RE: trouble in printing through parallel port in as/400

For the issue with landscape, it could be automatic page rotation
occuring because of printer lines defined wider than necessary.  For
example, an RPG program may have the record length of a printer file
defined as 132.  The report actually only prints to column 80.  When you
go to print of the PC attached printer it thinks it has a print line 132
columns wide and rotates to landscape mode to 'fit' the page on the
paper, even though you are only using 80 print positions, because
default for printer files is PAGRTT(*AUTO).  Try only defining the
actual printer file length needed in printer files (could be a big job)
or change printer files or use OVRPRTF in CL to change PAGESIZE or
PAGRTT values.

For the second problem, if the Tally printer has an IBM Proprinter
emulation mode, then use that and select the appropriate Proprinter
model for MFRTYPMDL.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: prakash subramanian [SMTP:prakashsubramani@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 7:38 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      trouble in printing through parallel port in as/400
> 
> 
> Dear Sir,
> 
> We are using a V4R1 AS/400 machine in our organization. We take bulk 
> reports daily through a network of printers. We have a printing
> solution 
> called RPM/400(Remote Printer Manager) software which acts as a
> QSERVER 
> and routes entries to each printer. Through RPM/400 we have created 
> remote queues and are able to print our reports from remote places.
> All 
> one has to do is to simply create a out queue in AS/400 with a
> suitable 
> emulation. Load the printer driver in the PC and create an OUTQ of the
> 
> same name in library QUSRSYS in RPM/400. Through RPM/400 we are able
> to 
> compress our printing and use different CPIs. 
> 
>             Our problem arises here, whenever we create a local 
> printer(i.e. a printer attached to the parallel port) and take print 
> outs,all our print outs come in landscape format. We have tried 
> different options in CA printer set up, but still we get our print
> outs 
> in landscape format. For configuring a printer through parallel port
> we 
> had created a seperate printing session using netsoft router. Thus the
> 
> printer writer starts only when the session is started. Here too we 
> encounter problems as after creating a session for printing, the 
> particular writer is started, but when we spool the file a second
> time, 
> the writer ends automatically, hence we start a seperate second
> printing 
> session and after doing this, the writer starts, I don't know why this
> 
> happens and also it is practically impossible to create seperate 
> sessions for each printing job as this process is tedious. Thus when
> we 
> do'nt use RPM/400, we get all our print outs in landscape mode, though
> 
> we have changed our printer setup to portrait mode.
> 
> I will be obliged if any one helps me in solving this problem. I would
> 
> also appreciate if details of creating and configuring a printer
> device 
> are provided in detail.
> 
> 
> My second problem is this, while giving the command CRTDEVPRT, there
> is 
> an option for manufacturer model, but the printer which we are using
> is 
> not any of those listed in there. Is there any way of getting our 
> printer into the manufacturer model prompt (We use a TALLY printer) or
> 
> should I use a IBM proprinter emulation? please help me
> 
> my mail id is prakashsubramani@hotmail.com
> 
> Prakash   
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