AS/400 Remote Out Queue Set

AS/400 Remote Out Queue Set-up for Zebra Printers
(Must be used for EPL and CPCL printer)
EPL and CPCL printers do not support Printer Job Language (PJL), SNMP or ZBI and
therefore these printers can’t be used as AS/400 devices using the CRTDEVPRT command.
ZPL Ethernet, Wired or Wireless, printers can be driven as a local device (CRTDEVPRT) or
remote out queue (CRTOUTQ). The later is much easier to configure and should be used
unless the AS/400 device support (CRTDEVPRT) is requested.
(This also applies to mobile printers that are CPCL printers running the ZBI emulation.)
To generate the required EPL, CPCL or ZPL output file the following software tools are recommended.
CPCL Printers - Label Vista should be used to generate the CPCL output files.
This can be downloaded from http://www.zebra.com/SD/product_LabelVista.htm
(This file is 2MB)
EPL Printers
- BAR-ONE 6 should be used to generate the EPL output files.
Bar One 6 Lite can be downloaded from: http://www.zebra.com/SD/barone_60.htm
(This file is 17MB)
ZPL Printers
- BAR-ONE for AS/400 should be used to generate the ZPL output files
This can be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.zebra.com/pub/barone_pv/deAS400.zip
This also includes instructions on how to configure Zebra printer as a device
(CRTDEVPRT)
(This file is 19MB)
To configure the Remote Output Queue for the AS/400, the three steps below should be followed.
1.
CRTOUTQ (Here we are looking, specifically, at a CPCL printer)
2.
WSCST
3.
OVRPRTF (Override with printer file)
(Workstation customisation)
Switzerland • OPAL Associates AG •Motorenstrasse 116 • CH-8620 Wetzikon • Telefon +41 (0)1 931 12 22 • Telefax +41 (0)1 931 12 20 •
Email [email protected] • URL http://www.opal.ch/ • OPAL Associates SA • Avenue des Boveresses 54 • Case postale 29 • CH 1000 Lausanne 21 •
Telefon +41 (0)21 653 95 00 • Telefax +41 (0)21 653 95 02 • Email [email protected] • URL http://www.opalsa.ch/ •
Germany • OPAL Associates GmbH • Lohnerhofstrasse 2 • D-78467 Konstanz Telefon • +49 (0)7531 813 000 • Telefax +49 (0)7531 813 00 99 •
Email [email protected] • URL http://www.opalgmbh.de/ • OPAL Associates GmbH • Osterholder Allee 2 • 25421 Pinneberg •
Telefon +49 (0)4101 787 615 • Telefax +49(0)4101 787 616 • Email [email protected] • OPAL Solutions GmbH • Wilhelmstr. 22 • 52428 Jülich •
Telefon +49 (0)2461 936 770 • Telefax +49(0)2461 936 771 • Email [email protected] • URL http://www.opal-solutions.de/ •
Austria • OPAL Associates GesmbH • Vorarlberger Wirtschaftspark • A-6840 Götzis • Telefon +43 (0) 5523 58833 • Telefax +43 (0)5523 521569 •
Email [email protected] • URL http://www.opalgmbh.at/
1. CRTOUTQ
The OUTQ is created as shown below:
Type CRTOUTQ and press ENTER
Press F9, this will show all the different parameters for this particular activity
Press F11, this will show the command line parameter name
Enter the name for your Output queue
Here it is ZB_OUT
Set the Library to QGPL
Change Remote System to *INTNETADR
Change Remote Printer Queue to portLF1
Press Page Down
(Please note the case)
2. WSCST
Set Writers to autostart to 1
Change the Queue for writer messages / Library to QSYSOPR
Change Connection type to *IP
Set Destination type to *OTHER
Change the Manufacturer type and model to WSCSTCONT132
The “Workstation customising object” is set as QWPDEFAULT
And the library is set as QSYS
Set the Internet address to that of the printer being used
Set Print separator page to *NO
Press Page Down
TAB to, and change the Text ‘description’ to something meaning full
Press ENTER
If the operation was successful then a message similar to that above will be shown
Object ZB_OUT type *OUTQ created in library QGPL.
After which you should get a screen like the one above
3. OVRPRTF
At the command line type OVRPRTF
Set the “File being overridden” to *PRTF
Page down to the next screen
Set the “Form feed” to *CONT
Page down, about, 4 more screens
Set the “Output queue” to the name of the OUTQ you want to use
Set the “Library” to that the OUTQ was created in
Then press ENTER
Now whenever CPYF FROMFILE(QGPL/TEST1) TOFILE(QPCSMPRT) is entered the job will
automatically go to the OUTQ, and print without a blank label following the printed labels