Spool files with VTAM Transparency characters x'35'.

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• Spool

Issue/Introduction

Spool files do not print correctly, lines feeds are missing, when VTAM Transparency characters x'35' are found.  The data in records is not being translated correctly.

Resolution

Records files, which content looks like binary data, contain x'35' characters. When Spool finds them they are treated as VTAM Transparency characters and translation of the data that follows for nn bytes stops (where nn is the character that is found right after the x'35' character). 

To make the VTAM Transparency character x'35' be treated as normal data you need to use print driver option 'X' in the DEFNODE/NODE statement via the TCPDRIV= keyword.