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AFPRESRC z/OS Considerations

When running on z/OS, the input (/I), output (/O), formdef (/F), and listing (/L) file parameters must specify a DD: name that is defined in your JCL.

DD:FDEFLIB()	The name of the PDS that contains the AFP formdef files
DD:FONTLIB()	The name of the PDS that contains the AFP font files
DD:OVERLIB()	The name of the PDS that contains the AFP overlay files
DD:PSEGLIB()	The name of the PDS that contains the AFP page segment files
DD:INFILE	The name of the AFP input file
DD:OUTFILE	The name of the AFP output file
DD:FORMDEF	The name of the AFP formdef file
DD:TRACE	The name of the trace file

Assume you want to read an AFP print stream and produce a new AFP print stream that contains the required AFP font resources. For this example, assume you have this environment on the mainframe:

FSI.V114.RPEX1.GENPRINT.AFPBAT1	The AFP print stream
FSI.ORACLE.AFP240.FONTLIB	The PDS for AFP fonts
FSI.V114.RPEX1.PSEGLIB	The PDS for AFP page segments
FSI.V114.RPEX1.OVERLIB	The PDS for AFP overlays
FSI.V114.RPEX1.AFPRESC1.TRACE	The trace file you want to produce
FSI.V114.RPEX1.AFPRESC1.LIST	The listing file you want to produce
FSI.V114.FDEFLIB(F1FMMST)	The AFP formdef to add
FSI.V114.RPEX1.GENPRINT.AFPBAT1.NEW	The new print stream to produce

See JCL for AFPRESRC of the JCL for this utility to produce the new AFP print stream that contains AFP fonts ready for printing

Note

z/OS does not allow file names that begin with a number (0-9). If the name of an AFP resource file begins with a number, you will not be able to upload that files to z/OS. Therefore, you will not be able to run AFPRESRC on z/OS for this environment. Instead, you must run AFPRESRC on a Windows or UNIX platform and upload the final print stream to z/OS for printing.