AIX print queue, EBCDIC AS/400 troubles

From: A. Gordon Lyph (a_g_lyph_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: 25 Jun 2004 04:54:23 -0700

Hello-

We have a need to transfer some files (ASCII) to an AS/400 for
archiving. I've setup a print queue so the users can just point their
reports at it and have them sent to the AS/400 without requiring any
FTP or shell access. What I've done is:

* created remote print queue on AIX with Local filtering before
sending to print server

* remote printer type set to 'other' and 'generic'

* ASCII print queue name set to 'as400arch', hostname set properly,
print spooler type set to 'BSD', pass-through flag set to 'yes', send
control file first set to 'no'

After creating this in smitty, I then did:

* lsvirprt, selected new queue, then did: f=c and fc=dd conv=ebcdic
cbs=132

The queue on the AS/400 side is set to spool input to file, and
QPTMPLPD is set to DEVTYPE(*SCS).

When I test by doing:

banner test | lp -das400arch

the output does go to the AS/400 and does get saved off to file, but
when viewing it, the '#'s are stairstepped. If I change the filter on
the AIX side to:

fc=dd conv=ebcdic

The '#'s' are no longer stairstepped, but don't have any LF or CRs
either.

Is there some secret to getting ASCII files over to an AS/400 in
EBCDIC format with the proper formatting? Any help greatly
appreciated.

A. G.