FilePro 5.0 Hardcopy Print Problem
Brian K. White
brian at aljex.com
Mon May 21 15:27:12 PDT 2007
This sounds like a windows printer driver spooler config option.
Look at the advanced tab in the printer properties in windows.
(*) Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster
( ) Start printing after last page is spooled.
(*) Start printing immediately.
( ) Print directly to printer.
I don't know if that will help but it at least smells related.
Also you might try changing the options in Print Processor, though I have
never yet had to change that from whatever the print driver chose by default
(whoch is not always the same in each case).
Also you might try intentionally using the wrong driver just to test the
behaviour. For example, I can assure you that the windows built in plain HP
LaserJet II driver behaves by default in a way that works fine with filepro.
If the printer understands pcl3 at least built-in in hardware, then that
should work fine for filepro. Then to get back to full and most-correct
functionality for windows, you can look at the port, spooler, and print
processor options that the laserjet II driver configured for itself by
default, and then compare them to what the 2605 driver does and maybe find a
discrepency.
If the printer doesn't work with the windows built in LaserjetII driver at
default settings, then I think thats a good test for saying the printer is
just not good for use with filepro and don't waste time trying to make it
work.
The printer might not support pcl for real, and the real (2605) driver might
attempt to translate all print jobs automagically, and if so you may
eventually figure out work-arounds to get fp to work with it, but it'll
always be flaky and not work in every case and not always behave like real
pcl printers, and may require changing your options in fp enough that they
no longer work perfectly with other printers that your app used to work on.
And I say that it's better to not get sucked into messing with any of that,
just get printers that have at least pcl3 built in for real in hardware and
live with that limitation and never have to worry about new printers not
working.
If it does work with the built in simpler laserjet II driver, then you know
the printer and fp and your code, variables, fp config, print code tables
etc are all ok and the problem probably lies in the spooling options in the
windows driver, or possibly elsewhere but still in the windows driver. So
the printer is ok, use it, and the fix would be fiddle with options in the
driver like shown above, or use some other driver permanently not just to
test.
Brian K. White brian at aljex.com http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR
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----- Original Message -----
From: <clay at andycomputer.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:29 PM
Subject: RE: FilePro 5.0 Hardcopy Print Problem
> The cut and paste looked not quite right. thought i'd try to attach the
> .txt file
>
> Clay
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: FilePro 5.0 Hardcopy Print Problem
> From: clay at andycomputer.com
> Date: Mon, May 21, 2007 2:15 pm
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>
>
> Ok Update,
> The PFHCFF=ON hasnt helped.
> I have tried the EPSONFX and IBMPRO printers. No Avail.
> I loaded a HP5L Driver with the USB003 port that the 2605 Driver is using
> and tried printing with epsonfx hplaser and ibmpro. Same problem with all
> solutions.
> Will print after you back out of the menus. I have attached the copy of
> my Config
> File and the codes that are sent to the printer. (hardcopy.txt)
>
> asi.bat follows
> ----------------------------------
>
> set pfign=ab
> set pfcmark=30
> set abe=ascii
> set pfretry=70
> set pfdata=f:
> set pfprog=c:
> set pfdsk=f:
> set pfixs=on
> set pfnet=on
> set pfhcff=on
> p mainmenu
> del fp$*.bat
> cls
>
>
>
> hardcopy.txt follows - before back out of menu
> ---------------------------------
>
> E2831305528733430393954(74)*r-4U
> Juror DOB/#: XXXXXXXX . DL#: . SS#:
> XXX-XX-XXXX.
> Last Name: XXXXXXXX .
> First Name: XXXXXX . Middle: .
> Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. .
> Address: . DOB:XX/XX/XXXX.
> City: XXX . State: AL. Zip: 3XXXX & amp; nbsp; .
> Race: X. Sex: X. Spouse: .
> Week of Court: . Employer: .
> FBI#: . SID#: .S. Employer: .
> . & nbsp;
> .
> .
> .
> DEF: XX-XX-XX (XXXXXXX X/XXXXXX X, XXXX X, XXX XXXXXX & XXXXXXX XXX).
> .
> *XXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX XX XXXX X, XXXXXX X & XXXXXXX XXX. XXXX
> XXXXXXX .
> XXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXX.
> .
>
> .
>
> .
> & amp; nbsp;
> .
>
> .
>
> .
>
>
> hardcopy.txt after backing out of menu follows
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> E2831305528733430393954(74)*r-4U
> Juror DOB/#: XXXXXXXX . DL#: . SS#:
> XXX-XX-XXXX.
> Last Name: XXXXXXXX .
> First Name: XXXXXX . Middle: .
> Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. .
> Address: . DOB:XX/XX/XXXX.
> City: XXX . State: AL. Zip: 3XXXX & amp; nbsp; .
> Race: X. Sex: X. Spouse: .
> Week of Court: . Employer: .
> FBI#: . SID#: .S. Employer: .
> . & nbsp;
> .
> .
> .
> DEF: XX-XX-XX (XXXXXXX X/XXXXXX X, XXXX X, XXX XXXXXX & XXXXXXX XXX).
> .
> *XXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX XX XXXX X, XXXXXX X & XXXXXXX XXX. XXXX
> XXXXXXX .
> XXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXX.
> .
>
> .
>
> .
> & amp; nbsp;
> .
>
> .
>
> .
> E
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> data in fields have been replaced with X's for confidentially -
>
>
> Only thing I know left to do is try the network Interface. Will have to
> go get a
> small 5 port huband patch cables to easily have a extra network cord at
> the
> printer/computer.
>
> Thanks for the help
> Clay
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: FilePro 5.0 Hardcopy Print Problem
> From: "Jim Asman" <jlasman at telus.net>
> Date: Mon, May 21, 2007 1:40 pm
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>
>
> --------------- Original Message ---------------
> At 02:37P Mon May 21 2007, Clay Brown wrote:
>
>> I looked on HP's Site at the web addy
>>
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/18972-18972-3328060-15077-236268
> -1140727-1140731-1140736.html
>>
>> It states the Print languages, standard in the HPCLJ 2605 are:
>>
>> HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, HP postscript level 3 emulation
>>
>> Thought It would make a Good FilePro Printer.
>> I'm heading over to the clients office will try the
>> PFHCFF= ON
>> In the .bat config file correct?
>> ours is called ASI.bat for the company that orignally created the
> database
>> Alabama Software Inc.
>> would it be of any help to paste the contents of the Batch file?
>>
>> Somehting else I thought of is that this is a Network version of the
> 2605
>> and I thought about putting it on the
>> network instead of USB so FilePro could print directly to the
> machine and
>> not through the System Drivers.
>
> In the .BAT file is fine.
>
>
> Jim
> --
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> Phone: (604)584-0977 Surrey, BC V3R 3P7 CANADA
>
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