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  3. November 1998

RE: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver

I am trying to print using an RPG program with OVRPRTF FRONTOVL.

I did get it to work.  Withouth getting too technical, I spelled the overlay
name wrong in the OVRPRTF.


Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Parlin, NJ  08859


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 9:00 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
>
>
> What are you trying to print?  A printout generated from your
> 400 or a printout generated from a PC application?
>
> On the WRKSPLF screen place an 8 on the printout to look at
> it's attributes.  Check the following:
> Printer device type  . . . . . . . . . :   *AFPDS
> ...
> Front side overlay:
>   Overlay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   ROBFAX
>     Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     FAXOVL
>
>
>
>
>
> art@link400.com on 11/02/98 04:39:47 PM
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> cc:
>
> Subject:      RE: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
>
> Guess I sounded sneaky there, eh?
>
> I did try it and it didn't work with my setup.  I am using
> latest client
> access and V4R3, but I cannot print using TCP/IP.  I was able
> to print on
> Win95, but I can't print on NT workstation 4.0.  I get a
> windows error that
> the memory cannot be written, and it ends the session.
>
> I am using WinLPD on NT.  I don't get the overlay at all.
>
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> CCA, Inc.
> Parlin, NJ  08859
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
> > Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 1:56 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
> >
> >
> > Not sure.  I'd have to try it and see.  However, I get the
> > impression that you already have this setup.  Do you, or are
> > you just evaluating this option?  If you do have this setup,
> > are you able to get it to work?
> >
> > I've tested these successfully on the following:
> >
> > Lexmark OptraS 1650 configured as:
> > CRTDEVPRT DEVD(P1) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) +
> >          SWTLINLST(LANLINSYS) LANATTACH(*LEXLINK) +
> >          ADPTADR(00200022123D) ADPTTYPE(*EXTERNAL) +
> >          ADPTCNNTYP(*PARALLEL) PORT(1) ATTACH(*DIRECT) +
> >          ONLINE(*YES) FONT(011 *NONE) FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT) +
> >          SEPDRAWER(*FILE) PRTERRMSG(*INQ) MSGQ(QUSRSYS/P1) +
> >          ACTTMR(170) INACTTMR(*SEC15) LINESPEED(19200) WORDLEN(8) +
> >          PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) TRANSFORM(*YES) +
> >          MFRTYPMDL(*IBM4039HP) PPRSRC1(*LETTER) PPRSRC2(*LETTER) +
> >          ENVELOPE(*NUMBER10) ASCII899(*NO) IMGCFG(*NONE) +
> >          CHRID(*SYSVAL) TEXT('Systems Printer')
> >
> > HP laser jet 4 attached to a PC using Client Access, SNA,
> > configured as:
> > CRTDEVPRT DEVD(TECHPRT) DEVCLS(*VRT) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) +
> >          ONLINE(*NO) CTL(QVIRCD0001) FONT(011 *NONE) +
> >          SEPDRAWER(*FILE) PRTERRMSG(*INFO) MSGQ(*LIBL/QSYSOPR) +
> >          TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*PAN4430HP) PPRSRC1(*LETTER) +
> >          PPRSRC2(*LETTER) ENVELOPE(*NONE) ASCII899(*NO) +
> >          IMGCFG(*NONE) CHRID(*SYSVAL) +
> >          TEXT('Device created for TECHPC.') DEPLOCNAME(*NONE)
> >
> > etc
> >
> > I did leave out one thing on the CHGPRTF and OVRPRTF:
> > DEVTYPE(*AFPDS)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > art@link400.com on 11/02/98 01:16:11 PM
> > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> > cc:
> >
> > Subject:    RE: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
> >
> > This worked.  Thanks.  Can I print overlay's when I print
> to a TCP/IP
> > attached Host Print Transform printer?  (I.e. client access)
> >
> > Art Tostaine, Jr.
> > CCA, Inc.
> > Parlin, NJ  08859
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
> > > Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 10:08 AM
> > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject: Re: Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
> > >
> > >
> > > >From the August 1996 edition of News/400:
> > >
> > > Install the IBM AFP 240 printer driver.  (240, not 300!)
> > > For port, select FILE:
> > >
> > > Get into your selected PC application.
> > > File, Print, Printer setup, select IBM AFP 240, Setup, Output
> > > type, Medium Overlay
> > >
> > > CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/WORKF) RCDLEN(8201) LVLCHK(*NO)
> > > Copy the PC generated file into the QDLS structure.
> > > CPYFRMPCD FROMFLR(folder) TOFILE(QTEMP/WORKF)
> > > FROMDOC(MYOVL.PRN) TRNTBL(*NONE) TRNFMT(*NOTEXT)
> > > CRTOVL OVL(lib/myovl) FILE(QTEMP/WORKF) MBR(WORKF)
> > >
> > > Then
> > > either
> > > CHGPRTF FILE(lib/prtfile)  FRONTOVL(lib/myovl)
> > > or
> > > OVRPRTF FILE(prtfile) FRONTOVL(lib/myovl)
> > >
> > > Quite Easily Done.
> > >
> > > We do this all the time.  We use it for AFP printouts and for
> > > our fax coverpage for IBM's Fax/400.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > art@link400.com on 11/01/98 08:58:09 PM
> > > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> > > To:       midrange-l@midrange.com@Internet
> > > cc:
> > >
> > > Subject:  Creating Overlays with AFP Print Driver
> > >
> > > I've seen it posted before, and I know one of the list
> > > regulars has a web
> > > page to describe this, but, how do I create a spool file
> > > overlay for a spool
> > > file using the Client Access printer driver?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Art Tostaine, Jr.
> > > CCA, Inc.
> > > Parlin, NJ  08859
> > >
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