Printing German Special Characters

[Les Geer (607-429-3580)]

I working a project to print the seven German characters, dv|_DV\, using RSCS. I took an LPR config file and renamed it LPRG and
also set up a FILDEF for the config file. The LPRG name is also used for the C subparm of the EPARMS parameter.
Char Location Value
d 43 E4
v CC F6
| DC FC
_ 59 DF
D 63 C4
V EC D6
\ FC DC
* Below is the TOASCII table as used by LPRXONE, LPRXPSE, ASCXONE,
* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
TOASCII=0001020314093A7F3A3A3A0B0C0D0E0F
TOASCII=101112133A0A080018193A3A1C1D1E1F
TOASCII=3A3A3A3A3A0A171B3A3A3A3A3A050607
TOASCII=3A3A163A12133A043A3A3A3A14153A1A
TOASCII=203A3AE43A3A3A3A3A3A5C2E3C282B7C
TOASCII=263A3A3A3A3A3A3A3ADF21242A293B5E
TOASCII=2D2F3AC43A3A3A3A3A3A3A2C255F3E3F
TOASCII=3A5E3A3A3A3A3A3A3A603A2340273D22
TOASCII=3A6162636465666768693A7B3A3A3A3A
TOASCII=3A6A6B6C6D6E6F7071723A7D3A3A3AA4
TOASCII=3A7E737475767778797A3A3A3A5B3A3A
TOASCII=3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A3A5D3A3A
TOASCII=7B4142434445464748493A3AF63A3A3A
TOASCII=7D4A4B4C4D4E4F5051523A3AFC3A3A3A
TOASCII=5C3A535455565758595A3A3AD63A3A3A
TOASCII=303132333435363738393A3ADC3A3A3A
* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
I know that that characters are arriving at RSCS without
translation, but when the file is printed the characters print
as blanks except fo the D which prints as a ~.
Is there something I'm missing to get this to work?

Trace the RSCS link and see what the data output looks like

Best Regards,
Les Geer
IBM z/VM and Linux Development

[Les Geer (607-429-3580)]

I'm using LPR. I can verify that the 7 characters are getting to RSCS in the proper EBCDIC coding because I have the directed the
LPR output to my reader.
I've tried to trace the LPR link but I don't seem to be able to use the TRACE command because the link is always inactive except
for the transfer time. If I put the TRACE operand in the DEFINE command I can't find any trace information, not even at the
TRACEDEST location.

Check the console log for when the LPR printer activates, it should
include a message to indicate a spool file was also created for the
trace output. Was this included? You could always start the link for
this test and include the trace options (of course you would need to
first turn ITO off). Check if by chance the trace output is in the RSCS
virtual printer.

Best Regards,
Les Geer
IBM z/VM and Linux Development