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Q222612: SNA Server SCS Print Emulation Enhanced For S/36 Systems

Article: Q222612
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsna400sp3fea kbFEA
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0SP2 
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SUMMARY
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The SNA Server Print Server was originally designed to emulate simple line
printers when communicating with IBM S/36 systems. This prevented some
applications (such as DisplayWrite/36) from printing correctly through the SNA
Server Print Server.

An update to the SNA Print Server is now available for SNA Server 4.0 (Post SP2)
systems to support these additional SCS command codes:

- Required New Line (X'06')

- Backspace (X'16')

- Horizontal Tab (X'05')

- Set Indent Level (X'20D20307..')

- Indent Tab (X'39')

- Required Form Feed (X'3A')

- Set Horizontal Tabs (X'2BD2nn01..')

- Set Single Line Distance (X'2BD20415idid')

- Set Initial Conditions (X'2BD20345')

- Substitute (X'3F')

- Set Page Presentation Media (X'2BD2nn48')

These codes were added to support a customer's requirement for printing their
DisplayWrite/36 documents using the SNA Print Server. Note that this is only a
subset of the SCS command codes supported by IBM 5224, 5256, 5219 and 3812
printers.

NOTE: This enhancement was not intended to be used with AS/400 systems, because
advanced AS/400 printing functions are supported through the SNA Print Server by
enabling the AS/400 Host Print Transform (HPT) option. But, HPT is not available
on a S/36.

MORE INFORMATION
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This feature is available in the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

This feature was first included in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsna400sp3fea kbFEA 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0SP2
Issue type        : kbinfo

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