RE: WSCST type function on IPDS printer type

Steve,

I'd say you're stuck living with it the way you have it unless you want to update those CL/OCL
programs.

Sorry,
Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Rushing
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 8:23 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: WSCST type function on IPDS printer type
>
> Charles,
>
> This is a legacy system. 98% of the spool files are QSYSPRT
> files and a combination of 85 column and 132 column printing.
> I thought it would be much easier to attack it at one spot
> (the printer) rather than add ovrprtfs to hundreds of CL's
> and S/36 Env OCL. Unless I am missing something?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>
> >Steve,
> >
> >Having output rotated and shrunk when it doesn't need to be usually
> >means that your printer file isn't defined properly.
> >
> >In other words, the printer file is defined as 132 columns, 60
> >lines. But in reality, only 80
> >columns are being used.
> >
> >If you define your printer files correctly, you shouldn't
> have issues.
> >
> >HTH,
> >Charles
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Steve Rushing
> > > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 9:11 AM
> > > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: WSCST type function on IPDS printer type
> > >
> > >
> > > We recently replaced a IBM IPDS line printer with an HP
> laser. I had
> > > to tweak the HP's printer device config with a WSCST object to
> > > correct printing size on spool files that we getting rotated and
> > > shrunk. This configuration was a non IPDS typical 3812 LAN setup.
> > > That worked out good.
> > >
> > > But I had to add the IPDS functionality to the printer by
> creating
> > > another device description as type *IPDS, which has no option for
> > > WSCST because it doesn't use print transform.
> > > If I send non IPDS type spool files to the IPDS printer they have
> > > the original problem of being rotated and shrunk. Is
> there a way to
> > > accomplish the same function I get with WSCST on the IPDS printer?
> > >
> > > For now we are using two different device descriptions to
> get it all
> > > done, but they have to be careful to hold writers etc.
> > > when setting up for special print jobs and forms. I would
> prefer to
> > > have on device description.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -Steve
> > >
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