RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ

["Wilt, Charles" <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know.

But it seems entirely possible that the driver is providing some extra translation to make it easier
to print labels from windows apps.

In other words, the output of the driver will look like what I sent before.  But the input the driver
is expecting could very well be something completely different.

Charles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 9:09 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
>
> Very confusing.  So, the way the printer communicates with a Windoze
> program has absolutely nothing to do with how that same printer
> communicates with the System I as a RMTOUTQ ??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:57 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
>
> How is the printer defined to Windows?
>
> Generic Text only should work.
>
> If you are using a Zebra driver, it might be expecting something else.
>
> I've never printed from a label printer from Windows, I don't know how
> the driver works.  Just from the System i.
>
>
> Charles
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:30 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> >
> > I copied and pasted those commands below into notepad and tied to
> > print on the Zebra, but nothing printed?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 7:52 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> >
> > Don,
> >
> > If you expect the Zebra to print, your spool file better contain
> > something like this:
> >
> > ^XA
> > ^LH30,30
> > ^FO20,10^AD^FDZEBRA^FS
> > ^FO20,60^B3^FDAAA001^FS
> > ^XZ
> >
> > Which are commands in the ZPL language the Zebra understands.  The
> > above will print out a line with the word ZEBRA; followed by a line
> > with a code 39 barcode of the value "AAA001".
> >
> > If you send the same thing to the HP, all you get is the exact text.
> >
> > So is your spool file in ZPL or not?
> >
> > Just because both printers can print barcodes doesn't mean that they
> > use the same language to do so.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Charles
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:58 PM
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> > >
> > > Charles,
> > >
> > > I know that the HP is not a label printer, yet I can print barcodes
> > > on
> >
> > > it.  But, I have not been able to address the Zebra printer in the
> > > same way I addresses the HP printer, for any output from the
> Systemi.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Don
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 3:05 PM
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> > >
> > > Don,
> > >
> > > Don't quite understand what you are saying here.
> > >
> > > If you can send a spool file to an HP and have it print, there is
> > > absolutely no way you're going to be able to send the same spool
> > > file to a zebra and have it print.
> > >
> > > The zebra uses ZPL which uses text encoded control commands to
> > > control
> >
> > > what is being printed.
> > >
> > > Unless you're talking about having a spool file with the ZPL in it
> > > sent to a HP, the output would be readable from the HP but wouldn't
> > > match what the zebra would put out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:47 AM
> > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > > Subject: RE: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> > > >
> > > > This is what I have now:
> > > >
> > > >  Object      Type      Library     Attribute
> > > > RMTAS400Z2  *DEVD     QSYS        PRTLAN  (3rd attempt)
> > > > RMTAS400    *OUTQ     QUSRSYS    		(This was my original
> > > > SUCCESSFUL attempt-to an HP Laserjet via HP Jetdirect print
> > > > server- WORKS GREAT. (No *DEVD needed?)
> > > > RMTAS400Z   *OUTQ     QUSRSYS            (1st Zebra attempt -
> tried
> > to
> > > > set it up same as above)
> > > > RMTAS400Z2  *OUTQ     QUSRSYS             (also 3rd attempt)
> > > >
> > > > I send either plain text and/or barcodes to these configurations
> > > > and
> >
> > > > the HP prints everything fine, while on the Zebra, the prints just
>
> > > > show up in the Q, and then "evaporate".  Yet, I can print text
> > > > from say Notepad onto the label stock in the Zebra.
> > > >
> > > > SOOOOO CLOSE !!!!!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:04 AM
> > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > > Subject: Re: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> > > >
> > > > Is the difference here between different configs whether you have
> > > > the "Zebra Print Server" plus a Zebra printer, or only the
> printer?
> > > > jim franz
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Lukas Beeler" <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"
> > > > <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:28 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: Setting up (on Zebra) a RMTOUTQ
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On 12/21/07, Wilt, Charles <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > the Zebra printers can't handle PCL/PS - thus you can't use
> > HPT.
> > > > > > That's not true.
> > > > >
> > > > > Which part? If the latter, it'd be my fault - but if the first
> > > > > part,
> > >
> > > > > where do you find PCL capable Zebra printers?
> > > > >
> > > > > > You are using HPT when you specify TRANSFORM(*YES).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > HPT in this instance is providing only *SCS to ASCII
> conversion.
> > > > > Yeah. My bad.
> > > > >
> > > > > > PCL doesn't come into play unless you have using a *DEVD with
> > > > > > SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV).  Even then, I think it only really
> > > > > > matters in
> > >
> > > > > > a
> > > >
> > > > > > *AFPDS to ASCII conversion.
> > > > >
> > > > > OP was using *HP5SI though, which is PCL.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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