Q:
ABSTRACT: PSF/6000 with a PCL input file and PCL output file
combined with an AFP overlay. Is this possible?
SEARCH ARG: psf/6000 pcl overlay*
TOPIC THREAD: PRINT
PSF/AIX
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Customer wants to use PSF/6000 to take PCL in and send PCL out to an
HP printer. He wants to have PSF/6000 load an AFP overlay into the
HP printer and keep it there for the remainder of that job. The job
has 100 pages and the overlay is the same for each page. Can PSF/6000
do this? Today the customer is using another server to drive his HP
printers. This server combines the overlay with each page of data,
resulting in poor performance. Can PSF/6000 help?
Q:
PSF/AIX can only load AFP resources into the memory of an IPDS printer.
For non-IPDS printers, PSF/AIX will simulate this. There are some
tradeoffs, so it will depend on your customer's situation.
In your configuration with PCL as input and PCL as output, PSF/AIX can
provide the following benefits:
- Centralized management of electronic resources (including an
overlay)
- Addition of an overlay without changes to the application
- Migration path to IPDS printers with their attendant benefits
(storing resources in memory, error-recovery, and so on).
The tradeoffs can be performance, file size and CPU utilization.
However, since you say your customer is already experiencing poor
performance with their current configuration, it might be beneficial
to get a copy of their data and test it with PSF/AIX for comparison.
In particular, if they are interested in migrating to IPDS printers,
PSF/AIX can support them today with their PCL printers and in the
future with the IPDS printers (or a combination).
(Note that it is possible to convert forms into PCL and store them at a
PCL printer and invoke them using PCL macros. I know that one of the
specialists in the AIX Support Center in Dallas has done that as a fee
ConsultLine offering. If you're interested, I can get you in touch with
the appropriate person in Dallas. However, if you have multiple PCL
printers, then you will run into the management issues and potential
application modification to invoke those macros.)
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:
AIX PSF/6000 PSF/AIX PCL OVERLAY STORE RESOURCES PRINTER MEMORY
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000095831 ITEM: RTA000095831
Dated: 04/1996 Category: XPSF6000
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