Printer file in AS/400 subfile
[strong]Hi, I need to generate a separate spool file,I have 10 records displayed in subfile,if i enter option 6 in subfile,for five records,these five records should generate a separate spool file… each record separate spool file[/strong]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2011  7:24 AM
AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spool Files, AS/400 Subfiles, Subfile

how to print a string in bigger font in report in as400
hi,My question is ,i have a report generated in spool where i want a string (for eg; customer name) in bigger font.Is it possible in as400 (like we do it in ms-word) ? If so how?

Answer Question   |  March 24, 2011  10:05 AM
AS/400 printers, AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spool Files, AS400 printing issue

AS/400 Printer will not stop printing 1st page of document
I have a HP printer setup as a network printer in the AS400 and it will not stop printing the first page of anyting sent to it. Literally there is no end to the printing. All other printers o.k. What is the problem?

Answer Question   |  March 15, 2011  4:05 PM
AS/400 Print Problems, AS/400 printers, AS/400 printing

AS/400 Logo (image) printing in Spool file
I have one printer file in this printer file I want to put the some company logo (image) , please provide the way and detail

Answer Question   |  March 4, 2011  3:43 PM
AS/400 print jobs, AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spool Files, Print Spool File

Overlay and ‘print’ as pdf. Overlay not included !
This statement OVRPRTF   FILE(MYPRTF)  DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) TOSTMF(‘/myapp/mypdfs’)  WSCST(*PDF) beatifully generates a .pdf file and places it in the IFS-folder ‘/myapp/mypdfs’. ( ref:  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas12bd8020c496ae912862575f400640da6  ) I have an overlay which I want to include in the .pdf file; – untill now with no luck.. My printerfile is compiled with this: CRTPRTF    FILE(mylib/FAK000P) +              SRCFILE(mylib/QALLSRC) +              [...]

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2011  12:18 PM
AS/400 PDF, AS/400 printing, V6R1

How to get different font sizes to print on an iSeries report
I am trying to change an AS400 print file so that we can print some fields larger than others. The file is printing to a laser printer via client access print emulation session. I have tried to use the FONT keyword but it’s not making a difference. Any ideas how I can acomplish this? Thanks

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2012  3:27 PM
AS/400 Print Problems, AS/400 printing, iSeries, iSeries printing

Interform400 printing on dot matrix printer
I use interform400 and want to know if anyone else is using this useful tool. What I really hunting is for the overlays to be wriiten on a dot matrix

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  1:42 PM
AS/400 printers, AS/400 printing, AS400 printing issue

Print MICR code on iSeries AS/400
I have the micr code fonts resident on my AS400 V5R4 but I can’t figure out how to print micr code fonts for bank checks using XOAE13. How do you call the font from a Printer file DDS and is there anything unusual about the RPG program used to print checks? I can’t find any [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2011  10:08 PM
AS/400 printing, AS400 printing jobs, iSeries RPG programming, MICR, MICR code

How to include a signature on a spooled rpt to be emailed
Hello We want to email letters that we currently are printing off the I5..We have scanned the signature on to the I5..how can we include this signature at the bottom of each letter to be emailed? Thanks

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2011  8:40 PM
AS/400 printing, AS/400 Signatures, AS/400 Spool Files, i5

iSeries Print Spool File 3 Up
We were printing 3×8 notices (continuous forms) on IBM 6262 printer. After upgrading to laser HP printers, the 3×8 notices print one to a page. The software vendor has offered no help citing that a program change was not warranted. How can I make these print 3 UP. I have tried changing the spool file [...]

Answer Question   |  February 1, 2011  3:54 AM
AS/400 printing, iSeries, iSeries printing, V5R4

AS400 and Sato Printer
Hi, Anyone is able to connect a Sato Barcode Printer to a AS400? The model is CL612e. Could anyone provide some setup procedure? The vendor had also provide a file for us to be upload to the AS400 and send to the Barcode Printer. We tried many method but the printer just don’t response. Here [...]

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2010  4:34 AM
AS/400 print errors, AS/400 printers, AS/400 printing, Barcode printers, SATO

Retrieve AS/400 Printer definition
I would like to let my users override the printed output to a printer of their choice but I need to protect them from themselves. Is there a way that I can determine if the name they enter is a valid print device? I would like to be able to do this in an RPG [...]

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2010  8:28 PM
AS/400 print errors, AS/400 printing, AS400 printing issue, RPG Program, V5R4

Character or line length when printing AS/400 spool file
I wish to create a spool file on and AS400 Iseries and send that file to a pdf printer without it compressing the print to force the original 132 character line to fit on an 80 column paper. The report has overprinting and is only 80 characters per line.

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  4:27 PM
AS/400 PDF, AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spool Files, AS400 Hex Invalid data, iSeries printing, Spool files

as400 client access and okidata printer
How can I get client access allow printer to use printer default settings (i.e.) condensed print — also skipping pages between reports

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2010  8:03 PM
AS/400 Client Access, AS/400 printers, AS/400 printing, AS400 printing jobs

AS/400 printing HP 4250
how can i print bold on a hp 4250 *AFPDS printer fom the iseries? I am printing a barcode an would like to be able print in bold another field.

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2010  7:28 PM
AS/400, AS/400 print jobs, AS/400 printing, HP 4250

How to print AS/400 using HP5si and specify color paper or custom ‘type’ for tray selection
How can i setup a AS400 print configuration using HP5si PCL and select a specific paper color and/or paper type when default printer setup is for standard plain white stock. Actually printing to Xerox 5755 Need to someway to make color or type values unique-rather not use PCL tray call code.   Thanks

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2012  4:05 PM
AS/400 printer configuration, AS/400 printing, HP5SI, PCL Codes

User Name on Printed report in AS/400
We recently created 2 addition printers for AS400 reports. Now the username does not print on the report. How can we get the name back on the report?

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2010  2:05 PM
AS/400 print errors, AS/400 printing, AS/400 user profiles

OKIT400 printing from AS400
I have a direct thermal printer OKIT400 from OKI Printing Solutions on a LAN with an ip address. I also have an AS400 RPGLE to print labels to it. The program works just fine on the AS400 but the spooled files (labels) ARE NOT printing at all. Not even a beep or blinking error light of any [...]

Answer Question   |  October 7, 2010  4:40 PM
AS/400 IP address, AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spooled Files, LAN

auto print PDF from another server to AS400 printer
In our network setup, we have a teamcenter server ( for engineering data) which contains a PDF file. We do 5250 scan shipping from our AS400. When a label is scanned, they want me to pull this PDF file ( from this other server ) and print it on a laser printer which is a [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2010  1:34 PM
AS/400 PDF, AS/400 printing, PDF, PDF to AS/400

CHGPRTF: AS/400 printer file
I am changing the width of a printer file width from 132 to 198 using CHGPRTF cmd. Will this work or should i re-compile.

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2010  5:57 PM
AS/400 - CL Command, AS/400 Printer File, AS/400 printing, CL Commands