Special DDS considerations for AFP data stream

To use Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) support on the iSeries™ server to print on IPDS™ printers, you must install Print Services Facility™ (PSF).

See the iSeries Guide to Output for information on when PSF is required. If you have additional questions about PSF, contact your IBM® representative.

The following is a list of DDS keywords that are valid for printer files that have the printer device type (DEVTYPE) parameter value specified as *AFPDS. Restrictions on DDS keywords are contained in this list as well. For more detailed information about DDS keywords, see DDS Reference: Printer Files in the Programming topic.

• AFPRSC
• ALIAS
• BARCODE
• BOX
• CCSID
• CDEFNT
• CHRID - Only applies to output printed using a printer resident font. If a coded font (CDEFNT) or a font character set and code page combination (FNTCHRSET) is specified, the CHRID keyword is ignored and a message is issued.
• CHRSIZ
• COLOR - Color is ignored if your printer does not support color printing.
• CVTDTA
• DATE OUTBIN
• DATFMT
• DATSEP
• DFT
• DLTEDT
• DOCIDXTAG
• DRAWER
• DTASTMCMD
• DUPLEX
• EDTCDE
• EDTWORD
• ENDPAGE
• ENDPAGGRP
• FLTFIXDEC
• FLTPCN
• FONT
• FONTNAME
• FORCE
• FNTCHRSET
• GDF
• HIGHLIGHT - Only applies to output printed using a printer resident font. If a coded font (CDEFNT) or a font character set and code page combination (FNTCHRSET) is specified, the HIGHLIGHT keyword is ignored and a message issued.
• IGCCDEFNT
• INDARA
• INDTXT
• INVMMAP
• LINE
• MSGCON
• OVERLAY
• OUTBIN
• PAGNBR
• PAGRTT
• PAGSEG
• POSITION
• PRTQLTY
• REF
• REFFLD
• SKIPA - Not allowed at the file level in a spooled file with printer device type *AFPDS.
• SKIPB - Not allowed at the file level in a spooled file with printer device type *AFPDS.)
• STRPAGGRP
• TEXT
• TIME
• TIMFMT
• TIMSEP
• TXTRTT
• UNDERLINE
• UNISCRIPT
• ZFOLD