RE: pcl5 and 5si and wscst -- MIDRANGE-L

To make the printer use the whole page, start adjusting these numbers...

:VARLSPC
      VAROFFSET=    3
      VARLEN=    3
      VARTYPE=CHRDEC
      CNVNUM=    1
      CNVDEN=   48
      DATA ='1B266C0000002E3943'X.

Start with these numbers exactly.  Then if you need to go up or down, adjust
the CNVDEN number up or down along with the hex value following the hex 2E
in the DATA parameter.  For example, this says 48.9.  Decrease the x'39' to
x'38' to drop down... if you read x'31' and need to go lower, change CNVDEN
to 47 and change the hex back to x'39' and so on.

The Feb Issue of Midrange Computing I have an article that covers this a
little better.


Bradley V. Stone
Taylor Corporation - OASIS Programmer/Analyst   
bvstone@taylorcorp.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: PaulMmn [SMTP:PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 1999 9:21 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: pcl5 and 5si and wscst
> 
> Well, it's almost ready for the light of day.  The new, improved WSCST now
> has the correct CPI and the correct LPI.  The only problem is that I can't
> get the forms length to use the full page.  I don't know if this is
> residue
> from the COR, or if there's some interrelationship with the forms length
> on
> the document itself.
> 
> My one thought was to take the forms-length-inches and forms-length-lines
> parameters and embed them in the COR data, but it didn't seem to have any
> effect.
> 
> My thanks to Brad and Bryan for their assistance to date.
> 
> I've burrowed through the IBM site and there are 3 manuals that have
> pieces
> of the puzzle:
> 
> Check out Redbooks
> 
>       SG24-2160       Printing V
> 
>       GG24-4389       Printing IV
> 
>       SC41-3605       Workstation Customization Programming
> 
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >Hey Paul,  I ran into the same thing.  There is a place in the WSCST that
> >takes
> >care of
> >it.  The following is from the knowlege data base
> >http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/as4sde/slkbase.nsf/slkbase
> >Document #   8703311
> >
> >Customizing the VARLSPC Tag
> >Default tag:
> >        :VARLSPC
> >               VAROFFSET=    3
> >               VARLEN=    3
> >               VARTYPE=CHRDEC
> >               CNVNUM=    1
> >               CNVDEN=   48
> >               DATA ='1B266C00000043'X.       /* Default    VARLEN=3   */
> >
> >The VAROFFSET and VARLEN parameters are used by host print transform to
> >change a
> > range of the DATA
> >value. If the value is specific and you don't need it modified, then
> >change the
> >VARLEN value to 0.
> >
> >Examples that will hardcode line spacing:
> >DATA ='1B266C372E323943'X.     /* 6.588 lpi  VARLEN=0   */
> >DATA ='1B266C352E34353543'X.   /* 8.8   lpi  VARLEN=0   */
> >DATA ='1B266C362E38353743'X.   /* 7     lpi  VARLEN=0   */
> >
> >Examples that allow flexibility to the output:
> > o
> >     If the spoolfile is set to 6lpi and cor'g is reducing to 10lpi, but
> you
> >want 8lpi.
> >
> >     DATA ='1B266C0000002E3943'X.       /* Print at 8lpi       */
> > o
> >     If the spoolfile is set to 8lpi and cor'g is reducing to 12lpi, but
> you
> >want 10lpi.
> >
> >     DATA ='1B266C0000002E3943'X.       /* Print at 10lpi      */
> >
> >These examples of data values are PCL5 controls and can be used on HP4 or
> >IBM4039HP WSCST objects.
> >
> >Bryan Dietz
> >3X Corp.
> 
> 
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