Re: AFP page segment printing

["Keith Carpenter" <CarpCon@xxxxxxx>]

I should have indicated that I was using *AFPDS on the printer file.

thanks


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Barber" <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: AFP page segment printing


> I "believe" the current rules for any printer with
> a description of *IPDS "requires" a PSF/400 lic.
>
> Find the manual on printing to verify that...
>
> It gets a little fuzzy on what you can and can not
> do with AFP features. The manual is your best bet.
>
> or
>
> USE HPT and avoid almost all those problems.
>
> Compile your printer dds with *AFPDS and shoot the
> output to any laser that is running HPT. Again the
> manual is your bible on this subject. Device descriptions
> do make a BIG difference in HPT, so read up in the
> printing manual.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Keith Carpenter wrote:
>
> > I've run into a few problems printing page segments using the DDS
keyword
> > PAGSEG.  I'm hoping others here have more info or tips for the
following.
> >
> > The page segments contain image data (IOCA) and come from various
sources.
> > If I don't use *SIZE and/or *ROTATION,  the page segments print
correctly on
> > an HP laser printer (remote printer, using HPT).
> >
> > By using a printer with an IPDS card, I can get the *SIZE parms to work
but
> > still no luck with *ROTATION.
> >
> >
> > The infocenter page on PAGSEG indicates:
> >
> > "Note: If the rotation parameter is omitted,
> >     then page segments are not automatically rotated
> >     when using the PAGRTT parameter on the printer file.
> >     Feature PSF/400 is required for use of this keyword."
> >
> > Not sure if the means PSF/400 is required to do rotation (period)
> > or to handle PAGRTT rotation.
> >
> >
> > Are any of these the PSF/400 required for the above ?
> > 5722SS1 OS/400 - PSF/400 1-45 IPM Printer Support
> > 5722SS1 OS/400 - PSF/400 1-100 IPM Printer Support
> > 5722SS1 OS/400 - PSF/400 Any Speed Printer Support
> >
> >
> >
> > There's also a DDS compiler bug with PAGSEG where when all the
parameters
> > are specified using program fields.  It fails to compile on V4R5, V5R1
and
> > V5R2.   Fortunately, there's a PTF for V5R3  ( SI13063 ), but how can I
> > cross reference it to the PTF (if any) for V5R1 and V5R2 ?
> >
> >
> >
> > TIA,
> > Keith
> >
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