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IPS APPLICATION MIGRATION
DOCUPRINT IPS SOLUTIONS GUIDE 4-15
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.