usb printing

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting BOA Information Systems (Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:42:14 -0400):

> windows 2000, when sending filepro print jobs to a usb connected lexmark
> printer (new) jobs sound like they are ready to print, no errors, jobs
> do get removed from spooled area, but no print out actually appears.
>
> any information would be greatly appreciated.

Which model Lexmark printer?

Many Lexmark printers are too dumb to print anything but pictures,
using a proprietary printer language which is kept as a trade secret
by Lexmark, so that no one but them can write a driver.  They can't
even print the letter "A".  You need to generate a picture which has
an image of the letter "A" in it, and then print that picture.  The
same is true for many so-called "printers" nowadays.  (Hint -- if
you can buy it free ater rebate, just remember that you get what you
pay for.)

I yours is such a model, you will need to use the fp2rtf printer
setup in filePro.  (I don't recall if this is installed by default,
or if you have to install it separately.)  I know there's a readme
file included with it.

I've never needed nor used it.  I'm sure someone else on the list
has had experience with it.  Otherwise, contact fpsupport on how to
install it and set it up.

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