One straightforward advantage of using AshLPD as a printing service is that it allows you to use the A-Shell/Windows GDI printing directives under UNIX. No special tricks are needed. Just define a printer initialization file on the application server with the standard COMMAND = SBX:ASHLPR and create a printer definition on the AshLPD side that includes PASSTHROUGH=OFF. Any GDI printing directives in the file will be automatically processed during printing on the PC side.
