RE: PAGSEG performance issue

["Nick" <nleonessa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern,

The logo is printed on every page. Your suggestion about IPDS sounds like a
good one. I would ask though, could a HP4050 be made into an IPDS printer?

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+nleonessa=warpdriveonline.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+nleonessa=warpdriveonline.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:27 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: PAGSEG performance issue


Nick

Is the logo printed on every page? The delay would be that it has to send
that PAGSEG for each page. I don't know if it has to apply the PAGSEG as it
reaches it, which would also explain the jerkiness. This is the problem
with using Host Print Transform. The best answer is to use an actual IPDS
printer and not use host print transform. Then the resource is sent once to
the printer, which stores it and applies it to each page (if I understand
this correctly).

You could try a lower resolution.

Isn't there a setting to delay printing until the spooled file is complete?
This'd mean the time is taken on the 400, and the transmission to the
printer would be in a big chunk. Maybe.

HTH

Vern

At 04:15 PM 8/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I am printing a report which contains a logo. I am using the PAGSEG keyword
>and specifying DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) on the CRTPRTF command.
>
>I am printing on a HP4050 printer defined as follows:
>
>Device class . . . . . . . . . . . :   *LAN
>Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . :   3812
>Device model . . . . . . . . . . . :   1
>LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . :   *IP
>Port number  . . . . . . . . . . . :   9100
>Physical attachment  . . . . . . . :   *DIRECT
>Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES
>Font:
>   Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . :   011
>   Point size . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *AUTOCUT
>Separator drawer . . . . . . . . . :   *FILE
>Separator program  . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>Printer error message  . . . . . . :   *INQ
>Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   *CTLD
>Current message queue  . . . . . . :   QSYSOPR
>   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSYS
>Activation timer . . . . . . . . . :   170
>Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . . :   *SEC15
>Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . . :   19200
>Word length  . . . . . . . . . . . :   8
>Type of parity . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>Stop bits  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   1
>Host print transform . . . . . . . :   *YES
>Manufacturer type and model  . . . :   *HP4000
>Paper source 1 . . . . . . . . . . :   *LETTER
>Paper source 2 . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>Envelope source  . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>ASCII code page 899 support  . . . :   *YES
>Image configuration  . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>Character identifier . . . . . . . :   *SYSVAL
>Remote location:
>   Name or address  . . . . . . . . :   10.0.0.16
>Workstation customizing object . . :   *NONE
>User-defined object  . . . . . . . :   *NONE
>   Object type  . . . . . . . . . . :     *NONE
>Data transform program . . . . . . :   *NONE
>System driver program  . . . . . . :   *HPPJLDRV
>Allocated to:
>Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   HP405016
>   User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSPLJOB
>   Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     115780
>Published  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NO
>Publishing information:
>   Support duplex . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
>   Support color  . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
>   Pages per minute black . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
>   Pages per minute color . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
>   Location . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *BLANK
>   Data streams supported . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
>Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   HP4050 Plain Paper Printer
>
>The problem I am having is that when I try to print the generated report,
it
>looks great but takes forever to print. The printer seems to pause for
every
>page that needs to be printed. If I remove the format that contains the
>PAGSEG, the report flies out of the printer.
>
>Has anyone else experienced this?
>
>Any suggestions on how to increase the printing speed?
>
>Thanks.


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