PCL Codes are Ignored After You Install Host Integration Server By Using SNACFG Utility (326108)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000
This article was previously published under Q326108 SYMPTOMS
Ignored Printer Control Language (PCL) codes are printed at the top of the first page after you install Host Integration Server Print Sessions by using the SNACFG utility.
CAUSE
The PCL codes are ignored because the print sessions were not created through the SNA Manager interface.
By creating the print sessions using the SNACFG command line tool, the underlying devmode structure of the print server session becomes corrupted. As a result, embedded PCL codes under 0x40 are converted to spaces, which is the default behavior if a character is unrecognized by Host Integration Server 2000.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem so that host print jobs that contain PCL codes are processed and the data prints correctly, follow these steps:
- Right-click SNA Print Service, and then click Properties.
- Click to select the Ignore Characters 3F and Under check box, and then click Apply.
- Click to clear the Ignore Characters 3F and Under check box, click Apply, and then click OK.
- Save the configuration.
- Resend the print job. It prints correctly.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Host Integration Server 2000. MORE INFORMATION
PCL commands are escape codes that can be embedded by the Mainframe Host into the 3270 printer data stream. These PCL commands give instructions to the printer on how to format the print job.
When this problem occurs, SNA Print Internal traces (SPRTINTx.ATF) shows that the EBCDIC 0x27 Escape Character is converted to an ASCII 0x20 Space instead of an ASCII 1B Escape Character:
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
NOTE: The EBCDIC 27s appear correctly as
27C52750 93F196F4
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1) | 4BF383F8 85F8F8D7 |
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
NOTE: The EBCDIC 27s appear correctly as
275093F2 C1274DA2
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1) | F1F64BF6 F7C8 |
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
INTRN SNAP-3270 S3PPPDAT CODE CONVERT PBUF
INTRN SNAP-3270 S3PPPDAT SINGLE BYTE SESSION
INTRN SNAP-3270 S3PPPDAT CONVERT CHARACTERS <
PPDAT Converting 39
PPDAT Converting 39
PPDAT Converting 39
PPDAT Converting 39
PPDAT (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1) DATA TO FLUSH (AFTER ASCII CONVERSION)
DUMPD Enter
VLJOB Enter, id=0x23A0D4
VLJOB Found Job
VLJOB Leave
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
NOTE: The EBCDIC 27s are converted to ASCII 20s (spaces)
20452026 6C316F34
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1) | 2E336338 65383850 |
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
NOTE: The EBCDIC 27s are converted to ASCII 20s (spaces)
20266C32 41202873
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1) | 31362E36 3748 |
DUMPD (session: 0604 ISPR49-MOD-C-SUITE-290, job #1)
INTRN SNAP-3270 S3PPPDAT GDI WRITE
REFERENCESFor additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
326084 BUG: Print Server Translates EBCDIC Chars Under 0x40 to Spaces
For additional information about Host Integration Server 2000 printing, download the following white paper:
For additional information about PCL commands, see the following resources:
- PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual, Hewlett Packard, HP Part No. 5961-0509, October 1992.
- PCL 5 Comparison Guide, Hewlett Packard, HP Part No. 5961-0634, May 1994.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/21/2005 |
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