Re: 5219/3812 *M36/iSeries outq issue

If I respond with I then I get a new message on this problem which points to
page width.  I set qsys/qsysprt to 198 and re-ran the report to no avail.
Stuck!

Jerry

                                Display Messages
                                                       System:   S101AF5R
 Queue . . . . . :   RWFF01D1                Program . . . . :   *DSPMSG
   Library . . . :     QSYS                    Library . . . :
 Severity  . . . :   00                      Delivery  . . . :   *NOTIFY

 Type reply (if required), press Enter.
   Writer 159889/QSPLJOB/RWFF01P1 started.
   Attributes of file ORDER not supported for device RWFF01P1.  (C G T H I)
     Reply . . :   I
   Page width of file QPSPLPRT in QSYS not supported on device RWFF01P1.
   File ORDER held by writer RWFF01P1 on output queue RWFF01P1 in QUSRSYS.


Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Network and Connectivity Specialist -- Mac's, LAN's, PC's, Windows, Linux,
Sun, and AS/400
Representing Synapse, CLI, Nlynx, Perle, Lucent, 3Com and Others .....
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@trilosoft.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome Draper <jdraper@trilosoft.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: 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
>
> Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
> Network and Connectivity Specialist -- Mac's, LAN's, PC's, Windows, Linux,
> Sun, and AS/400
> Representing Synapse, CLI, Nlynx, Perle, Lucent, 3Com and Others .....
> http://www.trilosoft.com; (415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax;
> jdraper@trilosoft.com
>
>
> > 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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