Re: Printing confusion -- MIDRANGE-L

HPT will convert the AFPDS datastream to PCL. Will that printer
support PCL with that driver? I don't know anything about that
printer, but some of the lower end printers don't support everything
that the higher end printers do.

On 5/21/07, Don Cavaiani <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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,
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> >
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> > kirkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.manageinc.com
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > "Don Cavaiani" <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by:
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> > 05/11/2007 06:28 AM
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> > Subject
> > 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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