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RE: Printing confusion

I was able to set up an HP laserjet printer, which is connected to an HP
print server on our network, as a Remote System I printer. I was able
to get a "normal" System I print job to go to that printer. However,
when I tried to send a print job with an overlay to that printer, an
error light appeared on the HP printer.

The HP printer is a 2420d lasetjet, and is used the *HP4000 as the
"defined" printer. I'm not sure what I should have used instead? I did
use the Host print option. Is there something I need to have running on
the System I, or there is there another option I have omitted?

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:43 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Printing confusion

Host Print Transform is the key. HPT will convert the print stream for
the printer.

On 5/21/07, Carl Galgano <cgalgano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don, I am printing to a HP5 sitting in my office with no problems with

forms. I have done this for about 1/2 dozen clients as well. My
printer is network attached using a remote outq set up on the iSeries
(not client access).
cjg


Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
770-422-2995
www.ediconsulting.com

600 Kennesaw Avenue
Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30060

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:07 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Printing confusion

Carl,

I am stepping through these instructions. I believe I am missing one
thing here - That I really DO NEED an attached printer which is *AFPDS
capable.
Not just an HP LaserJet configured via Client Access.
Correct?

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Galgano
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:20 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Printing confusion

I got this from the list in 2002.


How to create an overlay

1. Create the lay-out of the overlay in any windows application that
can
print output

2. Print the lay-out to the IBM AFP printer driver (available at
http://www2.printers.ibm.com/R5PSC.NSF/web/ipprintdriver). The
printer driver must be configured to output to a file using the
desired resource type (i.e. overlay). Consult the printer driver help

text on how to do this.

3. Create an empty physical file on the AS/400 (record length 32766
bytes) using the following command: CRTPF FILE(library/file)
RCDLEN(32766)
LVLCHK(*NO) MAXMBRS(*NOMAX)

4. Add a member for the overlay to be created using the following
command
: ADDPFM FILE(library/file) MBR(member) TEXT(description)

5. Upload the overlay file to the physical file on the AS/400 with
any
FTP package. The following example assumes that you use FTP included
in all versions of Windows. Start an MS-DOS session and issue the
following commands :

. ftp systemname
. bin
. cd library (as400)
. lcd directory (pc)
. put pcfile as400file.member

6. Create the overlay on the AS/400 using the following command:
CRTOVL
OVL(library/overlay) FILE(library/file) MBR(member) DATATYPE(*AFPDS)

7. Override the print file with the option DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) and
specify
the overlay FRONTOVL(library/overlay)



Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
770-422-2995
www.ediconsulting.com

600 Kennesaw Avenue
Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30060

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 10:32 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Printing confusion

I like that idea Carl. Are there any tried and true and accepted
steps to follow to get a form properly uploaded and set up as an
overlay?

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Galgano
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:04 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Printing confusion

Don, have you already bought the cut sheet forms?
Printing to lasers from tractor fed is always a PITA. I have a WSCST
that may help. As long as you are converting this process, why no
create a form overlay and do without the special form and have the
laser printer do all the work and print on regular paper?

Also, you say this is using CA emulation. Have you tried to connect
the printer directly using IP with a HP direct card or a print server?
cjg


Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
770-422-2995
www.ediconsulting.com

600 Kennesaw Avenue
Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30060

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 11:02 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Printing confusion

The 90 rotation put the horizontal right on! The vertical starts
about
4 lines LOWER.

THANKS!

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+dcavaiani=amerequip.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+dcavaiani=amerequip.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Wayne McAlpine
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:35 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Printing confusion

I think if you set ROTATE to 90, it will print okay.

Don Cavaiani wrote:
Below is what option 8 shows. Also, the actual DDS does go out to
at least 94 bytes wide.

Page size:
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 51
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 132
Measurement method . . . . . . . . . : *ROWCOL
Lines per inch . . . . . . . . . . . . : 6
Characters per inch . . . . . . . . . : 10
Overflow line number . . . . . . . . . : 42
Fold records . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
kirkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:10 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Printing confusion

Here's a quick guess... Look at the PRTF or use OPT #8 while the
job is in the outq. Look for the Page Size parms. The system
'knows' your

4224 is a wide carriage printer, and that the HP is a laser (read
narrow carriage id you will). I general terms, if the Page Width is
over 80 characters, then the system forces a function called COR
(computer something reduction). This does 2 things typically,
rotates the page to landscape and goes to a small a font.

The maybe just changing the printfile from it's default of 132 wide
to

80 wide 'may' fix the problem. There are other ways to fix it if
that doesn't do it.

--
Kirk Goins
Systems Engineer, Manage Inc.
IBM Certified in i5 Solution Sales,
i5 Technical Solutions Expert V5R4,
iSeries Multiple Systems Administrator V5R3, Systems Expert - i5
LPAR Technical Solutions V5R3

Office 503-353-1721 x106 Cell 503-577-9519
kirkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.manageinc.com

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Printing confusion







Greetings,

I'm confused (pretty normal state). We currently print P.O.s on a
4224 printer using a custom form. Time to reorder forms, and now we

would like to buy cut sheet form and print these P.O.'s out on an HP

LaserJet (configured via Client Access). I tested this, and for
whatever reason,

when the P.O. printed out on the laser, it was greatly condensed
both horizontally and vertically?

Don

Don F. Cavaiani
IT Manager
Amerequip Corp.
920-894-7063

"Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and

soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a
person."
Albert Einstein



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