Re: Start / End Writer Problem

To try to understand your predicament, I did the following:

    1) Started up lp5250d on my FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE system.
    2) Logged on to the AS/400
    3) Ended the print writer with:  ENDWTR PRT01 *IMMED
    3) Re-started the print writer with:  STRPRTWTR PRT01
    4) Sent a report to the printer.
    5) The report printed correctly.

You say "Aparently AS/400 x lp5250d can't do Start / End Writer
correctly."  Why do you say that?   From my test, above, it appears
to work correctly.  What are you expecting it to do differently?

Do you have the same problem when you print from FreeBSD directly?  Or
only when you use lp5250d?

What's the reason for stopping & starting the writer in the first place?
I've never heard of someone doing this.  Are you trying to prevent other
applications from printing to it?

In addition to using lp5250d, you could also consider using the normal
FreeBSD lpd to receive spooled files from your AS/400.  It doesn't have
as many options as lp5250d does, but it might be one way to avoid using
Windows.


On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 loribas@zipmail.com.br wrote:
>
> I am using FreeBSD with a minimal install for use only as terminals to
> our AS/400.  I have installed TN5250 and it works great, but I'm having
> some problems with the lp5250d server.
>
> We use a system to sell bus tickets that need to have the writer (printer)
> "ended" to work. The printing operations works like that: Start writer /
> send report / End writer.
> Aparently AS/400 x lp5250d can't do Start / End Writer correctly. This is
> the only report that can not be printed... (Probably because this Start/End
> operation)...
>
> Any sugestion ? I just can not get used to the idea of using M$ Windows
> / Client Access again... :-)
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.
>
> Luis Otavio Da Ros Ribas
> IT Manager
> Sulamericana Transportes Ltda
> Curitiba - Parana - Brazil
>