expression.GenerateDeviceNames As Booleanwhere expression is a variable that represents a IbmPrinter Object
expression.GenerateDeviceNames As Boolean| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
| Attachmate.Reflection.SecuredSettingException | This exception is thrown when you modify a property that was secured via the Permissions Manager or that can only be modified by an Administrator. |
GenerateDeviceNames is only available for 5250 Telnet sessions.
You can include any of the following characters as part of the value you specify for DeviceName:
| Character | How this value is used |
| * | Replaced by "A", "B", "C", and so on for each new session. If the entire alphabet is used, the generated device names continue with "AA", "AB", "AC", and so on. |
| % | Replaced by "P" for printer sessions and "S" for display sessions. |
| = | Replaced by "1", "2", "3", and so on. |
| &COMPN | Replaced by the local workstation name. If the generated name exceeds 10 characters, the excess characters are trimmed from the left (unless + is also used). This character cannot be used with ";ampUSERN". |
| &USERN | Replaced by the local user name, left-trimmed if the generated name exceeds 10 characters. If the generated name exceeds 10 characters, the excess characters are trimmed from the left (unless + is also used). This character cannot be used with ";ampCOMPN". |
| + | Used with ";ampUSERN" or ";ampCOMPN" to specify trimming from the right instead of from the left. This can be placed anywhere in the string. |
You can use only one string literal in combination with these characters. If you use separated strings, the second string is dropped.