CICS® handles the printer file
differently on different platforms.
Programs write printer data when the program processes a
print statement
for a print form. The printer output is in line character format with
ANSI printer-control characters. The printer data is written to a
logical file named
printer.
- For z/OS® CICS, you can associate the printer file
with either a transient data queue (transient file
type) or a JES spool file (spool file type)
at generation.
- For VSE CICS, you can associate
the printer file with either a transient
data queue (transient file type) or a VSE/POWER
file (spool file type) at generation.