RE: IPDS and AFPDS

IPDS printers are those defined TYPE(*IPDS) AFP(*NO)
"AFPDS" printers are those defined TYPE(*IPDS) AFP(*YES)

So yes, an "AFPDS" printer can print *IPDS spool files, both types need an IPDS 
memory chip to communicate using the IPDS protocol.

If you can't, you probably don't have a real "AFPDS" printer.  I suspect that 
you have a LAN attached ASCII printer, i.e.. an HP LaserJet, and that Host 
Print Transform (HPT) is converting AFPDS to PCL.  HPT will not convert IPDS to 
PCL.

You should be able to change the printer file from *IPDS to *AFPDS with little 
or no problems.  Anything that can be in an *IPDS spool file could be in an 
*AFPDS spool file.  *IPDS provides a subset of the full *AFPDS functionality.


HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Malchow, Grizzly
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:42 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: IPDS and AFPDS
> 
> 
> This might sound like a dumb question but I don't really deal with
> printers too much. If a printer has AFPDS capabilities would it also
> have IPDS capabilities? If so do I need to configure the 
> printer to use
> a certain vendor/printer specific PDT file in order for it to print
> IPDS? We have a printer that has no problem with AFPDS print 
> files, but
> will not print IPDS. I'm guessing the printer doesn't support 
> IPDS, but
> I wanted to make sure. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Griz
> 
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