Re: Trimming off pages to print

Dear Mike,

The OS/400 operating system uses the industry standard LPR protocol to send
spool files to remote printers that are defined as Remote Output Queues. It
assumes that the receiving LPD daemon service (running on a printer
interface or on a host server) will be able to interpret requests that are
included in an instruction file (known as an LPR control file) that are sent
with the spool file.

When you need the IBM iSeries or AS/400 host to produce the page range for
you before sending the data to the target printer (a requirement when the
target is a print server like an HP JetDirect), you will need to install the
TSPRWPR exit program.

Starting with OS/400 release V4R2, IBM has shipped the source for this exit
program in the QUSRTOOL library. In order to create the object file that
activates the utility, a C compiler was required. Frequently this
requirement was a major stumbling block in regards to installing the tool.

IBM now offers a method for retrieving the required components to install
the tool from their web site http://www.as400service.ibm.com. From the main
screen, choose Software Knowledge Base. Next you should choose Print and
then collapse the tree. Click on the category Network Print from iSeries and
then Remote Output Queues (RMTOUTQs). The document titled TSPRWPR Remote
Writer Page Range Support Exit Program includes all of the instructions
required to install the tool on an AS/400 or iSeries 400 host.

Good luck.

Best Regards,

/Paul
--
Paul Tykodi
Director, Printer Connectivity Product Management
LCI-Intermate US, Inc.

p: 603.431.0606 x115
f: 603.436.6432
paul@intermate-us.com
www.intermate.com



>From: "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@taylorcorp.com>
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Trimming off pages to print
>Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:03:03 -0500
>Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
>When I do a OVRPRTF PRTF PAGERANGE(2 *END), what would cause the first page
>to still print? By default our software prints out a header page, and we
>would like to remove it for one of the reports.
>
>Mike