Re: Host Print Transform & lp5250d using NLQ instead ofUTL

Workstation Customization is done on the iSeries, not the PC.
Are you saying you have over 1000 iSeries at your shop?


On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 rhughes@oreillyauto.com wrote:
> Paul,
> Thanks for the response, it got me looking in the right direction.  We may
> have found a work-around by
> changing the printer type from *OKI321IBM to *IBM42011.
> The lp5250d command now becomes:
>         lp5250d env.DEVNAME=P6 env.IBMTYPMDL='*IBM52011' 10.99.99.1
>
> and the results are as expected.  I'm hopeful that this will work because
> otherwise we will need to figure out how
> to install the WCO on over 1000 boxes :(.
>
> Thanks again for the help!
>
> Ryan
>
> >Dear Ryan,
>
> >To resolve your current problem, you need to create a customized version
> of
> >the *OKI321IBM print driver on your host. In IBM iSeries - AS/400 host
> >server terminology, this is called making a Workstation Customization
> >Object.
>
> >The reason that you need to perform this operation is that true IBM
> system
> >attachable impact printers support three print qualities, *DRAFT, *STD
> >(standard), and *NLQ. When creating a print driver to convert IBM iSeries
> or
> >AS/400 server SCS print streams to an equivalent for an ASCII impact
> >printer, the *STD selection is frequently mapped to NLQ on the ASCII
> printer
> >instead of draft.
>
> >The IBM knowledge base article that describes the change you will need to
> >make will be found at the following URL:
>
> >http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/acf2ee1e9d64b16e8625680b00020389/7d
> >01d6f54b064b3d8625669700614cc9?OpenDocument
>
> >HTH
>
> >Best Regards,
>
> >/Paul
>
>
> >(Forgive me if I get some terminology wrong, I'm pretty green with the
> >400)
> >
> >I'm working with an iSeries V4R3 and a linux based thin client.  I have
> >had outstanding luck so far with the actual emulator and I am now working
> >on getting Host Transform Printing up and going with an Okidata Microline
> >321 printer.  I think I'm about 90% there but I'm having a slight
> problem.
> > First, I start lp5250d with the following command:
> >
> >lp5250d env.DEVNAME=P6 env.IBMTYPMDL='*OKI321IBM' 10.99.99.1
> >
> >
> >This creates my out queue and I am able to verify that the settings are
> >correct with the Display Device Description command.  At this point, I
> can
> >move spool-files into the out queue, release them,  and they are printed
> >as expected - works GREAT!!!
> >
> >Here is my problem, everything that I print to the Microline is printed
> in
> >Near Letter Quality (NLQ) and I need it in UTL for speed and various
> other
> >reasons.  I have verified that the spool-file setting PRTQLTY is set to
> >*DRAFT using the Change Spooled File Attributes command but that doesn't
> >seem to make a difference (I've tried a number of different parameters
> for
> >this field with no change in results).  On the thin client side, lpd is
> >set to a raw print queue so it shouldn't be affecting this in any way.
> >Does anybody have any idea as to what would cause this?
> >
> >Thanks in advance! :)
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