SNA Print Server PDF Fails to Support Macros Exceeding 127 Characters (194763)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q194763

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, 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


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.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB194763
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