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Q172468: SNA Server Print Service Doesn’t Support Print Position > 132

Article: Q172468
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 02-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 3.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Print Server inserts a new line (NL) character after print position 132, even if
the default page width is set to a value greater than 132.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0 Service
Pack 1 (SP1). This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0
U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION
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Previously, LU3 printing had a maximum line length of 132 characters. With the
fix applied, you can specify the line width, using the SNA Server Manager.

NOTE: The maximum print position (MPP) supported in the code is 255 characters,
but you can specify any value in the SNA Server Manager. This change also
includes code to set the MPP to 255 if you specify a value greater than this.

The IBM 3270 Datastream Programmers Reference, page 2-22, says:

  The NL order is executed only when encountered during an unformatted
  printout; this is, a printout that does not have a line-length format
  specified. When an NL order is encountered in the buffer, the priner performs
  an NL function. If no NL order is encountered before the printer reaches the
  end of a line (as determined by the maximum print position), the printer
  automatically performs an NL function and continues printing.

  If an NL order is encountered at one character position past the maximum print
  position, the 3230,3268,3284,3286,3287 and 3288 printer will perform two NL
  functions; the 3262 and 3289 printers will perform one NL function.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300SP1
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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