 UNTIL QUEUED() = 0 /* DISPLAY ALL RESPONSE LINES */ PULL COMRES /* GET RESPONSE LINE */ SAY COMRES /* SHOW USE THE RESPONSE */ END EXIT