TXT2PDF batch utility

TXT2PDF is a mainframe utility program commonly used to convert a text file to a PDF file. This utility uses the same source code for TXT2PDF (z/OS freeware). We modified it to run under the AWS Mainframe Modernization Rocket Software (formerly Micro Focus) runtime environment.

Supported platforms

You can use TXT2PDF on any of the following platforms:

Configure TXT2PDF for AWS Mainframe Modernization Managed

If your migrated applications are running on AWS Mainframe Modernization Managed, configure TXT2PDF as follows.

To test your configuration, see Sample JCL.

Configure TXT2PDF for AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime on Amazon EC2 (including AppStream 2.0)

If your migrated applications are running on AWS Mainframe Modernization runtime on Amazon EC2, configure TXT2PDF as follows.

To test your configuration, see Sample JCL.

Sample JCL

To test the installation, you can use either of the following sample JCL files.

TXT2PDF1.jcl

This sample JCL file uses a DD name for the TXT2PDF conversion.

//TXT2PDF1 JOB 'TXT2PDF1',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X,TIME=1440
//*
//* Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.* 
//* All Rights Reserved.* 
//*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* PRE DELETE*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//*
//PREDEL  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//* 
//DD01     DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF1.PDF.VB,                      
//            DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)
//*
//DD02     DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF1.PDF,                       
//            DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)
//* 
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* CALL TXT2PDF TO CONVERT FROM TEXT TO PDF (VB)*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//*
//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B
//*
//SYSEXEC  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=AWS.M2.REXX.EXEC
//*
//INDD     DD *
1THIS IS THE FIRST LINE ON THE PAGE 1
0THIS IS THE THIRD LINE ON THE PAGE 1
-THIS IS THE   6TH LINE ON THE PAGE 1
THIS IS THE   7TH LINE ON THE PAGE 1
+____________________________________ - OVERSTRIKE 7TH LINE          
1THIS IS THE FIRST LINE ON THE PAGE 2
0THIS IS THE THIRD LINE ON THE PAGE 2
-THIS IS THE   6TH LINE ON THE PAGE 2 
THIS IS THE   7TH LINE ON THE PAGE 2
+____________________________________ - OVERSTRIKE 7TH LINE                 
/*
//*
//OUTDD    DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF1.PDF.VB,
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            DCB=(LRECL=256,DSORG=PS,RECFM=VB,BLKSIZE=0)
//*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN  DD DDNAME=SYSIN
//*
//SYSIN    DD *
%TXT2PDF BROWSE Y IN DD:INDD +
OUT DD:OUTDD +
CC YES
/*
//*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* CONVERT PDF (VB) TO PDF (LSEQ - BYTE STREAM)*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* 
//STEP02 EXEC PGM=VB2LSEQ
//*
//INFILE   DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF1.PDF.VB,DISP=SHR             
//*
//OUTFILE  DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF1.PDF,                      
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            DCB=(LRECL=256,DSORG=PS,RECFM=LSEQ,BLKSIZE=0)
//*
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//*
// 

TXT2PDF2.jcl

This sample JCL uses a DSN name for the TXT2PDF conversion.

//TXT2PDF2 JOB 'TXT2PDF2',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X,TIME=1440
//*
//* Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.* 
//* All Rights Reserved.* 
//*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* PRE DELETE*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//*
//PREDEL  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//* 
//DD01     DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF2.PDF.VB,                      
//            DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)
//*
//DD02     DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF2.PDF,                       
//            DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)
//* 
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* CALL TXT2PDF TO CONVERT FROM TEXT TO PDF (VB)*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* 
//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B
//*
//SYSEXEC  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=AWS.M2.REXX.EXEC
//*
//INDD     DD *
1THIS IS THE FIRST LINE ON THE PAGE 1
0THIS IS THE THIRD LINE ON THE PAGE 1
-THIS IS THE   6TH LINE ON THE PAGE 1
THIS IS THE   7TH LINE ON THE PAGE 1
+____________________________________ - OVERSTRIKE 7TH LINE          
1THIS IS THE FIRST LINE ON THE PAGE 2
0THIS IS THE THIRD LINE ON THE PAGE 2
-THIS IS THE   6TH LINE ON THE PAGE 2 
THIS IS THE   7TH LINE ON THE PAGE 2
+____________________________________ - OVERSTRIKE 7TH LINE                 
/*
//*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN  DD DDNAME=SYSIN
//*
//SYSIN    DD *
%TXT2PDF BROWSE Y IN DD:INDD +
OUT 'AWS.M2.TXT2PDF2.PDF.VB' +
CC YES
/*
//*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//* CONVERT PDF (VB) TO PDF (LSEQ - BYTE STREAM)*
//*-------------------------------------------------------------------**
//*
//STEP02 EXEC PGM=VB2LSEQ
//*
//INFILE   DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF2.PDF.VB,DISP=SHR             
//*
//OUTFILE  DD DSN=AWS.M2.TXT2PDF2.PDF,                      
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
//            DCB=(LRECL=256,DSORG=PS,RECFM=LSEQ,BLKSIZE=0)
//*
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//*
//

Modifications

To make the TXT2PDF program run on the AWS Mainframe Modernization Rocket Software runtime environment, we made the following changes:

References

TXT2PDF references and source code: