Sending tray code to hp

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 01:33P Tue Mar 02 2010, John Sica wrote:

> I have done that, but it was slightly different in that case.  It wasn't 
> filepro, but a cobol accounting program not very different than 
> "RealWorld" called "Truckpro". I thought I could be a little more direct 
> here.
> As it turns out, JP asked me what the interface script was. As I thought 
> about it and examined the script, I stumbled upon a line in the 
> HPLaserJet SCO Unix interface script.  The line had the code for the 
> upper bin, appropriately named ubin.  The code was Octal, I think, and I 
> added that echo command (echo "\033&l1H") right before the line in the 
> script that says "start printing files here".
> 
> Well, it works perfectly.  Everything that prints using this printer 
> prints to the upper bin and everything else, prints to the lower bin.  
> Saved them the space and cost of a new printer.
> 
> Thanks for your timely responses, both you and JP covered all the areas 
> I covered in my thought processes.
> 

Usually, tray selection issues end up about, what should the printer
do if the selected tray is out of paper?

Equally as important, what will the printer do if the other tray is
out of paper when a print request hits it?

What will the printers at hand do?


Jim 
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