Q: How to print AFP files from AS/400 to an IPDS printer?

 

Answer: You can print directly from the AS/400 to an network-attached IPDS printer by creating a remote output queue.

A remote output queue is created with the following command:

CRTOUTQ
OUTQ(OUTQLIB/OUTQNAME)

MAXPAGES(*NONE)

SEQ(*FIFO)

RMTSYS(*INTNETADR)
RMTPRTQ(PASSTHRU)
AUTOSTRWTR(1)
MSGQ(QSYSOPR)

CNNTYPE(*IP)

DESTTYPE(*OTHER)
TRANSFORM(*YES)
USRDTATFM(*NONE)
MFRTYPMDL(*EPFX870)
WSCST(*NONE)

IMGCFG(*NONE)

INTNETADR('111.111.111.111')
CLASS(A)
FCB(*NONE)

DESTOPT(XAIX)

SEPPAGE(*NO)
USRDFNOPT(*NONE)
USRDFNOBJ(*NONE)
USRDRVPGM(*NONE)
SPLFASP(*SYSTEM)
TEXT('Specify a meaningful Description')
DSPDTA(*YES)
JOBSEP(0)
OPRCTL(*YES)
DTAQ(*NONE)
AUTCHK(*OWNER)
AUT(*USE)

To get things configured, you will need to supply an output queue name, a valid internet address and some meaningful text.

After the *OUTQ is created it will automatically start each time the QSPL subsystem is started. You can stop printing to the printer with the ENDWTR command and then restart printing with the STRRMTWTR command.

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