Re: 4 up printing

["Paul Tykodi" <p.tykodi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Evan,

If you have access to a version of Client Access or iSeries Access software,
you can perform the following "miracle" when printing your IBM host data.

If you were to configure a Client Access PC5250 print session that was not
using Host Print Transform (uncheck the box Transform Print Data to ASCII on
AS/400), the OS/400 EBCDIC data would be transferred natively from the IBM
host to the PC running Client Access. If you also make sure that you do not
select the Use PDT checkbox, Client Access or iSeries Access will convert
your EBCDIC data into a Windows format known as GDI on the PC running Client
Access. The GDI format is the generic input format required by Windows print
drivers.

You can then select the multi-up function, from the properties of the
Windows print driver servicing your printer, and your IBM host data will be
printed in the multi-up format. The IBM host will not know this has happened
and no changes are required on your host to accomplish this change in data
format.

*USER BEWARE* - I tried a test of this functionality with a sample text
spool file from one of our development AS/400's. The file was 121 pages in
length. When processed by OS/400 Host Print Transform the resulting HP PCL
data stream was 787k (very small). When I performed the Client Access
"miracle" printing of the same 121 page spool file, the resulting HP PCL
data stream was just over 40 Meg (very large).

You need to be careful how many pages are in a spool file to be printed if
you decide to invoke the Windows print driver multi-up "miracle" printing.

HTH

Best Regards,

/Paul
--
Paul Tykodi
National Product Manager
Print 4Sight Inc.

p: 603-431-0606 x115
f: 603-436-6432
E-mail: p.tykodi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.print4sight.com

Special Note: On November 30th, 2002, Print 4Sight Inc. acquired the
business assets and business activity of Intermate US Inc.

Print 4Sight Inc. as an official North American distributor will continue to
sell and support Intermate and Praim Printing products from current offices
in Portsmouth, NH, USA.

>date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 08:55:53 +1300
>from: Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: Re: 4 up printing
>
>Buck/Vern
>
>Will look into the MULTIUP parameter.
>
>I have no control over the printer file - just over the printer and
>outqueue (and the customization table... blech) so it has to be after the
>spooled file is created. I'll have a look at whether I can change the
>spooled file attributes as a spooled file monitoring pgm via a dtaq may be
>an option
>
>thanks heaps
>
>Simon - check out all my spool*ed* file references.... ;)
>
>Regards
>Evan Harris
>
>
>>There is a MULTIUP parameter on a printer file, which can range from 1 to
>>4 pages on one sheet. The REDUCE parameter is linked with it and controls
>>whether software or hardware multi-up printing. You can probably make it
>>work with Host Print Transform, even without an IPDS printer. Look at
>>Printer Device Programming manual for more info - see InfoCenter.