Microsoft KB Archive/216454

= Print Jobs Formatted Incorrectly If Using "No Line Formatting" =

Article ID: 216454

Article Last Modified on 9/22/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q216454





SYMPTOMS
3270 print jobs may print with incorrect formatting if the 3270 print session is configured to use the "No Line Formatting" option. The incorrect formatting appears in the form of missing spaces that result in print data not being properly positioned on the printed page.

The following example illustrates the problem:

- Expected print output

This is a sample print job              Date 2/2/1999

- Actual print output because of the problem described here.

This is a sample print job              Date 2/2/1999

The problem is that the data on the second line is not printed in the correct position.



CAUSE
SNA Server's Host Print service fails to send all of the spaces (which are denoted by EBCDIC X'40'characters) it receives to the printer when the "No Line Formatting" option is selected in some circumstances.



SNA Server 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 3.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SNA Server versions 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3,4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 3.0 Service Pack 4 and SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the "No Line Formatting" option, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

178514 No Line Formatting" Option isn't Explained in SNA Server Help

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsna300sp4fix kbsna400sp3fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB216454

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