Workstation Customization is done on the iSeries, not the PC. Are you saying you have over 1000 iSeries at your shop?
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Paul, > Thanks for the response, it got me looking in the right direction. We may > have found a work-around by > changing the printer type from *OKI321IBM to *IBM42011. > The lp5250d command now becomes: > lp5250d env.DEVNAME=P6 env.IBMTYPMDL='*IBM52011' 10.99.99.1 > > and the results are as expected. I'm hopeful that this will work because > otherwise we will need to figure out how > to install the WCO on over 1000 boxes :(. > > Thanks again for the help! > > Ryan > > >Dear Ryan, > > >To resolve your current problem, you need to create a customized version > of > >the *OKI321IBM print driver on your host. In IBM iSeries - AS/400 host > >server terminology, this is called making a Workstation Customization > >Object. > > >The reason that you need to perform this operation is that true IBM > system > >attachable impact printers support three print qualities, *DRAFT, *STD > >(standard), and *NLQ. When creating a print driver to convert IBM iSeries > or > >AS/400 server SCS print streams to an equivalent for an ASCII impact > >printer, the *STD selection is frequently mapped to NLQ on the ASCII > printer > >instead of draft. > > >The IBM knowledge base article that describes the change you will need to > >make will be found at the following URL: > > >http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/acf2ee1e9d64b16e8625680b00020389/7d > >01d6f54b064b3d8625669700614cc9?OpenDocument > > >HTH > > >Best Regards, > > >/Paul > > > >(Forgive me if I get some terminology wrong, I'm pretty green with the > >400) > > > >I'm working with an iSeries V4R3 and a linux based thin client. I have > >had outstanding luck so far with the actual emulator and I am now working > >on getting Host Transform Printing up and going with an Okidata Microline > >321 printer. I think I'm about 90% there but I'm having a slight > problem. > > First, I start lp5250d with the following command: > > > >lp5250d env.DEVNAME=P6 env.IBMTYPMDL='*OKI321IBM' 10.99.99.1 > > > > > >This creates my out queue and I am able to verify that the settings are > >correct with the Display Device Description command. At this point, I > can > >move spool-files into the out queue, release them, and they are printed > >as expected - works GREAT!!! > > > >Here is my problem, everything that I print to the Microline is printed > in > >Near Letter Quality (NLQ) and I need it in UTL for speed and various > other > >reasons. I have verified that the spool-file setting PRTQLTY is set to > >*DRAFT using the Change Spooled File Attributes command but that doesn't > >seem to make a difference (I've tried a number of different parameters > for > >this field with no change in results). On the thin client side, lpd is > >set to a raw print queue so it shouldn't be affecting this in any way. > >Does anybody have any idea as to what would cause this? > > > >Thanks in advance! :) > -- _______________________________________________ This is the Linux 5250 Development Project (LINUX5250) mailing list To post a message email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/linux5250 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/linux5250.
