Re: FAXing PCOM Print Screens

After you've changed all of your device descriptions, you should also
change the command default for the command(s) that create the devices to
use the new print file.  That way, new devices will be correct and
you'll never forget to change a device.

Glenn Gundermann

Art Tostaine, Jr. wrote:
> 
> Gravelle, Bill. wrote:
> 
> > Art,
> >
> > Thanks for your idea ... I had tried that before with no luck; but I
> > tried it again today anyway, and still have no luck with 10CPI, 6LPI, 24
> > max lines per page, and 80 max chars per line ...
> >
> > Any other thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks again for your assistance, *bg
> 
> Are you using the Host Print function?  If yes, try this:
> 
> Each display device description has a parm PRTFILE.  It defaults to
> QSYSPRT.  When you hit print key, this is the printer file that is used.
> 
> These commands did it for me:
> 
> CRTDUPOBJ OBJ(QSYSPRT) FROMLIB(QSYS) OBJTYPE(*FILE)+ NEWOBJ(QSYSPRT80)
> 
> CHGPRTF QSYSPRT80 PAGESIZE(24 80 *ROWCOL)
>    - (ROWCOL parm i didn't specify, came from command prompter V4R1)
> 
> CHGDEVDSP QPADEV0002 PRTFILE(QSYSPRT80).
> 
> My host print key now creates a 24 by 80 spool file.  That should solve it.
> 
> Major (or only) drawback is that you have to change each device description.
> 
> I wouldn't recommend changing QSYSPRT to size 80, that would probably mess
> up many other reports and system output.
> 
> --
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
> Parlin, NJ 08859
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