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Yes I know, that's why I suggested you change the formfeed on the devd to *CONT Charles On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is a tractor feed printer with continuous forms. > > Jerry > > > On 5/7/2015 1:13 PM, Charles Wilt wrote: > >> Do you actually have an auto cutter on it? >> >> If not this: >> Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . . : *AUTOCUT >> >> Should probably be >> Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . . : *CONT >> >> You may want to look at the following on the printer file >> Page definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PAGDFN *NONE >> Form definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : FORMDF *NONE >> Form type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : FORMTYPE GB11X8.5 >> >> It seems to me that the spool subsystem / printer doesn't believe it needs >> to reset the page size. >> >> >> Charles >> >> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >> Display Device Description >>> >>> Device description . . . . . . . . : PRTCA4 >>> Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC >>> Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT >>> >>> 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 >>> Device description . . . . . . . . : PRTCA4 >>> Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC >>> Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT >>> Separator program . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Printer error message . . . . . . : *INQ >>> Message queue . . . . . . . . . . : QSYSOPR >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL >>> Activation timer . . . . . . . . . : 170 >>> Image configuration . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Maximum pending requests . . . . . : 6 >>> Print while converting . . . . . . : *YES >>> Form definition . . . . . . . . . : F1C10110 >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL >>> Character identifier . . . . . . . : *SYSVAL >>> Remote location: >>> Name or address . . . . . . . . : >>> User-defined object . . . . . . . : I4347 >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . : QGPL >>> Object type . . . . . . . . . . : *PSFCFG >>> Data transform program . . . . . . : *NONE >>> User-defined driver program . . . : *NONE >>> Dependent location name . . . . . : *NONE >>> Allocated to: >>> Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PRTCA4 >>> User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSPLJOB >>> Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 324788 >>> Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK >>> >>> >>> Work with Output Queue >>> >>> >>> Opt File User User Data Sts Pages Copies Form >>> Type >>> Pty >>> APPRTCHK APLUSCTL AP150H HLD 47 1 AP01 >>> 5 >>> >>> >>> Work with Spooled File Attributes >>> >>> Job . . . . . . . . : APTRANP File . . . . . . . . : >>> APPRTCHK >>> User . . . . . . . : APLUSCTL Number . . . . . . : 589 >>> Number . . . . . . : 324012 >>> >>> Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : HELD >>> Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PRT05 >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QUSRSYS >>> ASP file resides on . . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Form type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : AP01 >>> Output priority . . . . . . . . . . . : 5 >>> Copies left to produce . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Total copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Maximum records . . . . . . . . . . . : *NOMAX >>> Number of separators . . . . . . . . . : 0 >>> File becomes available . . . . . . . . : *FILEEND >>> Hold file before written . . . . . . . : *YES >>> Save file after written . . . . . . . : *YES >>> Device type . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PRINTER >>> Printer device type . . . . . . . . . : *SCS >>> Device file . . . . . . . . . . . . . : APPRTCHK >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : APLUS2MNI >>> User-specified data . . . . . . . . . : AP150H >>> Accounting code . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Program that opened file . . . . . . . : AP150H >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : APLUS2 >>> Date file was opened . . . . . . . . . : 05/07/15 >>> Time file was opened . . . . . . . . . : 08:30:47 >>> Date file was last used . . . . . . . : 05/07/15 >>> System where file created . . . . . . : >>> User who created file . . . . . . . . : APLUSCTL >>> User-defined file . . . . . . . . . . : *NO >>> Device requirements: >>> Final form text . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Variable font . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Variable LPI . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Variable drawer . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Superscript/subscript . . . . . . . : N >>> Variable character ID . . . . . . . : N >>> Highlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Extended 3812 font . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Graphics 522X . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Graphics 4214 . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Graphics 4234 . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> PC printer emulation . . . . . . . . : N >>> Defined characters . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Variable CPI . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> IPDS transparent data . . . . . . . : N >>> Field outlining . . . . . . . . . . : N >>> Last page printed . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Total pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 47 >>> Restart printing . . . . . . . . . . . : *STRPAGE >>> Page range to print: >>> Starting page . . . . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Ending page . . . . . . . . . . . . : *END >>> Record length . . . . . . . . . . . . : 90 >>> Page size: >>> Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 42 >>> Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 90 >>> Measurement method . . . . . . . . . : *ROWCOL >>> Lines per inch . . . . . . . . . . . . : 6 >>> Characters per inch . . . . . . . . . : 10 >>> Overflow line number . . . . . . . . . : 19 >>> Fold records . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO >>> Control character . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Replace unprintables . . . . . . . . . : *YES >>> Replacement character . . . . . . . : ' ' >>> Align page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES >>> Print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . : *STD >>> Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *DEVD >>> Source drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Output bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *DEVD >>> Font: >>> Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *CPI >>> Point size . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Character identifier: >>> Graphic character set . . . . . . . : *DEVD >>> Code page . . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Page rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . : *AUTO >>> Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 >>> Print on both sides . . . . . . . . . : *NO >>> Pages per side . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1 >>> Reduce output . . . . . . . . . . . . : *TEXT >>> Unit of measure . . . . . . . . . . . : *INCH >>> Front side overlay: >>> Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Offset down . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 >>> Offset across . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 >>> Back side overlay: >>> Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *FRONTOVL >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Offset down . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Offset across . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Form definition . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Print fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . : *CONTENT >>> User defined text . . . . . . . . . . : >>> >>> User defined option . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> User defined data . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> >>> User defined object: >>> Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . : >>> Decimal format . . . . . . . . . . . . : *FILE >>> Spooled file size (K) . . . . . . . . : 44 >>> IPDS pass through . . . . . . . . . . : *DEVD >>> User resource library list . . . . . . : *DEVD >>> Corner staple . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Font resolution for formatting . . . . : *DEVD >>> Edge Stitching: >>> Reference edge . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE >>> Reference edge offset . . . . . . . : >>> Number of Staples . . . . . . . . . : >>> Staple positions . . . . . . . . . . : >>> >>> >>> On 5/7/2015 12:36 PM, Charles Wilt wrote: >>> >>> What's the PRTF and DEVD definitions look like? >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 2:41 PM, James H. H. Lampert < >>>> jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 5/7/15 11:12 AM, Jerry Draper wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have a situation where an app is printing checks to a *SCS printer >>>>> and >>>>> >>>>>> the customer now has a *IPDS printer. >>>>>> >>>>>> The main thing is that the check forms length is 42 at 6lpi. >>>>>> >>>>>> Using the *SCS printer file printing to the *IPDS printer the first >>>>>> check is ok but subsequent checks are out of alignment because they >>>>>> are >>>>>> printing as though the paper is 66 lines. It is not picking up on the >>>>>> forms length in the printer file (42). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> OVRPRTF, maybe? Adding the sheet size to the OVRPRTF for a PDF >>>>> conversion >>>>> helped when I was having trouble with the conversions ignoring the >>>>> sheet >>>>> size in the print file, and produced PDFs sized for 132-column fanfold. >>>>> >>>>> At any rate, I'm more than a little curious what kind of IPDS printer >>>>> would actually care about the form length. Aren't they all sheet-fed >>>>> anyway? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> JHHL >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing >>>>> list >>>>> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >>>>> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l >>>>> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >>>>> at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> -- >>> Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976 >>> IBMi, Network, and Connectivity Specialists, LAN/WAN/VPN >>> Representing WinTronix, Synapse, HiT, and others ..... >>> (415) 457-3431; www.trilosoft.com >>> >>> -- >>> This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing >>> list >>> To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, >>> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l >>> or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives >>> at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >>> >>> >>> > -- > -- > Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976 > IBMi, Network, and Connectivity Specialists, LAN/WAN/VPN > Representing WinTronix, Synapse, HiT, and others ..... > (415) 457-3431; www.trilosoft.com > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > >
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