SNA Print Server PDF Fails to Support Macros Exceeding 127 Characters

ID: Q194763

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you configure an SNA print server to use a Printer Definition File (PDF) to perform character mapping operations, the operation will fail if the length of the fully expanded macro used exceeds 127 characters.


CAUSE

A problem with SNA print server resulted in the maximum length of PDF macros being limited to 127 characters.


RESOLUTION

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 4.0



This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 


   S E R V P A C K



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP 3, 4.0, and 4.0 SP1. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

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Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0SP1,3.0SP2,3.0SP3,4.0,4.0SP1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 8, 1999