Re: MFRTYPMDL(*PDF)

Hi Tom

I've never used *PDF for MFRTYPMDL,  - but I figured IBM's printing manual should say something - here's a link to the *Basic Printing *manual for 7.5 - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ssw_ibm_i_75/rzalu/rzalupdf.pdf - and a tantalizing line from the manual -

        The MFRTYPMDL special values of *PDF, *PDFEMBEDTT, and *PDFIBMWT refer to *WSCST objects with the attribute of CTXFORM.

I looked up CTXFORM *WSCST objects on a 7.5 machine - there are 8, 7 have PDF in the name - I think QCTXPDFA is newer.
QCTXPCLRAS
QCTXPDF
QCTXPDFA
QCTXPDFMBD
QCTXPDFMB2
QCTXPDFWT
QCTXPDFWT2
QCTXPDF2

Your device description doesn't have the WSCST parameter set (Workstation customizing object).

Now when I want to print to a PDF, I usually use OVRPRTF, which has a TOSTMF parameter. CRTDEVPRT doesn't have a TOSTMF parameter, so I think it's not the whole story. I'm intrigued by the idea of using one of these *WSCST objects, then use an OVRPRTF to specify where the resulting PDF goes - *IF *that actually works!

I suggest finally that you contact IBM support, they can be extremely helpful.

Cheers
Vern

On 1/29/2024 8:25 AM, Tom Deskevich via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

Can anyone give me information on MFRTYPMDL(*PDF) in a printer device description? I am converting a customer to be hosted on our IBM I and need to configure the printer with the description below on our system. It works there but not here. I tried *HP5 for the host print transform and made no difference.
It eventually issues CPD337F.
They are on V7R3M0 and we were on V7R4M0.
I cannot ping the printer, but I also cannot ping one that is actually working.
MFRTYPMDL(*PDF) may have nothing to do with it, but never saw that used before and my google searches came up empty.
I verified with the user that they print a hard copy, not a PDF, and it is a multifunction device.


Message ID . . . . . . : CPD337F
Date sent . . . . . . : 01/29/24 Time sent . . . . . . : 08:32:35

Message . . . . : Remote device rejected an attempt by the writer to open a
connection.

Cause . . . . . : This error may have occurred for the following reasons.
1) An incorrect port number or internet address was specified
in the printer device description.
2) The remote device, if it is a printer, may be busy printing
from another host
3) The remote device, if it is a printer, may not be ready to
print and may require operator intervention.




Display Device Description

Device description . . . . . . . . : MLPRINTER1
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of device . . . . . . . . : *PRT

Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : *LAN
Device type . . . . . . . . . . . : 3812
Device model . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . : *IP
Port number . . . . . . . . . . . : 9100
Physical attachment . . . . . . . : *DIRECT
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Font:
Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . : 11
Point size . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . . : *AUTOCUT
Separator drawer . . . . . . . . . : *FILE
Separator program . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Printer error message . . . . . . : *INFO
Message queue . . . . . . . . . . : *CTLD
Current message queue . . . . . . : QSYSOPR
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYS
Last activity date . . . . . . . . : 01/25/24
Activation timer . . . . . . . . . : 170
Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . . : *SEC15
Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . . : 19200
Word length . . . . . . . . . . . : 8
Type of parity . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Stop bits . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Host print transform . . . . . . . : *YES
Manufacturer type and model . . . : *PDF
Paper source 1 . . . . . . . . . . : *LETTER
Paper source 2 . . . . . . . . . . : *LETTER
Envelope source . . . . . . . . . : *NUMBER10
ASCII code page 899 support . . . : *NO
Image configuration . . . . . . . : *NONE
Character identifier . . . . . . . : *SYSVAL
Remote location:
Name or address . . . . . . . . : 172.20.109.250



Workstation customizing object . . : *NONE
User-defined object . . . . . . . : *NONE
Object type . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Data transform program . . . . . . : *NONE
System driver program . . . . . . : *IBMSNMPDRV
Allocated to:
Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MLPRINTER1
User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSPLJOB
Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 867404
Published . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Publishing information:
Support duplex . . . . . . . . . : *UNKNOWN
Support color . . . . . . . . . : *UNKNOWN
Pages per minute black . . . . . : *UNKNOWN
Pages per minute color . . . . . : *UNKNOWN
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK
Data streams supported . . . . . : *UNKNOWN
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : R.O.W. Konica Minolta bizhub C280 109.2
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