Print Jobs Formatted Incorrectly If Using "No Line Formatting"

ID: Q216454

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0SP2, 3.0SP3, 4.0, 4.0SP1, 4.0SP2

SYMPTOMS

3270 print jobs may print with incorrect formatting if the 3270 print session is configured to use the "No Line Formatting" option. The incorrect formatting appears in the form of missing spaces that result in print data not being properly positioned on the printed page.

The following example illustrates the problem:

- Expected print output


This is a sample print job               Date
                                         2/2/1999

- Actual print output because of the problem described here.


This is a sample print job               Date
        2/2/1999

The problem is that the data on the second line is not printed in the correct position.

CAUSE

SNA Server's Host Print service fails to send all of the spaces (which are denoted by EBCDIC X'40'characters) it receives to the printer when the "No Line Formatting" option is selected in some circumstances.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 4.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server versions 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 3.0 Service Pack 4 and SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the "No Line Formatting" option, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q178514 No Line Formatting" Option isn't Explained in SNA Server Help

Additional query words:

Keywords : sna3sp4fix sna4sp3fix
Version : WINDOWS:3.0SP2,3.0SP3,4.0,4.0SP1,4.0SP2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug