RE: Is it possible to draw a box with a printerfilethatauto-definesitself as a 3812?

Yea, ours was configured as a 3812. I can send you a configuration
listing if you like. 


Mark Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IBM Certified RPG Developer
Hainey Business Systems
(717) 718-9601 x7148
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.hbs-inc.com
 

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:46 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Is it possible to draw a box with a
printerfilethatauto-definesitself as a 3812?

Is there an special configuration that I also have to do on the printer
device description?  A 3812 is ok to use? 

 

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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Date: 11/01/05 14:30:54

To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Subject: RE: Is it possible to draw a box with a
printerfilethatauto-defines itself as a 3812?

 

Booth,

 

I've done lots of stuff like that to an HP8000 configured as a Lan

printer. Create your printer file as DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) There are DDS

Keywords that'll do that stuff.

 

Mark.

 

 

Mark Walter

Senior Programmer/Analyst

IBM Certified RPG Developer

Hainey Business Systems

(717) 718-9601 x7148

mwalter@xxxxxxxxxxx

http://www.hbs-inc.com

 

 

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin

Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:38 PM

To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

Subject: Re: Is it possible to draw a box with a printer

filethatauto-defines itself as a 3812?

 

uh oh...  I am feeling like I asked a question badly, or that what I

want to do is just a wish that will never be.

 

 

 

Does anyone know if it is even possible to print a box or line with an

external print file to an inkjet PC printer?

 

 

 

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Booth Martin

 

http://www.martinvt.com

 

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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

 

Date: 11/01/05 10:28:32

 

To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

 

Subject: Re: Is it possible to draw a box with a printer file

thatauto-defines itself as a 3812?

 

 

 

"Kinda 'slow'" is a relative term in this situation.   I am hoping there

is

 

a solution that will work on most current installed printers, from

desktop

 

inkjets to high speed LAN printers.  It doesn't seem like a ridiculous

 

request.

 

 

 

I tried  *AFPDS and got the job log entry (2), "The file contains only

blank

 

records, graphics, bar codes, or intelligent printer data stream (IPDS)

 

transparent data."

 

 

 

The printer is a H/P PSC 750 xi inkjet autoconfigured as a 3812, model

1.

 

 

 

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Booth Martin

 

http://www.martinvt.com

 

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From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

 

Date: 11/01/05 09:06:08

 

To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion

 

Subject: Re: Is it possible to draw a box with a printer file that

 

auto-defines itself as a 3812?

 

 

 

I don't think most people are noticing that you said

 

"INKJET" printer and not LASER printer.

 

 

 

That would be interesting to see if it would work.

 

 

 

Just compile the print file with *AFPDS and give it a

 

twirl....

 

 

 

Just don't tell it to auto rotate or any of

 

those other laser kind of things....

 

 

 

This is where the autoconfig feature might be a

 

"gotcha".

 

 

 

I'm sure you realize that it is gonna be kinda "slow" drawing

 

a box and then putting somthing in that box with a "spray & pray".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booth Martin wrote:

 

 

 

> I have a H/P inkjet printer attached to my PC.  I want to know if it

> is

 

> reasonably possible to let the iSeries auto-define the printer, and

> allow

 

me

 

> to print a box and/or lines with an externally described printer file?

 

>

 

> If so, what is it that I am probably overlooking?  Any ideas?

 

 

 

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