Re: 5219/3812 *M36/iSeries outq issue

Thanks for the suggestion.  I changed it to 16.7 and it still gives the same
failure.

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 .....
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@trilosoft.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Phil <sublime78ska@yahoo.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: RE: 5219/3812 *M36/iSeries outq issue


> For 198 columns I think you need CPI = 15.  With 132 you need CPI = 10.
>
> Phil
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Jerome Draper
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:28 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > 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.


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