RE: WSCST type function on IPDS printer type

Steven,

AFAIK, the system would manage the forms if there was only one *DEVD.

With two going to the same printer, you'd run into issues since the system sees them as two separate
devices.

Charles

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Subject: Re: WSCST type function on IPDS printer type

The system will manage the form changes if you let it. Your
users must wait for the forms change messages, then change to
the special form, then answer the message with a 'G' to tell
the system that the special form is loaded. If they answer
the forms change message with an 'I' - Ignore, they just told
the system that they did not change forms. They'll also have
to answer the forms change messages to switch back to normal
forms correctly.

The system will not write to the printer description A if
printer description B is printing. You should test this with
the special forms handling for yourself. We don't change
forms often, and our printer is lightly used, except in the morning.


Steven Morrison
Fidelity Express






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Steven, my concern was forms changes. How does the plain
paper device know

that the printer is full of invoices for IPDS printing and
vice-versa? We
only print invoices weekly, and the normal paper is replaced
with invoice
paper. If somebody in another department sends a print job to
the printer
before the invoice job prints, wouldn't the printer start
printing the
wrong thing on the invoice paper?

Thanks,

-Steve

For now we are using two different device descriptions to
get it all done, but they have to be careful to hold writers
etc. when setting up for special print jobs and forms. I
would prefer to have on device description.

Any suggestions appreciated.

We have an IPDS printer (IBM 6400) with 2 device

descriptions. Both are

active (along with writers) at the same time with no

problems. I've also

used laser printers (IBM, HP & Lexmark) with IPDS cards with multiple
device descriptions. Both device descriptions can be active

at the same

time without problems. Just send your output to the correct outq.

Steven Morrison
Fidelity Express
903-885-1283 ext. 479
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