Re: IPDS & HP2200 Printers

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I assume you know that IPDS is a hardware, not a software
function ??? IPDS is done at the microcode level on printers
and requires a small cpu to do all the IPDS "things".

Barcode is a AFP keyword and requires a *IPDS or *AFPDS printer
to print the bar code. Since most AFP functions can be done using
HPT, you are in luck. Performance might be a problem depending on
volumes. IPDS remains the premier way to print.


Pete Massiello wrote:

> We have the need to print some barcodes on some AS/400 reports (we are 
> using the keyword Barcode in the DDS), and I was wondering if anyone had 
> any suggestions for using an HP2200 type printer to do this.  Can we 
> configure a printer as *IPDS via Client Access Emulation?  Can we do 
> this same type thing via Creating a Remote Writer attached via IP?  I 
> know there are some twinax connected boxes that do emulation as well, 
> but that would be my last resort. 
>    Interested in what others have done.