Re: prtf edit codes not working? solved.

(Jim, that's my speciality  - I look dumber than the person asking the
original question.  That way the pressure is off them and they can solve
their own problem.)

Its taken me years of asking dumb questions to get this dumb.
 
 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Sunday, February 23, 2003 00:38:55
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: prtf edit codes not working? solved.
 
(i was praying it was something stupid - and it was...)
i did ovrprtf from my dds print file to qsysprt!!
thanks Booth for making me look at it again..
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: prtf edit codes not working?


> It used to work?
>
> There isn't enough spaces for it to work is there? These fields haven't
> the room for the edit characters unless I have misunderstood how it works.
> You are trying to get 12,345.67- to fit in 7 print positions?
>
>
>
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> Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com
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> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Date: Saturday, February 22, 2003 22:37:02
> To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: prtf edit codes not working?
>
> Have a DDS print file V4R5. RPGIV pgm.
> R $DETL1 FONT(223)
> @WEIGHT 7 3 34EDTCDE(J)
> @POSTAGE 7 2 39EDTCDE(J)
> @CERT$ 7 2 45EDTCDE(J)
> @BLANK$ 7 2 52EDTCDE(J)
> @RETURN$ 7 2 59EDTCDE(J)
> @RESTRICT 7 2 67EDTCDE(J)
> @TOTAL 7 2 74EDTCDE(J)
>
> it used to print like this
> 0.267 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.30 0.37 1.80
>
> now does this
> 0000267000000000000000000000000023000000370000180
>
> The only special parm on compiling DDS PRTF is *AFPDS
> font 223 is a 17 cpi Courier. Type "U" (uniform width).
> I've tried numerous variations on prtf compiler & override parms.
>
> The printer does not do this - I can look at the spool file and see the
"J"
> edit code not working.
> I can copy the above line into a new print file, compile and it works!!
> Almost like something else in dds causing problem.
> Other similar print lines, all font 223. Also have "BOX" and "LINE"
keywords
> in prtf.
> No overlays, no page segments.
> I'm lost on this - can I even call support on a V4r5 machine.
> (i'm praying it's something stupid i've done).
> Have loaded some AFP ptfs recently, but "think" it was still working
> afterward.
> jim
>