printing to windows spooler - width of doc problem

Dennis Malen dmalen at malen.com
Mon Apr 4 10:45:38 PDT 2005


Unfortunately I must attempt printing through the windows spooler because of 
the need to communicate with a windows third party application.

Other than that need, we always communicate through UNIX using an IP address 
which is working fine.

Concerning our printing to a windows spooler, we did get it to work except 
that it does not recognize the width of the document. It wraps at 80 
characters even though the document is larger.

Does anyone know what printer code I can use to send to an HP compatible 
printer that will allow it to recognize the width of the document??????

Thanks,

Dennis Malen
516.479.5912
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DataDoIt" <filepro at datadoit.com>
To: "'filePro mailing list'" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: RE: printing to windows spooler - width of doc problem


> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> |[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of
> |Dennis Malen
> |Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 5:47 PM
> |To: Brian K. White; filePro mailing list
> |Subject: Re: printing to windows spooler - width of doc problem
> |
> |Brian,
> |
> |Thanks for your response. Let's see if I can explain it to you
> |properly:
> |
> |The windows server has print services for UNIX running so that
> |jobs are printed through lpd /lpr. The printer is a shared
> |printer on the windows server and it defined as an HP1200
> |printer using RAW in spooling.
> |
> |The only thing we need to know is what codes to send the
> |printer in order to go beyond 80 character.
> |
> |Regards,
> |
> |Dennis
> |----- Original Message -----
> |From: "Brian K. White" <brian at aljex.com>
> |To: "filePro mailing list" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> |Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 2:51 PM
> |Subject: Re: printing to windows spooler - width of doc problem
> |
> |> The "real" answer is to buy a good hp print server and set up netcat
> |> printing and stop wasting your time playing with windows.
> |> Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
> ---------------------------
>
> If this is a motion by Brian, then I must second it.  You'll save yourself 
> a
> ton of time and headache setting up the printers on HP print servers vs.
> trying to get UNIX Services for Windows to play nice.
>
> But, if you insist, then please share your ultimate solution if you get to
> one.  Kinda curious myself, but don't wanna be the one to stick my neck 
> out.
> :)
>
> -MikeR
>
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