Re: 5219/3812 *M36/iSeries outq issue

Update:  It is apparantly the width of the report that is causing the
problem.  I checked the size of prtf qsys/qsysprt and found it to be 150 and
cpi 15 so i changed it to 198 and cpi 10 (normal) but to no avail.

JErry

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> I have a case were an app is running as an *M36 guest and a printer (P9)
is
> configured to print directly to an AS400 outq (wrkm36cfg) which bypasses
the
> S36 spooler.  This works fine for common reports.
>
> (FYI:  I have P9 set to be a 5219 printer (I tried a 5224 and a 5219 but
it
> didn't work either.)
>
> Of course the one important report the boss needs and the reason for this
> project is special.  It has a FORMS stmt is the S36 OCL that changes the
CPI
> to 15 (only 10 and 15 are allowed).  When the report lands in the AS400
outq
> it is has a CPI of 10 and a page width of 160 which makes for an illegal
> paper size for a 3812 laser printer.
>
> Oh woe!  We can never print the report as we get an error message:
>
>  Message ID . . . . . . :   CPA3388
>  Date sent  . . . . . . :   07/19/01      Time sent  . . . . . . :
> 13:06:34
>
>  Message . . . . :   Attributes of file ORDER not supported for device
>    RWFF01P1.  (C G T H I)
>
>  Cause . . . . . :   Writer RWFF01P1 found attributes of file ORDER number
2
>    job 159148/QUSER/QNURHMED on output queue RWFF01P1 in library QUSRSYS
> that
>    are not supported for device RWFF01P1. The error code, or codes, are 1.
> The
>    error codes and their meaning are as follows:
>      1 - Page size of file not supported on device.
>      2 - Device type of file not supported on device.
>      3 - Lines per inch (LPI) of file not supported on device.
>      4 - Special device requirements of file not supported on device.
>  Recovery  . . . :   Enter C to cancel the writer and G or T to process
the
> file.
>   If G is entered, the results may not be what is expected because the
print
> lines can be folded and the file will be printed with the page size and
the
> attributes from file QPSPLPRT in library QSYS.
>   If T is entered, the results may not be what is expected because the
print
> lines can be truncated and the file will be printed with the page size and
> the attributes from file QPSPLPRT in library QSYS.
>   Both G and T may cause the actual number of pages produced by the writer
> to be more than the original number of spooled pages.
>   Enter H to hold file ORDER on the output queue and produce the next
file.
>   Enter I to ignore that attributes of file ORDER are not supported for
> device RWFF01P1 and proceed as if they were supported.
> Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>   C -- Cancel writer
>   G -- Process file on device
>   H -- Hold file and process next file
>   T -- Process file with print lines truncated
>   I -- Ignore that attributes are not supported.
> Technical description . . . . . . . . :   When the G or T reply is taken,
> the
>   writer will use significantly more processing unit resources to reformat
> the
>   spooled output file. The extra processing unit usage can adversely
affect
>   other jobs in the system.
>
> Help!


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