Re: fun with printer overlays - how to change top margin by tiny increments (.01 inches)

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxx>]

Excellent link  Chuck...

On 3/20/2012 8:57 AM, CRPence wrote:
> That conclusion, presumably per the *DTAARA object by that name does 
> not exist on the IBM i 7.1 system being used? FWiW: Capabilities 
> implemented using *DTAARA objects, typically via PTF [originally], for 
> which a feature enhancement has not yet supplanted the need, there is 
> a requirement to "create" the data area. The feature will function 
> without the /enhancement/ when the object does not exist, and should 
> similarly IMNSHO, if the user is not authorized; i.e. only after the 
> object is created and established to affect the behavior from the 
> defaults, would the enhancement be available. FWiW: An actual v7r1 doc 
> reference to the data area: _Margin (FRONTMGN and BACKMGN) parameters_ 
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/rzalu/rzalumargin.htm 
> " ... If you do not have data area QPRTVALS on your system, you can 
> create one by using the following commands: 1. CRTDTAARA 
> DTAARA(QUSRSYS/QPRTVALS) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(256) ... " Some of the above 
> quoted text from the docs was purposely omitted... Ugh! Apparently 
> some dev and\or writer know nothing of security :-( Regards, Chuck