Re: WSCST(*PDF) and BACKOVL

[Jack Tucky <jacktucky@xxxxxxxxx>]

I saw that technique while googling yesterday. 

> On Nov 2, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Jack
>
> I copy the IFS file to a PF of some length - doesn't matter, it gets wrapped. Then I look for blanks at the end - these show up as at-signs if they are there - I change them to x'00's - then OVRPRTF QPRINT, say, mostly to set device type to *USERASCII and put in other attributes like copies, save, hold, spool name, user data, whatever is needed - then CPYF the PF to the PRTF.
>
> Not TOO bad - maybe better ways, but it's working, still working out some stuff about printers that are set up as IPDS, those device descriptions will not process *USERASCII, so playing with it for now.
>
> Cheers
> Vern
>
> > On 11/2/2016 2:06 PM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> > How do you get the PCL IFS file to the printer?
> >
> > Thanks, Art
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jack
> > >
> > > I remember trying to use QImgCvtImg to make USERASCII format of a PDF -
> > > wanted it to be PCL, but it was actually just the PDF encapsulated in the
> > > spooled file. I suspect that PDF does not have the idea of duplex in it -
> > > so I went with GhostScript, which is able to run a PDF through a print
> > > driver, basically, and make output into and IFS file that is the PCL for
> > > the PDF. I've not tried to find a GS option for duplex, however.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Vern
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 11/2/2016 11:08 AM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Vern, It does help thank you.  The PDF that's being converted has the
> > > > *Duplex Option so QImgCvtImg is missing that when converting from the PDF
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 1:11 AM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to frame my response and hope I'm close to sensible. USERASCII
> > > > > is the "raw" data stream for a certain printer. Let's say we are talking
> > > > > PCL. In order to print duplex, then, somehow, the PCL command string for
> > > > > duplex printing would have to have been inserted into that "raw" data.
> > > > > I'm
> > > > > using ghostscript to generate PCL and suspect that there is an option I
> > > > > can
> > > > > use to get duplex to work. I am not sure, but maybe.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now Host Print Transform, for one, generates that PCL (or other) data
> > > > > stream - and if there is a duplex option turned on in the spooled file,
> > > > > it
> > > > > will show up at the printer. Right?
> > > > >
> > > > > But there is nothing innate to USERASCII to make it duplex - the command
> > > > > sequence for duplex has to somehow be inserted.
> > > > >
> > > > > HTH
> > > > > Vern
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/1/2016 6:48 PM, Jack Tucky wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I can print *DUPLEX from an SCS or AFPDS printer file, but a *USRASCII
> > > > > > spool file won't print duplex.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is *Duplex supported for USRASCII or is there something else I'm doing
> > > > > > wrong?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks again
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 7:42 PM, Jack Tucky <jacktucky@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks again.  I'll give my customer all of his options as I go forward.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Art
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Richard Schoen <
> > > > > > > Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If you're spooling them with Host Print Transform or Ghostscript you'll
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > need to figure out how to inject a duplex sequence into the print
> > > > > > > > stream.
> > > > > > > > Not an easy feat in my experience.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In our case if you print a PDF with our APIs we handle the duplex
> > > > > > > > switches by interfacing directly to a Windows print driver and then
> > > > > > > > either
> > > > > > > > printing directly to the printer or re-spooling the RAW USERASCII data
> > > > > > > > back
> > > > > > > > into an outq for inline printing with other print jobs.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If you're interested in trying out our software at some point:
> > > > > > > > https://www.helpsystems.com/solutions/document-forms-managem
> > > > > > > > ent/document-creation-and-assembly
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Tell the sales team you're needing to print PDF documents from the
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> > > > > > > > and they will set you up with a demo of iForms which has PDF printing
> > > > > > > > capabilities.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Richard Schoen
> > > > > > > > Director of Document Management
> > > > > > > > e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > p. 952.486.6802
> > > > > > > > w. helpsystems.com
> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Yes, the problem is I create the PDF as two pages long, when I convert
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > back to *USERASCII and print it I get two pages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > QSYSPRT is set as DUPLEX(*YES)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Richard Schoen <
> > > > > > > > Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > So was there an actual probllem then ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Richard Schoen
> > > > > > > > Director of Document Management
> > > > > > > > e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > p. 952.486.6802
> > > > > > > > w. helpsystems.com
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply.  My final printer file is *USERASCII, if I setup
> > > > > > > > DUPLEX(*YES) it prints two pages.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Art
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