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  • Subject: Shared printers:
  • From: "Matt Patee" <mpatee@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 10:56:46 -0800


Situation:

I've got a 730 AS/400 V4R4M0, and an HP9000 HPUX V11. I'm using an IPDS
capable printer (printronix line printer). AS/400 uses IPDS or PJL to print
to the printer, HP uses LPR/LPD. Both systems work perfectly alone. The
problem I am having is when multiple form types are used on one printer
shared by both systems, we run the risk of the other system overwriting the
form type.

Example:

Standard paper is loaded on the printer with no print jobs pending. A user
wants to print some invoices onto this printer, and changes the paper
(knowing that the 400 is smart enough to ask her to load a new form type
with her invoices). However, just after she loads the paper, and before she
prints her report, a Unix user send a standard print job to the same
printer. Because of the different spooler, it doesn't know that the form
type has changed and prints the standard report on the invoice paper.

HELP!

I need to know how people are solving this problem. Obviously training the
users is an option (but I don't want to do this). Can the 400 accept HP
print jobs, and retain security and settings for number of copies etc? Does
the HP spooler do this with 400 jobs? Is there a third party spooler we
could use to accomplish this? What if any other solutions are there? I know
my company can't be the only one out there facing this problem. Any help or
suggestions would be very appreciated.


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Matthew Patee
Midrange Systems Manager
ABM Industries
(415) 836-9909
fax:(415) 836-9911

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