Xerox 721P88200 Converting other IBM continuous form applications, Ips Application Migration

IPS APPLICATION MIGRATION

However, if you are migrating applications originally created for the IBM 3800 that use wide forms, you must modify the AFP resources to use the new hardware origin:

•for DCF output, you can specify a logical device type appropriate for cut sheet printers; for example, you might specify 3820 or PG3A.

•for line-mode applications, you must use a PageDef formatted for cut sheet printers.

For example, when creating a PageDef for an IBM 3800 printer with wide forms, landscape data is formatted using the DIRECTION ACROSS operand in the PAGEDEF or PAGEFORMAT command, while portrait data uses DIRECTION DOWN. However, when creating a PageDef for any other printer, including the DocuPrint IPS printers, landscape data is formatted using DIRECTION DOWN or UP, while portrait data uses DIRECTION ACROSS.

DIRECTION UP is recommended for compatibility between cut sheet and continuous form printers.

In lieu of modifying the applications, you can print the job using the 90° rotation feature on the printer.

Converting other IBM continuous form applications

Other IBM continuous form printers, such as the 3900 or 3835, are more compatible with cut sheet printers than the 3800. The 3900 and 3835 automatically adjust their hardware origin to match the portrait origin of cut sheet printers, regardless of whether wide or narrow forms are loaded. In other words, the hardware origin is always the top left corner of a portrait page, just as it is for cut sheet printers. As a result, no changes are required when migrating applications originally created for these continuous form printers to a cut sheet printer such as the DocuPrint IPS.

Caution: If you use either EZ-Letter or ASAP to create your applications and you are a licensed user, you must perform either of these actions:

•download the most current software release from their web page (www.accessaba.com)

•FTP the most current software release from their FTP site (ftp.accessaba.com).

For EZ-Letter, the most current release is 3.7. For ASAP, the most current release is 1.4.

Using 3800-compatible form definitions

If you wish to print AFP resources that were originally created for a 3800 printer on a printer such as the 3900 or 3835, PSF uses the PRESENT and DIRECTION operands of the FORMDEF command to adjust the hardware origin to match that of the 3800 application. This adjustment allows you to print 3800 applications on the 3900 or 3825 printers without modification.

DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-15