Re: HP PCL & PRTF?

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Tim,

In a message dated 97-08-12 10:18:07 EDT, you write:

> I have a very nice AS400 RPG job that outputs its PRTF wonderfully under
>  normal circumatances.  I am now trying to use PCL (Hewlett Packard Laser
>  Jet 4 supplied character strings to embed in the output specs) these
>  embedded strings allow your printout to be printed landscape and at 6
>  LPI.  Every time my  printout encounters one of these strings it adds a
>  blank page between my pages.  The start string I am using is ^E&l1o6D
>  (this is a string to cause the printout to landscape @ 6LPI then at end
>  of each page I send the reset PCL string ^E.  It is landscaping
>  beautifully except thes skipped pages between printed pages, I even
>  tried to use the just the PCL strings themselves to make my PRTF skip to
>  next page.. instead of a SKIPB keyword.  Any suggestions are very much
>  appreciated.

OK, since you just switched to the AS/400, you're to be forgiven.  However,
we have had several postings on this lately.  First, you cannot use the
escape codes (unless you have the proper box attached) -- you must use the
equivalent ASCII character strings.  You must also use the keywords TRNSPY
CVTDTA on the record format that is supposed to perform the PCL function.
 Your device must also be set up to perform Host Print Transform (*YES), and
it doesn't hurt to have the Manufacturer Type and Model set to what the
printer actually is.  One exception to the latter is that if you are using
JetDirect boxes to attach the printers, they must be configured as a 3812.

For a summarization of foreign device printing techniques, visit Pete Hall's
web page at www.inwave.com/~peteh.

HTH,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

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