Re: TCP/IP Printing, # of Copies

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc & David

At 08:22 PM 5/1/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>
>We're sending spool files to an HP laser printer using 
>TCP/IP but the number of copies on the spool files is 
>ignored.  Has anyone else had this situation?
>
>The output queue is set up with a Manufacturer Type and
>Model of *HP5.  The spool files print fine except that they
>print only once.  Host print transform is set to *YES.
>
>Any ideas?  We're at V4R1.

We're suffering here from the nature of TCP/IP printing. The application
used is call lpd/lpr and does not read spooled file attributes—spooled
files are not part of TCP/IP, only AS/400.

There are some HP extensions, I think, that IBM is adding to its
implementation of lpr. I don't know the details right now—someone else on
the list certainly can dredge up the info from the recesses.

The same issue of TCP/IP function comes up with PAGERANGE and many of our
other goodies. Also, we run into limitations with TELNET when running
PC5250 over TCP/IP. IBM seems to be addressing all these things, adding 400
function to these IP apps. Meanwhile, we lose some function to gain
universal use. Sigh!

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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