Re: Barcode Printing on IBM 6400 IPDS Printer

["Douglas A. Griffin" <degriff@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Abraham.  I have been down this road.  It has been awhile, but this is
generally what you need to do.

1.  Use DDS to externally describe your print file.  There you can use the
Barcode function to specify the size, format, standard etc. you want to use.

2. Use CHGDEVD to change the printer to Advance function Print (*YES) and
devtype(*IPDS).

3. I was on V3R7 and had to get a PTF to get our 6400 to print barcodes.
Search the IBM online databases for WRKAFP2.

4.  You may want to write a CL that allows users to switch AFP on and off if
you are printing other than IPDS stuff on the printer.  While non IPDS will
print fine in AFP mode, the printer writer takes longer to process all spool
files when in AFP mode.



Abraham.SANCHEZ@Remy-Cointreau.com wrote:

> From: Abraham SANCHEZ@REMY_PANAM on 29/04/99 10:30 AST
>
> To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
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> Subject:  Barcode Printing on IBM 6400 IPDS Printer
>
> I'm trying to create an application to generate on-demand barcode labels.
> The program specs are pretty simple, accept a product code and a state, and
> print one of five label formats based on the state.  I'm having some
> trouble understanding the commands for the IBM 6400 Line Printer.  Has
> anyone printed barcodes on this printer before?  I'd like some assistance,
> or at least a sample of output specs, then I could figure out how to print
> what I want on the labels.  The barcodes are all UPC-A.  Thanks!
>
> --Abraham
>
> Abraham Sanchez
>
> Programmer/Analyst
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> AS/400 Operations
>
> Remy Martin Amerique, Inc.
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