Printing barcodes on IBM 6400 using TCP/IP OUTQ

[Scott.Lindstrom@xxxxxxxxxx]

We currently have an IBM 6400 line printer connected via twinax, and an
application that uses the DDS keyword BARCODE in the printfile to print
some bar codes on a report.  The 6400 printer is defined as an IPDS
printer, and when the PRTF is compiled, DEVTYPE(*IPDS) needs to be
specified.

We now wish to attach the 6400 to the AS/400 using TCP/IP via a HP
Jetdirect card.  When we test this, all output except the report containing
the barcodes print OK.  That reports prints all garbage characters.  The
attributes of the spool file show "Barcodes .....Y".

I have searched everything I can think of to find out a way to define this
printer so the barcodes will work.   Creating a 3812 device description
(ie, *LAN 3812 PJL) is not an option, since IBM says this is not supported
for 6400's.  And there doesn't seem to be a way to do a CRTOUTQ that will
support IPDS.  (I'm assuming IPDS is what the BARCODE needs).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Scott Lindstrom
Zenith Electronics





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