Printer device type (DEVTYPE)

Specifies the type of data stream created for the printer device file.

The possible values are:

*SCS
An SNA Character Stream (SCS) data stream is created.*CURLIB

*IPDS
An Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS) is created.

*USERASCII
An ASCII data stream is placed on a spooled output queue. You are responsible for placing the entire hexadecimal data stream in the buffer, since the AS/400 system does not change or validate the values that are passed.

*AFPDS
An advanced function print data stream (AFPDS) is created.

*AFPDSLINE
Mixed data (line data and AFPDS data) is created. This value can be specified when using the 3812 IPDS, 3816 IPDS, 3820, 3825, 3827, 3828, 3829, 3831, 3835, 3900, 3912, 3916, 3930, 3935, 4028, 4224, 4230, 4234, 6404, 6408, or 6412 IPDS* printer. The printer must be configured with AFP(*YES).

*LINE
Line data is created. This value can be specified when using the 3812 IPDS, 3816 IPDS, 3820, 3825, 3827, 3828, 3829, 3831, 3835, 3900, 3912, 3916, 3930, 3925, 4028, 4224, 4230, 4234, 6406, 6408, or 6412 IPDS printers. The printer must be configured with AFP(*YES).

*CMDDFT
The system default is used.