Re: OVRPRTF to PC connected printer not working

Hi, Dick:

The foundation of emulation-based printing removes control in many ways
from the operating system. This is to be expected. The Windows approach is
to take control of printing data away from application programs such as
iSeries Access. (This is a GOOD thing in that world. Anyone remember
having to write your own printer drivers for WordStar?)

We are moving toward iSeries Access and away from third party emulation,
but at the same time we are stepping away from emulation for general
iSeries printing. The replacement of only 3 HP LaserJets using emulation,
by IBM Infoprinters running straight off our AS/400 has cut my early
morning printing headaches tremendously. It has been at least two weeks
since I last looked at an Infoprinter for any reason, and I can manage the
spooled files reliably again.

Darrell

Darrell A. Martin - 630-754-2141
Manager, Computer Operations
dmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/21/2007 10:13:04 AM:

I have a printer attached to a PC on the network. The printer is the
default printer for the PC and has a Client Access printer emulation
session defined. I am trying to send a report to the printer from our
iSeries 520 at V5R4 (the box is just another node on the network). I am
trying to OVRPRTF the report and change the CPI and page rotation
characteristics of the report. If I do the override and send the report
to a network printer, it works just fine. When I try to do it to the PC
printer, the report prints consistently in the CA defined format and
does not appear to be affected by any overrides. Is it possible to send
a spool file to a printer in this case?

I have an outqueue and writer defined for this printer. I have also
specified this writer as the default PRTDEV for the user.

I have not been able to find any information on printing to a printer
that is not network defined and is local to the computer it is connected
to. Any direction that someone can provide will be appreciated.





Richard Superneau

Programmer/Analyst

Davis Transport

Phone: 406-728-5510

Fax: 406-728-5877



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