Printing to Disk
If you are using a PDT, you can save a host print-job or the contents of the session window (Print Screen) to a workstation file instead of printing it.
Two types of Print-to-Disk function are provided by Z and I Emulator for Windows:
- Print-to-Disk Append
- Appends multiple host print jobs or print screen jobs to a single workstation file.
- Print-to-Disk Separate
- Saves each host-print job or screen to a separate workstation file. You can specify the file name, but the extension is automatically assigned as a decimal number from 000 to 999. If you delete a file, its number will be re-used. When all 999 numbers have been used, the extension is automatically assigned a decimal number from 1000 to 9999.
Note:
- Print-to-Disk is not available for the Print-Graphics function.
- Print-to-Disk can be used only when you use a printer definition table (PDT) file.
To set up Print-to-Disk:
- Click File → Printer Setup from the menu bar in
the session window.
The Printer Setup window lists the supported printers.
- Select Print to Disk Append or Print to Disk Separate from the list box.
- Click Select PDT.
The Select PDT file window opens.
- Select a PDT file from the list; then click OK.
The Printer Setup window reopens.
- Click Setup.
The Select Print-to-Disk File window opens.
- Specify a file name, drive, and path; then click OK.
Note: If you specify the name of an existing file, subsequent print jobs are appended to the data in the original file in the case of Print to Disk Append.