Initial APPC Print Job May Have Incorrect Font Size (311809)

SYMPTOMS

The initial print job printed through an Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) (AS/400) print session may print using an incorrect font size each time the print session is restarted. Subsequent print jobs that use the same APPC print session use the correct font size.

This only occurs if the APPC print session is configured as follows:

Courier New selected as its specific font.
Use Fixed Font Size is selected and a font size is specified.

CAUSE

The 5250 print provider fails to use the specific font size specified in an APPC print session for its initial print job because Courier New is the default font used by the host print service. Because the default font (Courier New) is specifically configured, the 5250 print provider doesn't check to see if a specific font size is configured before printing the initial print job. Subsequent print jobs do use the specified font size as the 5250 print provider does check to see if a specific font size is configured.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

File name	Date	Time
Ppd5250.dll	10/08/2001	7:43AM

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.