Creating PIF files

GDDM V3R2 System Customization and Administration

Creating PIF files

GDDM V3R2 System Customization and Administration
SC33-0871-02

You can create picture interchange format (PIF) files through the User Control output panel.

Note: GDDM-PCLK cannot read, display, or print PIF files.

To create PIF files while GDDM User Control is active:

Select option 4 (Output) from the User Control Graphics panel displayed on your host screen.
When the Output panel is displayed, leave all the input fields unchanged and press PF5 (save PIF).
When the file transfer panel appears (see Figure 65), type in the path name, the file name, and select the overwrite option as required. Press ENTER.

You then see this message displayed:

GQD0030 File transfer in progress. Please wait. Number of bytes transferred so far = n (C:\PCLK11\PIF\PIF00001.PIF)

where n is a running count of the number of bytes transferred.

Press PF3 to return to the User Control graphics panel.

If you see messages that say the selection is invalid, check that you have this nickname statement in your nickname file (remember to precede it with a blank character):


      ADMMNICK FAM=1,PROCOPT=((CTLSAVE,YES))

Note: The appearance of this picture depends on the characteristics of your display terminal.

Figure 65. PIF file transfer

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