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  • Subject: Re: changing paper size company wide.
  • From: Dave Shaw <dshaw1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:36:16 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Baird <rbbaird@premsys.com>

>Hey all,
>
>We are considering changing the size of the continuous forms printing
>paper from 11 inches per page to 8.5 inches.  We still would have a
>couple of laser printers in use as well.
>
>Am I crazy, or do I really have to change EVERY SINGLE print file in the
>system to make this switch?

If I recall correctly from the Newslink days, you're definitely crazy, Rick.
<grin>  You do have to do the CHGPRTF on every print file (and keep changing
them with every new release you put on!) - I know, because we've been using
funky paper for more than 12 years.  I don't recommend doing CHGPRTF
*ALL/*ALL, though - there's some odd ones in the system that need to be
handled differently.  I have a CL that does a DSPFD for everything in QSYS
and makes the appropriate changes - if you want to see the source, holler
and I'll e-mail it.

>And do I need to recompile EVERY SINGLE program that uses them?

Nope, the attributes that you change with CHGPRTF don't have any effect on
level checking, so no recompiles required.  HOWEVER, see possible
complications below!

>ferinstance, would I need to change lines per inch to 8 instead of 6 and
>then change forms length from 66 to 68 (because 8.5 x 8 = 68) for every
>print file?

That's what we do.

>How would that effect the printing on the lasers should someone decide
>to print something on them as well?

There may be cosmetic differences, depending on the exact settings you use.
For the most part the problems are few.

>Am I missing something?  Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Possible complications: OVRPRTF commands in the code, screwy old RPG
programs that actually have L specs in them (shudder!), and occasionally
printer hardware that resets itself to 11-inch-long forms despite what the
/400 tells it.  If you don't have any of these issues, it goes pretty easy.
Good luck!

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