Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: FW: Viewing ipds spool files

You can always clone the existing printer DEVD, and change the name and
type.

Then you can send the *AFPDS spool files to it.

Charles

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 2:02 PM Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Charles
Thanks for this info
This is VERY helpful
We have to approach this with some caution as we don't want to =make
changes and find out that we can no longer print these


Alan Shore
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Of Charles Wilt
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: FW: Viewing ipds spool files

Are you actually dealing with an *IPDS spool file?

8=Attributes
Printer device type . . . . . . . . . : *IPDS

That's likely the reason.

The ACS viewers and PDF conversion work with the *AFPDS datastream, not
*IPDS as far as I know.

https://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/Setting_up_a_printer#AFPDS_vs._IPDS<
https://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/Setting_up_a_printer#AFPDS_vs._IPDS>

You should be able to change the printer file from DEVTYPE(*IPDS) to
DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) and the ACS or PDF conversions suggested will work.

What may not work is actually printing the spool file. You may need to
re-create the printer device as TYPE(*IPDS) AFP(*YES). Which last I heard
still requires Print Services Facility (PSF)
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=afp-planning<
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=afp-planning>

However, if you're currently printer to a printer defined with TYPE(*IPDS)
AFP(*NO) over the network, then you should already have it installed.

Way back when, you could print to a *IPDS only printer connected via twinax
without PSF. But I can't imagine you're using twinax printers now-a-days.

Charles


On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 12:41 PM Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:

Hi everyone
We are on V7r3
We create an ipds spool file but when it comes time to actually look at
it, the system says that we cannot do so
The following message is displayed
File SKDTAGUK number 1 cannot be displayed, copied, or sent.
Prompting this message, the following is dosplayed
Additional Message Information

Message ID . . . . . . : CPF3429 Severity . . . . . . . : 30
Message type . . . . . : Diagnostic
Date sent . . . . . . : 07/01/22 Time sent . . . . . . :
14:34:42

Message . . . . : File SKDTAGUK number 1 cannot be displayed, copied, or
sent.
Cause . . . . . : File SKDTAGUK number 1 job 181269/SKDTAG45C/TNTITANSC1
created on system NBTYS20 on 07/01/22 12:24:38 cannot be displayed,
copied,
or sent. Reason code is 2. If the member option (MBROPT) parameter is
specified as *REPLACE on the Copy Spooled File (CPYSPLF) command, the
TOFILE
was cleared.
1 - The file has no records.
2 - The file contains only blank records, graphics, bar codes, or
intelligent printer data stream (IPDS) transparent data.
3 - The file contains only ASCII data intended for a personal computer
printer.

More...

We have to make a change to this spool file, but how can we look at it to
determine that the change is good
As we are working from home - printing the spool file will be somewhat
difficult
Is there some way via ACS to view this spool file
As always - all responses gratefully accepted


Alan Shore
Solutions Architect
IT Supply Chain Execution

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Bohemia, NY 11716
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