Extra Form Feed Printed With LU3 Print Job

• Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1
  on the following platforms: NT

SYMPTOMS

When you print an LU3 host print job through Microsoft SNA Server, an extra form feed occurs after the job is printed.

CAUSE

The host was sending the following characters at the end of the print job:

0C 0D 19    *or*   0C 19 

0C = form feed (FF)
0D = carriage return (CR)
19 = end of medium/end of message (EM) 

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, a PDF file can be used which eliminates the form feed sent at the end of the print job. To configure this, follow these steps:

1. Copy the default <SNARoot>\System\Hplj2.pdf file to Noff.pdf (or whatever name you wish).



2. Edit the Noff.pdf file and change the END_JOB entry to read as follows: END_JOB = CUL CBP CS1
   
   The default is "END_JOB = CUL CBP CS1 FFF", where FFF = form feed.



3. Compile the Noff.pdf file as follows: PDFCOMP NOFF.PDF NOFF.PDT



4. Configure the SNA Print Server session to use the PDT file using SNA Manager. To do this, choose the Print Server session property page, and focus on the Overrides folder. At the bottom of this folder, choose the following:
   
   [X] PDF C:\sna\system\noff.pdt
   
   and click OK.



5. Save the configuration file, Noff.pdf, then stop and start the SNA Print Server.

Additional query words:

Keywords : prodsna snaprintservice
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug