Re: Printer Configuration Not Working

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jerry

Since you are creating a true device, I'd say that you should not create 
the remote OUTQ - the OUTQ will be created automatically, as when you 
create a local device.

In fact, your OUTQ is only local - not a remote OUTQ - therefore, it is 
probably deeply in conflict with the device. Get rid of the CRTOUTQ, my 
friend!

HTH
Vern

On 6/30/2011 8:09 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:
> I am having trouble getting a LAN printer configured and working as a System
> i printer.  The information below may be overkill, but I'm at a loss as to
> how to proceed.  We are on V5R1, and I can print to the printer (HP LaserJet
> 4050) from PC programs.  So I thought we could use it as a System i (AS/400)
> printer.  Maybe I'm in error, but.
>
>
>
> I created the outq:
>
>
>
> CRTOUTQ OUTQ(QUSRSYS/CR) AUTOSTRWTR(1) MFRTYPMDL(*IBM3812)
>
>
>
> I created the device description:
>
>
>
> PGM
>
>
>
> DLTDEVD    DEVD(CR)
>
> MONMSG     MSGID(CPF2105)
>
>
>
> CRTDEVPRT  DEVD(CR) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1)         +
>
>               LANATTACH(*IP) PORT(9100) ATTACH(*DIRECT)       +
>
>               ONLINE(*YES) FONT(011 *NONE)                    +
>
>               FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT) SEPDRAWER(*FILE)             +
>
>               PRTERRMSG(*INQ) MSGQ(QUSRSYS/AJERRY)            +
>
>               ACTTMR(170) INACTTMR(*SEC15)                    +
>
>               LINESPEED(19200) WORDLEN(8) PARITY(*NONE)       +
>
>               STOPBITS(1) TRANSFORM(*YES)                     +
>
>               MFRTYPMDL(*HP4000) PPRSRC1(*LETTER)             +
>
>               PPRSRC2(*MFRTYPMDL) ENVELOPE(*MFRTYPMDL)        +
>
>               ASCII899(*NO) IMGCFG(*NONE)                     +
>
>               CHRID(*SYSVAL) RMTLOCNAME('10.1.10.199')        +
>
>               SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV) PUBLISHINF(*UNKNOWN        +
>
>               *UNKNOWN *UNKNOWN *UNKNOWN *BLANK)              +
>
>               TEXT('Conference Room')
>
>
>
> GRTOBJAUT  OBJ(CR) OBJTYPE(*DEVD) USER(QTCP) AUT(*EXCLUDE)
>
> CHGOBJOWN  OBJ(CR) OBJTYPE(*DEVD) NEWOWN(AJERRY)
>
>
>
> ENDPGM
>
>
>
> iNav's Work Management for outqueue CR shows 1 writer started.
>
>
>
> WRKWTR shows writer CR with a status of STR and the test print is visible
> when I use option 8 (Work with output queue).  Option 5 (Work with) shows:
>
>
>
> Writer . . . . . . . :   CR              User . . . . . . . . :   QSPLJOB
>
> Number . . . . . . . :   025610
>
>
>
> Started by user  . . . . . . . . . . . :   AJERRY
>
> Status:
>
>    Writing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Waiting on message . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    End pending  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Hold pending . . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Between files  . . . . . . . . . . . :   Y
>
>    Between copies . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Waiting for data . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    Waiting for device . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
>    On job queue . . . . . . . . . . . . :   N
>
> File being written . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>    File number  . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>   Job that created file . . . . . . . . :
>
>     User  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>     Number  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>   Page being written  . . . . . . . . . :
>
>   Total pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>   Copies left to produce  . . . . . . . :
>
>   Total copies  . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
> Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   CR
>
> Printer device type  . . . . . . . . . :   *SCS
>
> Number of separators . . . . . . . . . :   *FILE
>
> Drawer for separators  . . . . . . . . :   *DEVD
>
> Allow direct print . . . . . . . . . . :   *NO
>
> Align page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *WTR
>
> Initialize Printer . . . . . . . . . . :   *WTR
>
> Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   CR
>
>    Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QUSRSYS
>
> Output queue status  . . . . . . . . . :   RELEASED
>
> Form type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *ALL
>
>    Message option . . . . . . . . . . . :     *INQMSG
>
> Automatically end writer . . . . . . . :   *NO
>
> Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   AJERRY
>
>    Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QUSRSYS
>
> Changes pending:
>
>    Next output queue  . . . . . . . . . :
>
>     Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>    Next form type . . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>     Message option  . . . . . . . . . . :
>
>    Next file separators . . . . . . . . :
>
>    Next separator drawer  . . . . . . . :
>
>    Changes take effect  . . . . . . . . :
>
>
>
>
>
> WRKOUTQ shows:
>
>
>
> Queue          Library         Files      Writer         Status
>
> CR             QUSRSYS             1      CR              RLS
>
>
>
> Option 5 (Work with) shows:
>
>
>
> File        User        User Data   Sts   Pages   Copies  Form Type   Pty
>
> QPSUPRTF    AJERRY                  RDY       1       1   *STD         5
>
>
>
> Option 9 (Work with printing status) shows:
>
>
>
> Status Description
>
>   This file is not associated with a started printer.
>
> When I then use WRKWTR CR's status is END, whereas earlier it was STR.  So I
> started it.
>
> Then the Work with printing status shows (Status is pending).
>
> While typing parts of this message, the writer's status went to END.
>
>
>
> In the past all I have ever had to do was create a device description.  The
> output queue mysteriously (to me, anyway) gets created and everything
> (usually) works fine (with a little fine tuning on some rare occasions).
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
> IBM i Programmer/Analyst
>
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