RE: PAGSEG performance issue

I think this is normal for HPT.  Each page must be rendered on the as400
before going to the printer.  OS400 doesn't seem to handle graphical
elements well, and often requires additional memory to be assigned to QSPL
subsystem. 

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Nick [mailto:nleonessa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:15 PM
To: Midrange - RPG Forum; Midrange - Midrange Forum
Subject: PAGSEG performance issue


I am printing a report which contains a logo. I am using the PAGSEG keyword
and specifying DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) on the CRTPRTF command.

I am printing on a HP4050 printer defined as follows:

Device class . . . . . . . . . . . :   *LAN
Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . :   3812
Device model . . . . . . . . . . . :   1
LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . . :   *IP
Port number  . . . . . . . . . . . :   9100
Physical attachment  . . . . . . . :   *DIRECT
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES
Font:
  Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . :   011
  Point size . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *AUTOCUT
Separator drawer . . . . . . . . . :   *FILE
Separator program  . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
Printer error message  . . . . . . :   *INQ
Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   *CTLD
Current message queue  . . . . . . :   QSYSOPR
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSYS
Activation timer . . . . . . . . . :   170
Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . . :   *SEC15
Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . . :   19200
Word length  . . . . . . . . . . . :   8
Type of parity . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
Stop bits  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   1
Host print transform . . . . . . . :   *YES
Manufacturer type and model  . . . :   *HP4000
Paper source 1 . . . . . . . . . . :   *LETTER
Paper source 2 . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
Envelope source  . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE
ASCII code page 899 support  . . . :   *YES
Image configuration  . . . . . . . :   *NONE
Character identifier . . . . . . . :   *SYSVAL
Remote location:
  Name or address  . . . . . . . . :   10.0.0.16
Workstation customizing object . . :   *NONE
User-defined object  . . . . . . . :   *NONE
  Object type  . . . . . . . . . . :     *NONE
Data transform program . . . . . . :   *NONE
System driver program  . . . . . . :   *HPPJLDRV
Allocated to:
Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   HP405016
  User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSPLJOB
  Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . :     115780
Published  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NO
Publishing information:
  Support duplex . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Support color  . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Pages per minute black . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Pages per minute color . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Location . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *BLANK
  Data streams supported . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   HP4050 Plain Paper Printer

The problem I am having is that when I try to print the generated report, it
looks great but takes forever to print. The printer seems to pause for every
page that needs to be printed. If I remove the format that contains the
PAGSEG, the report flies out of the printer.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Any suggestions on how to increase the printing speed?

Thanks.

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