RE: Auto reply to printer messages

[John McKee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just to expand on what Chuck has posted:  Thanks to some helpful people 
on this
list, we now have auto reply to specific printers based on generic names.  For
example, the letters 'FR' in positions 8 and 9.  This works GREAT.  
Only had to
add (in our case), 4 entries to handle a large number of printers.  There are
negatives associated with this method.  For starters, you need some
standardized printer naming convention.  The second issue is care must be used
on the comparison data as well as when new printers are defined so that the
auto reply does not get sent inappropriately.  But, those may not be big
hassles.

John McKee

Quoting Chuck Lewis <chuck.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Via the system reply list you can tell it to work for SPECIFIC printers
> and not all. I use that extensively and it works great.
>
> Here is an example handle form type and alignment:
>
>                       Change Reply List Entry (CHGRPYLE)
>
>
>
> Type choices, press Enter.
>
>
>
> Sequence number  . . . . . . . . > 70            1-9999
>
> Message identifier . . . . . . .   CPA3394       Character value,
> *SAME, *ANY
> Compare data:
>
>   Comparison data  . . . . . . .   'SB02S3'
>
>   Message data start position  .   1             1-999, *SAME, *NONE
>
> Message reply  . . . . . . . . .   'G'
>
>
>
>                            Additional Parameters
>
>
>
> Dump the sending job . . . . . .   *NO           *SAME, *NO, *YES
>
> Coded character set ID . . . . .   *JOB          *JOB, *SAME, *HEX...
>
>
>
>
>
> And
>
>                       Change Reply List Entry (CHGRPYLE)
>
>
>
> Type choices, press Enter.
>
>
>
> Sequence number  . . . . . . . . > 71            1-9999
>
> Message identifier . . . . . . .   CPA5335       Character value,
> *SAME, *ANY
> Compare data:
>
>   Comparison data  . . . . . . .   'SB02S3'
>
>   Message data start position  .   21            1-999, *SAME, *NONE
>
> Message reply  . . . . . . . . .   'I'
>
>
>
>                            Additional Parameters
>
>
>
> Dump the sending job . . . . . .   *NO           *SAME, *NO, *YES
>
> Coded character set ID . . . . .   *JOB          *JOB, *SAME, *HEX...
>
>
>
>
> HTH !
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Murphy, Mark
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 11:48 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Auto reply to printer messages
>
> When a printer writer is started using STRPRTWTR, it defaults to
> *Inquiry messages being sent for
> changing forms etc.  This is useful for impact printers because the user
> needs to adjust the tractors.
> However for laser printers, and other cut sheet printers, it still sends
> the message.  Is there an
> easy way to inhibit these messages for cut sheet printers?  I don't want
> to use the system reply list
> because we have a mix of cut sheet and continuous forms printers.  Some
> printers need the message,
> others don't.  I really don't want to have to manage the system reply
> list.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
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