RE: Barcode printers/AS400/BPCS

We also print labels VIA TCP/IP using a jet Direct box to Zebra printers with a Parallel.
With remote outqs with the IP address.
The Models we use is Zebra 105SE and S500 series.

The Label formats are with TL Ashord and some internal generated from RPG

I think your client access may be doing something to the data stream.

BPCS 405CD, AS/400 V4R3M0 Risk

-----Original Message-----
From:   RickCarter@holley.com [SMTP:RickCarter@holley.com]
Sent:   Friday, September 24, 1999 10:14 AM
To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Barcode printers/AS400/BPCS

BPCS 6.02 Mixmode AS400  V4R2  RISC




We currently have an inhouse written shipping label generated from RPG code
that is printing via an AS400 dumb terminals comm port  to a SATO label
printer .  This custom job extracts shipping data from BPCS and prints on
the label.  Here's my issue.  I have a new  warehouse facility across town
with T1 connection back to our AS400.  All network addressed PC's there
running green screen emulation via Client Access. I want to hook up another
Sato printer there and run the same custom program.  I'm having trouble
getting the SATO printer to print from the custom program through Client
Access.  I've also tried using a print server instead of client access.   I
can't install dumb terminals in the new facility unless I buy a remote
controller which I don' t really want to do.

THe Sato printer has both a serial and parallel interface.  It looks like
the special Sato coding that's in the RPG is getting cooked during the
passing to the printer therefore the Sato doesn't know what to do.

Obviously, we don't have alot of experience with this type of connection to
barcode printers but we have installed HP lazer printers by the dozens and
have had no problems.  I wondering if my AS400 device description is
causing the data stream to be corrupted before it hits the printer.  I
realize this is a border line question for a BPCS list so I apologize now
and I'm not slamming anyone with this.

Thanks  Rick Carter
270-745-9532