Re: Color Image Printing from AS/400 to Win9x/NT

Paul,

  Good thinking.  Problem with option 1 is that we have 2500 target printers 
all owned by the users,
so we cannot know what printer they have. Problem with option 2 is that we have 
2500 target printers
that don't have constant IP addresses (Dial in).  Currently up to 120 of them 
can be on line at
once.

  You mentioned a LAN based tool that can recognize the request for an image.  
Do you have a
recommendation?  Is there one that can be on the individual PC?

  TIA

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Paul Tykodi wrote:
> 
> Dear Larry,
> 
> I can think of two methods that would support the addition of Color JPEG 
>images to traditional AS/400 applications.
> 
> Idea 1 - AS/400 Centric Method
> 
> In the PC realm, you would use your favorite software package to view the 
>JPEG file. You would next select the print driver that properly supports the 
>target printer. You would then use the Client Access PC printing function 
>known as network printing in the Win 95/Win 98/Win NT environments and virtual 
>printing in earlier PC environments to print an ASCII file to a shared folder 
>on the AS/400. In the network/virtual printing setup screen, you would select 
>the check box that maintains the file in ASCII format when printing (ie no 
>ASCII to EBCDIC conversion).
> 
> This check box selection will cause the SCS command ASCII transparency (hex 
>03 and count byte) to be imbedded within your print file at 255 byte 
>intervals. The SCS command tells the AS/400 that the data is being maintained 
>in ASCII format and that the file cannot be viewed with a 5250 terminal.
> 
> You can place a call for the file to be sent to print from within your RPG 
>application just as if it were a standard EBCDIC based file. The result will 
>be that the image will be printed as expected on the target LAN attached 
>printer. This method of imbedding the file within an RPG or COBOL application 
>is fully compatible with the AS/400 Host Print Transform function so that 
>getting the file to the LAN attached printer should not be a significant 
>problem.
> 
> Idea 2 - LAN Centric Method
> 
> The LAN centric method is to receive the standard text information created by 
>the RPG or COBOL application through a 5250 gateway to the LAN. In conjunction 
>with this gateway, you apply some LAN based print conditioning software that 
>looks for a particular text attributes (row/column positional triggering 
>event). When the appropriate trigger is found, the software applies the Color 
>JPEG file to the data stream received from the AS/400 before it is sent to the 
>target LAN attached printer.
> 
> Both of these methods work well. Typically the network environment will 
>determine which method is more applicable to a particular situation.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> /Paul
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