What is the largest directory and file name possible when printing files to remote directories via the FTP, XCOM and C:D print drivers?

Products

• Spool

Issue/Introduction

What is the largest directory and file name possible when printing files to remote directories via the FTP, XCOM and C:D print drivers?

 

Environment

Output Management Spool for z/OS 14.0

Resolution

Printer driver parameters PATH= and FILENAME= are combined to form a complete remote target directory and file name up to a maximum of 106 characters. The limit is derived from the fact that you would use two 60 bytes fields to pass the data.

Printer driver parameter DRIVPRMx and DESTID DADDRESx/FADDRESx (where x can be a number from 1 to 4) can be used to specify a directory and filename values.

Example:

NODE    SAMPFTP1,FTP,GROUP=1, Sample z/OS FTP printer           
DRIVPRM1='DSNAME=&UID.&NOD.&FNO.&TIM',                           
DRIVPRM2='FTPUSER=remote-userid,FTPPASS=remote-password'         
DRIVPRM3='PATH=/SomelongFTPserverPATH/subdirectory/subdirectory',
DRIVPRM4='FILENAME=/someVerylongfilename.&JOB.&DAY.&TIM.TXT',    
TCPHOST=TCPHOST=ccccccccccc   TCP/IP FTP server host