Re: Printing barcodes on IBM 6400 using TCP/IP OUTQ

The Ethernet IPDS feature on a 6400 can be "field"
installed.   Make sure you have PSF/400 installed on
your AS/400. IBM list price on the field install
Ethernet IPDS feature is around $ 1700 (ASCII or
Twinax).  I know of 3 - 6400's that had the standard
internal Ethernet from IBM (no IPDS), and these are
running via TCP/IP with no problem.   

I/O Corporation does have a Ethernet IPDS external box
(connect to ASCII port), but they have different
models for different printers (mostly lasers).  I
would check with them.   The units for HP Lasers go
for around $900.   http://www.iocorp.com

I would think the IBM option would be more stable (I
like to avoid mixing components), but I'm hearing that
the I/O unit works fine with the correct PTF's on your
system.

HTH,

Tim Hamm
Arbor Solutions, Inc


--- Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@arbsol.com> wrote:
> Scott,
> 
>  I believe to maintain the IPDS(*YES) capability you
> will need to put an
> IBM Ethernet interface in the printer. As I recall
> this is an option but
> I can't remember if it can be added later or must be
> ordered that way. 
> Once you connect it to the JetDirect you are losing
> support for IPDS. 
> If you can't add the IBM Ethernet port then consider
> someone like I/O
> who as I recall has Jet-Direct like boxes with IPDS
> support.
> 
>  HTH - Larry
> 
> ps -Yes the BARCODE keyword requires IPDS.
> 
> Scott.Lindstrom@zenith.com wrote:
> > 
> > We currently have an IBM 6400 line printer
> connected via twinax, and an
> > application that uses the DDS keyword BARCODE in
> the printfile to print
> > some bar codes on a report.  The 6400 printer is
> defined as an IPDS
> > printer, and when the PRTF is compiled,
> DEVTYPE(*IPDS) needs to be
> > specified.
> > 
> > We now wish to attach the 6400 to the AS/400 using
> TCP/IP via a HP
> > Jetdirect card.  When we test this, all output
> except the report containing
> > the barcodes print OK.  That reports prints all
> garbage characters.  The
> > attributes of the spool file show "Barcodes
> .....Y".
> > 
> > I have searched everything I can think of to find
> out a way to define this
> > printer so the barcodes will work.   Creating a
> 3812 device description
> > (ie, *LAN 3812 PJL) is not an option, since IBM
> says this is not supported
> > for 6400's.  And there doesn't seem to be a way to
> do a CRTOUTQ that will
> > support IPDS.  (I'm assuming IPDS is what the
> BARCODE needs).
> 
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