ISeries Printing

Print Server & iSeries

Is anyone out there using a Print Server to handle their network printers and has this changed how you configure your networked printers on the iSeries ? Thanks, Bill

Print Server & iSeries

Currently our printers are identified by IP Address over our network. There is discussion about using a Print Server for our Windows Clients. Will this have an effect on how I configure printers within the iSeries environment. Thanks, Bill

HP5si printer error -- cycling from PND to RDY

My setup of an HP5si printer continues to fail - actually goes to a PND status, then the writer ends and the file staus changes to RDY. The device description is below. I have tried many setting changes but to no avail. The printer works great from Windows and I can ping it and it 'looks' like...

Character set and code page values for printing from iSeries

I want to print my PRTF (*AFPDS) in Times New Roman font (size 10 or 12). I think I can do this by giving FNTCHRSET values while compiling my PRTF. I'm not able to find what values can be given for character set and code page for Times New Roman. Please suggest.

Reverse type printing from iSeries

I am trying to print some reverse image (white text on black background) lines from an iSeries on a document. I am using FNTCHRSET(QFNTCPL/CODOGR10 QFNTCPL/T1V10037) at field level in the DDS. I am using DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) for the print file - the printers (IBM InfoPrint32 and HP1100) are configured...

Print a Barcode on a Microline 421 Printer (a dot matrix)

I have a client that uses 10 Mircroline 421 printers (a dot matrix) for purchase order, invoice, pick ticket, etc. They would like to print a barcode on them. The printer does have the capability to print barcodes. The printer is set to IBM emulation. I would like to use the barcode keyword in DDS...

Printing a report at 12 CPI using font 85

We have a report that should be printing at 12 CPI with a font of 85. The printer is a IBM 1552 laser infoprint printer. It looks to be ignoring the 12 CPI but if I change it to 15 CPI it does recognize that and prints accordingly. Does anyone know what we are possibly doing wrong. The CPI and...

print pdf on i5

hi @all, i create a pdf with php(fpdf-class) on my i5. The pdf-file is stored in the ifs. the file includes pics and it is nice formated. Now i want to print the pdf-file on my i5. How can i do that ? bye jo

Iseries 5.4 HP Printing.

We have been replacing our HP printers throughout the organization. I have updated the new IP address within the wrkdevd and updated the driber info. Now when the user prints from the AS/400 it will print portrait instead of landscaped....where should I be looking....this is driving me nuts! ...

Spool Manager/400 and V5R4 - any issues?

We are about to upgrade to V5R4 on our iSeries. We run a utility called Spool Manager/400 (obtained in Europe) which is at version 310. Can anyone advise if there are any issues with this verion of Spool Manager/400 at V5R4. We have been trying to get some support from the company we pay for...

Iseries print position problem

I am having difficulty positioning output in the same position on a page across different printers using line/column positioning in DDS. If I use the position keyword in the same document across these printers then the output is positioned on the page in exactly the same spot each time. I want to...