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Q246991: Event 4097 Occurs When an Invalid Printer Type Is Entered in HPT

Article: Q246991
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0 (all SP),4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 U.S. SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 3.0 SP4, 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 U.S. SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If an invalid printer type is manually entered in the Host Print Transform
Printer Type User Interface, the print session stays pending, and the
Application Event Log may record the following event:

  Event: 4097
  Source: PPV5250
  Description: Receive and Wait verb has completed with primary return code
  Dealloc Normal

CAUSE
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Host Print Transform (HPT) is a utility on the AS/400 that formats the data
stream in an ASCII stream with embedded control characters to format the data to
match the selected printer type. The printer type configured on the SNA Server
computer is passed to the AS/400 in the ATTACH.

RESOLUTION
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Although it is possible to manually enter values, and required in SNA Server
3.0, the SNA Server 4.0 interface has a drop-down list box to select the printer
type. Use the drop-down lest box instead of manual entry whenever possible.

To view the HPT printer types, do the following:

1. Type WRKDEVD "printerDevicename" (without the quotation marks) at a command
  prompt.

2. Enter 2 to change the parameters.

3. Look for Host Print Transform= *Yes/No. The next line will be the device
  types.

4. Scroll down to the device types parameter and press the F4 key to select a
  list of devices.

5. Choose an appropriate printer device from the list, and then configure SNA
  Server to match.

The change is NOT reflected back to the SNA Server Print Server.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are many other reasons that this event is posted. For additional
information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q222940 SNA 5250 Print Service (PPV5250) May Log Event 4097 In Error

  Q224825 Event 4097 Logged Continuously By 5250 Print Session

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400 kbSNAServ300SP3 kbSNAServ300SP1 kbSNAServ400SP1 kbSNAServ400SP2 kbSNAServ400SP3 kbSNAServ300SP2 kbSNAServ300SP4
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0 (all SP),4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 U.S. SP1

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