Re: NO answers so far: Nobody knows ? (was: Net Printer out of formsmessage) -- MIDRANGE-L

This the dev desciptio for my IP printers, I do get messages.


Device description . . . . . . . . :   DEVD        IP20
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   OPTION      *BASIC
Category of device . . . . . . . . :               *PRT

Device class . . . . . . . . . . . :   DEVCLS      *LAN
Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . :   TYPE        *IPDS
Device model . . . . . . . . . . . :   MODEL       0
LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . :   LANATTACH   *IP
Advanced function printing . . . . :   AFP         *YES
Port number  . . . . . . . . . . . :   PORT        5001
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   ONLINE      *YES
Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   FONT
  Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . :               012
  Point size . . . . . . . . . . . :               *NONE
Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   FORMFEED    *CONT
Separator drawer . . . . . . . . . :   SEPDRAWER   *FILE
                           Separator program  . . . . . . . . :   SEPPGM      
*NONE
Printer error message  . . . . . . :   PRTERRMSG   *INQ
Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   MSGQ        *CTLD
Current message queue  . . . . . . :               QSYSOPR
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 QSYS
Activation timer . . . . . . . . . :   ACTTMR      170
Image configuration  . . . . . . . :   IMGCFG      *NONE
Maximum pending requests . . . . . :   MAXPNDRQS   6
Print while converting . . . . . . :   PRTCVT      *YES
Print request timer  . . . . . . . :   PRTRQSTMR   *NOMAX
Form definition  . . . . . . . . . :   FORMDF      F1C10110
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 *LIBL

                         Character identifier . . . . . . . :   CHRID       
*SYSVAL
Remote location  . . . . . . . . . :   RMTLOCNAME
  Name or address  . . . . . . . . :               172.16.1.50



User-defined object  . . . . . . . :   USRDFNOBJ   IP20
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 QGPL
  Object type  . . . . . . . . . . :                 *PSFCFG
Data transform program . . . . . . :   USRDTATFM   *NONE
User-defined driver program  . . . :   USRDRVPGM   *NONE
Dependent location name  . . . . . :   DEPLOCNAME  *NONE

 Allocated to:
 Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . :               IP20
   User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 QSPLJOB
   Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 294099
 Published  . . . . . . . . . . . . :               *NO
 Publishing information . . . . . . :   PUBLISHINF
   Support duplex . . . . . . . . . :               *UNKNOWN
   Support color  . . . . . . . . . :               *UNKNOWN
   Pages per minute black . . . . . :               *UNKNOWN
   Pages per minute color . . . . . :               *UNKNOWN
   Location . . . . . . . . . . . . :               *BLANK
    Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   TEXT        DP PRINTER


Mike.Crump@saint-gobain.com wrote:

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> Antonio,
>
> I can assume a few things but perhaps you could supply a bit more
> information.  I am assuming that when you reference the printers as NET
> you are talking about printers attached via your LAN (ETH or TRN).
>
> Can you clarify the printers configuration by including a copy of the
> DEVD?
>
> These printers run out of forms and you don't receive any inquiry message
> on the AS/400?
>
> Check the parameter PRTERRMSG on the printer and make sure it is set to *INQ.
>
> Here is an example of one of our lan attached printers (IBM 4320):
>
> Device description . . . . . . . > TESTPRINT
> Device class . . . . . . . . . . > *LAN
> Device type  . . . . . . . . . . > *IPDS
> Device model . . . . . . . . . . > 0
> LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . > *IP
> Advanced function printing . . . > *YES
> Port number  . . . . . . . . . . > 5001
> Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . > *YES
> Font:
>   Identifier . . . . . . . . . . > 011
>   Point size . . . . . . . . . . > *NONE
> Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . > *AUTOCUT
> Separator drawer . . . . . . . . > *FILE
> Separator program  . . . . . . .   *NONE
>   Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
> Printer error message  . . . . . > *INQ
> Message queue  . . . . . . . . . > XXXMSGQ
>   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . >   *LIBL
> Activation timer . . . . . . . . > 170
> Image configuration  . . . . . . > *NONE
> Maximum pending requests . . . . > 6
> Print while converting . . . . . > *YES
> Form definition  . . . . . . . . > F1C10110
>   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . >   *LIBL
> Character identifier:
>   Graphic character set  . . . . > *SYSVAL
>   Code page  . . . . . . . . . .
> Remote location:
>   Name or address  . . . . . . . > 'xxx.xxx.xx.xxx'
> User-defined options . . . . . .   *NONE
>                + for more values
> User-defined object:
>   Object . . . . . . . . . . . . > NETWRKPRT4
>     Library  . . . . . . . . . . >   AFP
>   Object type  . . . . . . . . . > *PSFCFG
> Data transform program . . . . .   *NONE
>
> HTH
>
> Michael Crump
> Saint-Gobain Containers
> 1509 S. Macedonia Ave.
> Muncie, IN  47302
> (765)741-7696
> (765)741-7012 f
> (800)428-8642
>
> mailto:mike.crump@saint-gobain.com
>
> afvaiv <afvaiv@wanadoo.es>
> 12/20/2002 06:38 PM
> Please respond to midrange-l
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>         To:     MIDRANGE-L <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
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>         Subject:        NO answers so far: Nobody knows ? (was: Net Printer 
>out of forms  message)
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> Este es un mensaje multipartes en formato MIME.
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> Had no answers to my original question.
> Resending it again, see this time I'm lucky enough...
> TIA
> -------------------------
> Antonio Fernandez-Vicenti
> afvaiv@wanadoo.es
>
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> From: afvaiv <afvaiv@wanadoo.es>
> To: MIDRANGE-L <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Subject: Net Printer out of forms message
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> Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:28:51 +0100
>
> We have in our shops quite a number of printers. Some of them are NET
> printers, i.e. having their own IP address, not running under
> ClientAccess or the like.
> We are NOT using Remote Outq's. We rather have these Net Printers
> defined as normal CRTDEVPRT devices. A typical case is for an IBM
> INFOPRINT12
>
> Everything works right, except ...
>
> When any printer runs out of forms, a message is usually sent to either
> QSYSOPR or any other queue which has been defined for that purpose.
> This works as expected for normal printers, but NOT for these Net
> printers.
> How could we get a message being sent to some queue when any of these
> printer run out of forms?
>
> Are we missing something ? Just in case it makes any difference, we're
> running V4R5.
> TIA
> -------------------------
> Antonio Fernandez-Vicenti
> afvaiv@wanadoo.es
>
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