Re: HELP!!! Problems w/ host print transform lan-attached printers after V5R2 upgrade

[rherdman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'll start scanning the PTF lists.

I have not tried setting up the printers via *DEVD instead of as Remote OUTQ's. 
 Can you specify settings like page size?

----- Original Message -----
From: fabio.gloria@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, February 9, 2004 1:38 pm
Subject: Re: HELP!!! Problems w/ host print transform lan-attached printers 
after V5R2 upgrade

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> Rich, if I'm not wrong similar problems occurred also when 
> migrating from
> version 4 to 5 ............ it was due to a specific PTF but I don't
> remember more about that ....... sorry
> 
> Anyway, did you try using printers defined by  *DEVD ?
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> Well, it's the Monday after upgrading to V5R2, and I have my disaster.
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> We have many printers that are attached to our AS/400 via TCP/IP.  
> They are
> set up as plain old remote outq's with "Host Print Transform" set 
> to *YES.
> Last week, they were printing without issue.
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> Today, all of these printers are having the same problem - only 
> part of the
> page is printing.  All of my printers are set up as '*HP4' will 
> only print
> the first 74 characters of each page of a 132 position report (the 
> outputof the DSPLICKEY cmd).  I set one up as a '*HP1100', and it 
> only printed
> the first 97 positions of another 132 chracter report (output from 
> a DSPFD
> cmd).
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> This just moved from "how annoying" status to "mobilize the 
> National Guard"
> status because we print our AP checks to a lan-attached printer, 
> and the
> checks came out incorrect because (drumroll please...) only the 
> first 74
> chracters got sent!
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> I do not get a second spool file with the remaining section on it -
> the
> spool files are correct if you look at them.  For whatever reason, the
> printers are only getting part of the report.
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> Does anyone have any suggestions/ideas?
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> Rich Herdman
> Abbott Sysco MIS
> Columbus, OH
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