printer_redirection

Redirects WRITE statements through the Windows print spooler.

The following details are for native COBOL only; for details of .NET COBOL, refer to the Comments section.

Syntax:

>>-----printer_redirection=----.-TRUE-.-------><
                               +-FALSE+

Parameters:

TRUE	Redirect WRITE statements to files defined with the ASSIGN TO PRINTER syntax through the Windows print spooler, rather than sending the output directly to the printer port.
FALSE	Output is sent directly to the printer port.

Properties:

Default:	FALSE
IDE equivalent:	Use the Application.config file of the project - right-click the file in Solution Explorer and click Open, then select the Run-time Configuration tab.

Comments:

To configure this tunable for .NET COBOL, add a reference to a .config file in Visual Studio. Refer to Format of a Configuration File for .NET COBOL for details of the required syntax.

You can also set printer redirection by calling the PC_PRINTER_REDIRECTION_PROC routine.