Re: Tumble Duplex on IBM Infoprint 21

[Marco Facchinetti <facchinetti@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ken, the basic idea was not to relay on hardware (or
printer type) related code but on OS400. You know once you
made it for one printer it's granted for all. So, if you
cannot configure the printer with AFP *YES I can only say
good luck...

--- "Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@SOUTHERNWINE.com> wrote:
> Hi Marco -
> 
> >Ok, but just to know it: how do you configure your laser
> >IPDS on your AS400?
> >I ask it because if your are using IPDS future you must
> >have PSF on your system and if you have PSF you can
> attach
> >a FORM definition to your DEVICE description, no matter
> if
> >your have or not AFP utilities.
> 
> PSF is not required to have a printer configured as IPDS.
>  Granted, the
> capabilities are limited without it, but you can do
> barcodes (which is what
> we use it for), fonts, and probably a few other things.
> 
> >Another source about IPDS/SCS printing on laser printers
> >(IBM) is:
> >IPDS and SCS Technical Reference
> >code: S544-5312-04
> >It's a little outdated, maybe you can find a new version
> >now.
> 
> I already have S544-5312-05.  Using that is how I was
> able to figure out
> what SCS command I need to send to the printer to use
> tumble duplex, it's
> just a matter of figuring out how to get it there.  A
> data transform program
> should be able to do it, but I couldn't get it to work,
> and the
> documentation on it is poor even for IBM. :(
> 
> Ken


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