A manual, interactive merge between an overlay or overlay selector and a spooled file can be done as below:
On the main menu of InterForm400 you should first verify the current output queue and the printer type. That is found on the upper right corner of the screen:
InterForm400 - MAIN MENU System.......: PMK250 InterForm 400 Samples Workstn ID...: QPADEV000B CCSID ....: 00277 Select one of the following options: User ID......: KSE Administrator: *ALL 1. Design overlay File set.....: SAMPLE 2. Test print overlay Output queue.: AFC_INPUT1 3. Merge spool entry with overlay Library...: APF3812 4. Work with overlay selectors Printer type.: HP4500D 5. Work with Auto Forms Control Version......: 2018.M01 6. Work with Output Schedule Control
8. Select file set 9. Select output queue and printer type 10. Work with actual output queue 12. Service functions 70. Configuration and licences 80. Administering InterForm400 90. Exit InterForm400
Option:
F3=Exit F6=Display messages F12=Cancel (C) InterForm A/S 1989, 2018. - www.interform400.com |
If the output queue and/or printer type is not correct, then you can either change them on your user profile for future use (and exit and re-enter InterForm400), or change this current session with option 9. Select output queue and printer type.
You can also select the file set to use with option 8. Select file set.
When you are ready to do the manual merge you select option 3. Merge spool entry with overlay to merge a spooled file with an overlay or overlay selector into a new, merged spooled file:
Merge Spooled File with Overlay APF730D
Overlay name __________ or Overlay Selector ________ Primary/Secondary set _ 1=Primary 2=Secondary Spooled file: Job name __________ User __________ Job number ______ File name __________ Spool file no. ______ Number, *ONLY, *LAST Code page *INPUT Number, *INPUT Unicode output *INPUT *INPUT, *YES Merge overprint lines *NO_ *NO, *YES Form type A4______ Copies _1 (1-255) Drawer / Papertype *PRINTER (*PRINTER, *INPUT, *OVERLAY, 1-256, Name)
Labels / Continuous 1 1=Label 2=Continuous 3=Weblabel 4=Marklabel 5=Label using printer setup Media type 1 1=Termo transfer 2=Termo media Print mode 1 1=Tear off 2=Rewind 3=Peel off 4=Label cut 5=Input page cut 6=Job cut Name of output queue to search if spooled file is unknown: Output queue __________ Library __________
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F12=Cancel
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The fields are:
Overlay name
Name of an overlay in the file-set you have open. F4 will prompt for overlay names.
Primary/Secondary Set
If you have defined Copy Management for the overlay, you can test if you have made the correct selection of overlay elements, by printing the overlay elements for one of the two sets only. If this field is left blank (default) the system will use the Primary set.
Overlay Selector
You can chose to merge with an overlay selector (stated here), instead of merging with an overlay. You can use F4 to select the overlay selector. Only overlay selector within the current file set can be used.
Spooled File
Spooled file attributes can be entered here.
There is an alternative to typing the spooled file ID manually. If you type the name of an output queue in the bottom of the screen and press Enter, you can retrieve the information about the spool entry from a view of the selected output queue by selecting the spooled file with option 1:
Work with Output Queue
Queue: PRTHP3 Library: QUSRSYS
Type options, press Enter 1=Select 2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Release 8=attributes
Opt File User User Data Sts Pages Copies Form Type Pty
1 QPRINT INTERFORM INVOICE RDY 1 1 *STD 5 _ QPRINT INTERFORM PROFIT RDY 5 1 *STD 5
Parameters for option 2 ===> __________________________________________________ F3=Exit F11=View 2 F12=Previous F21=Description F24=More keys
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Code page
This option will allow the code page of the spool file to be overruled. If this field is *INPUT (referring to the codepage of the input spooled file), and the spool file does not specify a explicit code page, the system value (QCHRID) will be used. This is the codepage used for the input spooled file.
Some spooled files will not react as expected when merging with an overlay. This is the case when spooled files use overprinting i.e. printing two lines on one e.g. for printing in bold - or if the output fields are defined in the wrong order in the printer file.
Enable this feature and the overprinted spooled file lines are printed as one meaning e.g. that bold created in this manner will be ignored. If you press F19-DSPPFM in the green screen designer, and you see '0's in the left side of the screen, then this option should most probably be activated.
Form type
The Form type of the merged spooled file. Default value is *STD.
Copies
The number of copies, that should be printed of the merged spooled file (sets the COPIES attribute of the merged spooled file),
Drawer/Papertype
The drawer number or paper type, that should be used for selecting the drawer in the merged spooled file:
*PRINTER sets the drawer number to 1.
*INPUT sets the drawer number to the same as in the input spooled file - while using the *SCS to PCL drawer table.
*OVERLAY selects the drawer, that is set inside the overlay, that is merged with.
Alternative values are:
A PCL drawer number - or a paper type selected via F4 (the paper type should be set for the specific drawer on the printer menu/configuration).
NOTE: Labels/Continuous, media type and print mode below are all active for label printer (ZPL/IDP) output only.
This is the feed control on the printer. Select 1=Labels if the media contains of separate labels. select 2=Continuous if the media is not separated into labels. Use 3=Weblabel and 4=Marklabel for other ways to mark the labels on the media. In case of 2=Continuous you would probably select 4=Cut for the print mode parameter.
Media type
Select 1=Termo transfer if you use a non heat sensitive media otherwise use option 2=Transfer media.
Print mode
1=Tear off mean that you will manually tear of the labels. 2=Rewind can be used for rewinding all printed labels onto another roll. This requires special hardware installed.
3= Peel off will print only one label at a time waiting for the current label to be peeled off. (This also requires additional hardware).
4=Cut (requires hardware cutter) normally cuts the media for each print job unless you use 2=Continuous - then 4=Cut will cut out each label.
Output Queue and library
The name of the output queue where the input spool file can be found. If the library is left blank, the library list will be used.
After a merge with an overlay the spool attributes are saved in this screen for future test prints until the InterForm400 menus are left. As long as these information are kept, you will be able to view the contents of the spool entry directly by pressing F14, F18 or F19 from within the design menu.
