Re: outputting postscript to a printer

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It is currently working with lpr.  But we would like to have a regular 
> outqueue that is associated with this printer.  Using lpr means we have to 
> invoke the lpr command instead of simply overriding the outqueue using 
> OVRPRTF.

That's not true.  You can create a remote output queue with

CRTOUTQ OUTQ(blah) CNNTYPE(*IP) RMTSYS('blah.example.com') RMTPRTQ('lp') 
AUTOSTRWTR(1)

plus whatever host print transform options or whatever you want...  then 
you can use OVRPRTF OUTQ(blah) to make stuff go there.

HOWEVER, I don't like the iSeries support for LPR in this manner, I've 
always thought it was really awkward. I prefer to use a regular device 
description rather than an output queue.

> I'm pretty sure we can use any of the protocols (except maybe SMB). Will 
> any of them work in a way so that I can do OVRPRTF OUTQ(IBM1422) and 
> have it start printing?

My preferred method is to use a LAN attached printer.  This is basically 
the whatchacallit...  JetDirect?  PJL? something like that... the HP 
protocol that runs on port 9100.

We have an HP 4200 laser printer with a JetDirect card that's configured 
as follows:

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(PRT01)               +
          DEVCLS(LAN)               +
          TYPE(3812) MODEL(1)       +
          LANATTACH(*IP)            +
          PORT(9100)                +
          FONT(011)                 +
          TRANSFORM(*YES)           +
          MFRTYPMDL(*HP4000)        +       <--- change this
          RMTLOCNAME('10.10.10.10') +       <--- and this
          SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV)      +
          TEXT('HP4200n in Accounting')     <--- and this.

The same printer supports LPR and other stuff, but we've found that this 
way works much better because programs see it as a local printer instead 
of a remote output queue.

I suppose "better" is relative, though.  Our people are used to local 
printers, so maybe that's why this was easier for them.

Anyway, this is the printer that I test most of my PostScript code on, so 
I know it works :)