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----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:36:11 on 92/05/05 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 56SLC & HP LJ II

I upgraded from a 55SX to a 56SLC which is a MUCH faster machine, but the spool
ing, or should I say the printing once the document is spooled is S L O W !

I loaded the 'standard' HP Laserjet Series II print driver while installing
OS/2.  The printer is attached to LPT1.  Does anyone have any suggestions.
10 or 15 min per page is what it's taking. :(

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:50:00 on 92/05/06 GMT (by AACL0X7 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Drivers for HP DeskJet Classic

I note that on Device Driver Diskette 4 there is an DESKJET.DRV and
DESKJET.DRV.  Being the owner of one of these fine machine, I'd like
to have a properly configured printer on my desktop.  The Printer install
program however does not list any printers as using this device driver.
Is there any way to get this driver loaded, or could this be a driver for
WIN-OS2 only?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:01:31 on 92/05/06 GMT (by VWOA013 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print from Excel

I am using OS/2 1.3 and EXCEL 3.0.  When I try to print a simple graph or a
large spreadsheet, I get the message " STOP , Out of memory".  I have 10 meg
of memory, and 7 meg available hard disk space.

I called EXCEL, they said OS/2 spooler had a problem.  They told me to
turn off the Spooler, and disassociate the printer from the Queue.  I did
that, but it didn't get rid of the problem.

I am, otherwise, able to print large reports from the Database Manager, and
other applications, only EXCEL has a problem.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:37:31 on 92/05/06 GMT (by SBCY006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Deskjet 500 does not have a driver for non-epson mode

The is no drvier for the Deskjet 500 in non-epson mode.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:07:40 on 92/05/07 GMT (by IL40379 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to PCLP print servers from OS/2 2.0

Environment: OS/2 2.0 GA installed on PS/2 95 with HD formatted to HPFS; ES and
 LAN requestor for 2.0 is also installed.  We use IBM's OS/2 1.3 LAN Server as
the file server and DOS PC LAN Program (PCLP) PCs as print servers with IBM
4019 and 4029 Postscript laser printers attached.  We need to run both OS/2 &
Windows applications. I have the new PMSPL.DLL installed.
Problem: OS/2 1.3 application (PMWord & Excel) will correctly send print to the
lower tray but Windows applications (WinWord 2.0) sends the print to the top
tray even when the printer is correctly setup to the lower tray.
Also, under OS/2 1.3 we could send print to the 4029 driver and it printed fine
on the 4019.  Now it seems we must use the matching driver to get it to print.

Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a fix?
P.S. I had no problem printing with 2.0 LA code.  Boy was this a surprise!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:40:10 on 92/05/07 GMT (by JSCHROE at NYCVMIC1)
Subject: Drivers for HP DeskJet Classic
Ref:     Append at 15:50:00 on 92/05/06 GMT (by AACL0X7 at OS2CUST)
Once you have solved your dilema please append it here. I'm desperate to get
my Deskjet+ back since installing OS/2 GA. I have seen some appends over in
OS2BEGIN FORUM that the 'HP Deskjet with Epson cartridge' driver works. I've
also seen an append there claiming that the 'simplest' Laserjet Driver works
fine. I'm waiting to hear precisely which driver it is.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:46:00 on 92/05/07 GMT (by RRKURTZ at PKEDVM9)
Subject: Drivers for HP DeskJet Classic
Ref:     Append at 01:40:10 on 92/05/07 GMT (by JSCHROE at NYCVMIC1)

I have been using the EPSON EPL 6000 driver with my DeskJet+ since 6.149
beta with no problems. Prints from Wprd Perfect 5.1, Harvard Graphics,
Lotus 123 and Freelance Graphics as well as straight print commands.

Dick Kurtz - TEAMOS2, Poughkeepsie NY

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:23:53 on 92/05/07 GMT (by GRAFF2 at STLVM14)
Subject: Deskjet 500 does not have a driver for non-epson mode
Ref:     Append at 21:37:31 on 92/05/06 GMT (by SBCY006 at OS2CUST)

That's an Epson LASER driver.  Native Deskjet support is piggybacked
on top of that driver.  You DON'T need an Epson emulation cartridge in
your Deskjet.  We have a DJ500 at home which runs just fine under OS/2
with the Deskjet/Epson driver.

Michael GRAFF at STLVM14

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:14:36 on 92/05/12 GMT (by XXATBR25 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Printing Problems
I have just installed OS/2 2.0 GA and have a FUJITSU DL1100 printer
which is running in EPSON LQ2500 emulation mode because there are no
print drivers for FUJISTU printers.  I have been experiencing extremely
slow printing (maybe 3 lines every 10-20 seconds or so for just plain
text).  As well, if I drag a document (again just plain text ie. CONFIG.
SYS) onto the printer object, it takes forever and a day to print, and
the output appears to be just garbage.  Any suggestions?  My systems is:
486 - 33Mhz, 2 HD (135MB Fujitsu, 170MB connor), 8 MB RAM, Boot Manager
is installed, Bios is Quadtel.

Bob Kitella
Systems Programmer
Alberta Treasury Branches

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:24:12 on 92/05/12 GMT (by BDCARR at CHGVMIC1)
Subject: HP LaserJet Series II Driver
Printing from a WIN-OS2 session using the HP LaserJet Series II print
driver is extremely slow.  We have turned off the Windows and OS/2
clipboard and DDE applications and turned off the Windows print manager
to improve performance, but it is still very slow.  Are there any other
ways to improve the printing performance from a WIN-OS2 session?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:58:21 on 92/05/13 GMT (by UNFL010 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from an OS/2 2.0 Workstation to a 1.3 LS with a 4216-31

I have an IBM PS/2 Model 80-161 running OS/2 2.0 GA.  I am tring to
print to an IBM 4216-031 postscript printer that is hung off a PS/2 M80
running OS/2 LAN Server 1.3 CSD 5050.

When I try to print from anything other than the command line of 2.0, I
get the following pop-up message and all that is printed is the banner/header
page.

  Print job XX has paused printing on CSDPRT3.
  There have been printing errors.
  The Printer Driver file is in eror or not present.  Please re-install your
  printer driver (PMV6017).

I must cancel the print job before anyone else (running 1.3) can print.

The print driver version on the 1.3 machine is 13.325.
The print driver version on the 2.0 machine is 13.342.

Any suggestions?
Thanks.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:18:26 on 92/05/14 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing Problems
Ref: Append at 15:14:36 on 92/05/12 GMT (by XXATBR25 at TORVMCOP)

Bob,
Is your printer printing in NLQ mode?  Maybe check the Printer Object
settings, printer driver, job properties to see if anything there will help
speed printing.
Do you have other adapters in your system, like a sound blaster, network card,
etc, that is set to Interupt Request 7 ?  You may want to double check all
of your adapter cards to be sure that no other adapter card uses IRQ7.  Some
parallel adpter cards were not desinged to properly use IRQ7, and this did
not present a problem with DOS, as it only uses the port to print to a parrelle
l printer, whereas OS/2 uses both IRQ7 and the port.  Maybe try a different
parrallel adapter card if possible.

Mike Long
Iowa State University

You could also try the IBMNULL printer driver as an experiment also to check it
s speed.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:48:34 on 92/05/14 GMT (by IL62683 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Generic Postscript DRV onLan Server 1.3 5050 Printer driver error

Server=Mod80 Lan Server v1.3 WR05050 Client=Mod80 OS/2 2.0 both have
Generic Postscript driver. The printer is a HP IIISI in postscript mode
using HP network printer interface & S/W for Lan Server. Get error message
at client: Print job has paused printing on HPSI (¢PIPE¢HPSI) There have
been printer errors. The printer driver file is in error or not present.
Reinstall your printer driver (PMV6017). This printer works fine for all
other clients (DOS,Windows 3.0 & 3.1, OS/2 1.3).

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:40:52 on 92/05/14 GMT (by TARTAK at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Printing from an OS/2 2.0 Workstation to a 1.3 LS with a 4216-31
Ref:     Append at 12:58:21 on 92/05/13 GMT (by UNFL010 at OS2CUST)

The GA 2.0 PostScript printer had to expand its printer driver data.
The older PostScript drivers think driver data from the GA driver passed
to them is in error and will not accept it.

This is basically a problem of FORWARD compatibility (asking an older
driver to recognize a newer driver) and the 1.3 driver wasn't designed
to handle this.  This incompatibility will not occur in the future for
the PostScript driver.

SOLUTION:
The fix for now is to copy pscript.drv and pscript.hlp from the GA 2.0
system to the 1.3 system (the driver usually is in c:\os2\dll\pscript).
The driver will be locked open after it has printed anything so hold the
queue and reboot if you can't do the copy.  The GA 2.0 driver will run
fine on the 1.3 system.

Lee Tartak,       Dept 23P - PM Advanced Printing
OS/2 Development, Boca Raton FL,  Internet: [e-mail]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:33:32 on 92/05/15 GMT (by MMM195 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can't Print MS Excel for OS/2 on LS 1.3 LAN from 2/0 Requestor

I have the OS/2 version of Excel running as a public application on my LS 1.3
(CSD 5050) LAN. After loading OS/2 2.0, I get a non-discript error message
saying, 'Error printing on Print'. The printer is on the LAN and I am able
to print from WinWord 2.0, and ASCII text. I've tried loading Excel on
the workstation with the same results. The workstation is a model 80 with
XGA (high resolution) and 16MB of memory.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:53:19 on 92/05/18 GMT (by COUCH at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: No page advance at end of non PM print to IBM ProPrinter

I only have one printer installed, an IBM Proprinter III. If I do a
print screen or copy a file to Lpt1:, I hear the print to a reset, the
output is printed and then I hear another reset of the printer. How to I
get a page advance before the ending reset so each new print job starts
at top of form.

Norris Couch

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:20:09 on 92/05/18 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST)
Subject: os2 2.0 to lanserver 1.3 with hpljet 2 driver

Have several users that are running 2.0 GA attempting to print to a mod 95 with
 a HP Laserjet attached Parallel running OS/2 1.3 LS and CSD 5050. When printin
g from a 2.0 Requseter I get a printer error on the workstation. I installed th
e new PMSPL.dll file and this did not resolve the problem. Other users have sta
ted that the job is spooling and has completed printing, but no printout was ev
er done. I installed the new DLL and this did not resolve the problem. Any Idea
s...

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:36:32 on 92/05/18 GMT (by MIKE at HOUVMSCC)
Subject: Printing from an OS/2 2.0 Workstation to a 1.3 LS with a 4216-31
Ref:     Append at 20:40:52 on 92/05/14 GMT (by TARTAK at BCRVMPC1)

After I copy the OS/2 2.0 driver to the 1.3 server, will the older
EE 1.3 requesters with their old drivers be able to print to the
1.3 servers with the new 2.0 drivers?

Mike Felix

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:51:51 on 92/05/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Printing from an OS/2 2.0 Workstation to a 1.3 LS with a 4216-31
Ref:     Append at 12:36:32 on 92/05/18 GMT (by MIKE at HOUVMSCC)

The OS/2 2.0 print drivers are supposed to be compatible and useable
on OS/2 1.3. I'm not sure what you mean by the 1.3 requesters using
their "old" drivers to print on the 1.3 server with the "new" (2.0)
drivers; but, as long as these are drivers supplied with OS/2 there
shouldn't be any problems. If in doubt, use the IBMNULL print driver
on the requester to "feed" the data to the server.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:07:20 on 92/05/18 GMT (by JJIN033 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print to a File

We have a few portable PCs that are not connected to a PC printer.
We set these up with HP LaserJet III drivers and turn on the "Print to
File option".  This works great for Print Screens and using the drag and
drop from WPS.  However, it hangs the machine when using a normal
    PRINT AUTOEXEC.BAT command from an OS/2 Full Screen or Window.
Are we doing something wrong, or is this the way this option was intended to
work.  BTW, print files that go to a diskette can then be printed on a PC
with an actual printer by typing the command PRINT A:\pcfilename or
COPY /B A:\pcfilename PRN:.

This works really well.  Now, if we can only get normal prints to
work correctly......

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:51:58 on 92/05/18 GMT (by NYHO010 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C color driver alternatives?

if drivers are not available in os2 2.0 for the hp deskjet 500c are there any
other available drivers available that will work for PM Chart

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:58:29 on 92/05/19 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: os2 2.0 to lanserver 1.3 with hpljet 2 driver
Ref: Append at 12:20:09 on 92/05/18 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST)

Not sure if this is still a rescriction or not, but you may need to make sure
you have the EXACT same printer driver on the requesters and servers.  Are you
using the Network Printer object also?  If worst comes to worst, you can tell t
he printout to go to a file, and then give the file name as LPT1, LPT2 ...LPT9
whichever one you want it to go to.  That should allow the PM programs to print
 to a server whci has a different printer driver.

Mike Long
Iowa State University
You mightwant to try the OS/2 LAN area too.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:05:06 on 92/05/19 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can't Print MS Excel for OS/2 on LS 1.3 LAN from 2/0 Requestor
Ref: Append at 22:33:32 on 92/05/15 GMT (by MMM195 at OS2CUST)

Which printer drivers are you using.  You may need to have the exact same print
er drivers on the requester and server.  If you are using HP's Series III drive
r that one gets from HP, then you will also want to check out the readme file t
hat comes with that, as there are restrictions on its use with Excel, (somethin
g about nedding a printer defined, but with no queue).  Also, you may want to t
ry both the printer object and the network printer object, to see if one or the
 other will work better for you.

Mike Long
Iowa State Univ.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:35:34 on 92/05/20 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to a File ... In ASCII

Is there anyway to set up a printer object in such a way that it will print
to a file in ascii text?  I want to capture certain sections of the online
documentaion as ascii text by printing it to a printer that re-directs it
to a file.

Or, is there a way to cut and past, or just grab text from view.exe or an
.inf file?    Thanks for the help.

Matt Hickman
Chevron

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:24:35 on 92/05/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to a File ... In ASCII
Ref: Append at 20:35:34 on 92/05/20 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST)

If I want to get something out of VIEW in a file format, I usually use "copy to
 File" or "Append to file" under Services pulldown menu.  This creates a file c
alled "text.tmp" in my d:\OS2\BOOK directory.  I then take that ascii text file
 and do with it what I need.  If you don't like that, maybe try creating the
printer object with the IBMNULL printer driver and direct the output to a file.
  This will probably have the least (if any) printer control codes to strip out
.

Good Luck
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 04:55:09 on 92/05/21 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMSPLL.DLL

Support,
  I have read in a couple of places (most recently in a letter from Bret Curran
in the "New to OS/2 BBS Forum"), that in order to print from PMWord and Excel
for OS/2 you need to have a file named PMSPLL.DLL. My question is where can
I can this file? I've looked on Compuserve, the NSC BBS, and the OS2Shareware
BBS but I come up empty-handed (or "bitless") in every case. Do I need to call
the MS BBS? I know that during the beta they had the fix for PMWord there. If
I'm correct and this file does exist and it does fix the problem of printing
across the LAN from PMWord and Excel, then I think the NSC should have this
file (it should also be loaded up on Compuserve).
Additionally, I know that the 6.304E drop would not allow PMWord and EXcel
for OS/2 to print across the LAN. I understood that this problem would be
fixed by GA. Has it been fixed?

Brad Bueche

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:47:17 on 92/05/21 GMT (by G2851 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP PaintJet Driver

On the Printer Driver Diskette #4 there is a file with the name of
PAINTJET.DRV, but when I try to install a driver, the paintjet does not show
up on the list.  I do not want to use the Micrographix driver for the
paintjet.  How do I install the driver from disk 4?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:36:39 on 92/05/21 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 17:37:12 on 92/05/21 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: PMSPLL.DLL
Ref:     Append at 04:55:09 on 92/05/21 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)

Problem originally reported in 1.3, APAR PJ03671 which has been
reopened for OS/2 2.0. We do have access to the DLL you mention
but I will have to investigate as to whether we can distribute
on this BBS (in "Software Library") without violating copyrights.

|
| The module name is actually PMSPL.DLL, still looking into it.
|

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:20:13 on 92/05/21 GMT (by DRYOUNG at AUSVMR)
Subject: Printing to IBM 4019 Laser Printer always prints to Tray 1

I have a Mod 80 with OS/2 2.0 on it.  The machine has an IBM 4019
attached to LPT1.  The 4019 has two trays on it with tray 2 having more
paper capacity.  Even when tray 2 is selected on the printer, everything
that is printed prints to tray 1.  Now, you can set the number of trays
in the printer icon, but this still won't allow tray 2 to be used.
Any ideas?

Don Young T/L 793-9166

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:06:44 on 92/05/21 GMT (by IL49642 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can't write to LPT1, using Insight computer

Insight computer with Epson T-1000 printer using either the LX-800 or the
IBMNULL driver.
Problem:  After sending a print job to the spooler the printer begins to
print.  It prints from 2 to 5 lines of text then stops, after the timeout
I receive a message from the PRINTER Object displaying error 004 "Can't
write to LPT1, Processing can continue".  The action choices are 'Abort',
'Retry', or 'Ignore'.  If I choose Retry or Ignore then I get 2 to 5 more lines
printed and the error message comes back.  This can continue until the entire
print job is complete or if I hit Abort the the print job is deleted from the
spooler.

Ronnie Easter

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:57:37 on 92/05/21 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to a File ... In ASCII
Ref: Append at 23:24:35 on 92/05/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

The problem with the "copy to a file" and "append to a file" options is that
only the section on the screen is put in a file.   I have tried the
printer object with the IBMNUL driver.  It appears to save the item as
a 'metafile' in the internal PM format, because looking at it with an
ASCII editor doesn't work.  Thanks for the help Mike.

Natt Hickman, Chevron

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:17:41 on 92/05/21 GMT (by WCOON at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: Printing Landscape from Excel for OS/2 to a LAN-attached 4019

I've got OS/2 1.3 on a requester to an OS/2 1.3 LAN Server. I want to
print Landscape to a 4019 in PPDS mode on the server. If I go to printer
setup in Excel, and change to landscape, the output comes condensed onto
the bottom half of a portrait page. If the printer is locally connected,
it works. Does the queue on the server also need to be changed to
landscape to be able to do this? Thanks.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:22:39 on 92/05/21 GMT (by IL78248 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Separator Pages for HP IIIsi using PCL and Postscript

I am trying to use Seperator Pages with OS/2 1.3 on a server with a HP IIIsi
printer attached.  I have the printer defined to use both PCL and Postscript.
The printer prints in both modes just fine. The print driver allows the switch
between PCL and Postscript just fine.  The problem is getting the seperator pag
es to work for Postscript.  I have used the example out of the OS/2 LAN Server
1.3 "Network Administrator Guide" S33F-9428-00 page E-4 and it works ok for PCL
 mode.

I have tried to get separator pages to work for Postscript and have had no luck
.  I tried to use the examples in OS/2 version 1.3 Volume 2: Print Subsystem
GG24-3631-00 page 328 but they do not work for HP IIIsi for Postscript. .

Does anyone know or have an example of a Separator Page Definition for a
HP Laser printer IIIsi for Postscript?

Neale McCormick

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:47:50 on 92/05/22 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Separator Pages for HP IIIsi using PCL and Postscript
Ref: Append at 20:22:39 on 92/05/21 GMT (by IL78248 at OS2CUST)

I would also be interested in the best way to do a Postscript Separator Page,
and be able to put userid, date, time etc on it.
You could probabaly have a separator page that was all the same for all print
jobs by having the separator page command file be only a @F line with a
real postscrpit file as the file defined by @F.  This would not allow us to
put in the userid and such, but at least would separate the jobs.
Another idea with the IIIsi since it does mode switching (PCL to POST.) would
be to set up a separator page that switches the printer to PCL (with a @F
command file with the proper codes to do the switch), do your userid and date
time, etc printouts, and then another @F to switch the printer back to Post.
I have not had time to try this with a IIIsi, but have used it succesfully
with the Postscrpit cartridge from adobe on a II.  So, if you get the
IIIsi working this way let us know how you got it going :->

Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:03:45 on 92/05/23 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can't write to LPT1, using Insight computer
Ref: Append at 17:06:44 on 92/05/21 GMT (by IL49642 at OS2CUST)

Ronnie,
It has been my experience that not being able to print in OS/2 revolves around
the Interupt Request 7 on your Parrallel printer adapter.
The first thing to double check is that you do not have another adpater on
IRQ7 (sound blaster, network card , etc.).  Only the printer adapter should
be at IRQ7.  This applies to ISA bus computers and I assume the Insight is
ISA.  Do you have 2 Parallel adapters? If so remove one to try?
The second thing is that some Parallel adapters were not designed properly.
DOS does not use IRQ7 to print, it only uses the port.  Some adapters were
not designed to properly use IRQ7, and they still work great with DOS.  OS/2
uses both the IRQ and the port to print, so that an adapter that is not designe
d properly will fail to work properly with OS/2.  Do you have access to a diffe
rent brand of Parallel adapter?  If so, give that a try.  You might also want
to try a different brand of Parallel cable to rule that out too.
Good Luck
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:34:48 on 92/05/26 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Where's my Network Printer Template!?

  I am having problems with the workplace in setting up network
printer objects.  I have, in the past, created network printer
objects by dragging the network printer template from the templates
folder on to the desktop.  The problem is that this object is not
always in the templates folder.

  Is there any way I can re-create this template elsewere or some
undocumented state that the desktop has to be in for the network
printer template to appear in the templates folder?

Thane  -

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:05:42 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche

When I try to print to my IBM Laserprinter(4029-30) I get
a message that indicates my printer is offline.

I ran CHECKIT from DOS and my LPT1 is set to IRQ 7. This machine
prints fine from DOS/WINDOWS.

I am taking home a different Parallel cable tonight to try this out.

Any other suggestions would be helpful

Thanks,

Jim Mc

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:07:35 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can't write to LPT1, using Insight computer
Ref: Append at 00:03:45 on 92/05/23 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

I am having this same problem.

I ran CHECKIT and it tells me my IRQ 7 is set to LPT1. Tonight I am
going to try a different Parallel cable.

Other suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks,

Jim Mc

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:42:26 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche
Ref: Append at 00:05:42 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

I tried a different parallel cable and received the same message.

The message I get is:

PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry to
continue or cancel to end the job.

I sure would like to use my IBM Laserprinter. It is funny that
Microsoft's can get an IBM printer to work but IBM can't.

Jim Mc

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:59:25 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL30798 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Wrong Printer Driver

I have installed OS/2 2.0 on a number of machines where there is on only one
printer installed, typically a Proprinter.  These machines print correctly.
There is one system that has a Proprinter attached to LPT1 and an HP LJ II
attached to COM2.  The LaserJet prints fine with the correct printer driver
but the Proprinter appears to be using the HP driver.  I have deleted and
reinstalled the Proprinter driver with no improvement.  Any suggestions?

Greg Canady - Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:58:22 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche
Ref: Append at 14:42:26 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Many people are having this problem, but  I run this printer with no problems.
OS/2 depends on interrupts to efficiently handle external devices.  DOS assumes
that only a single task is running, so if it wastes resources waiting on the
printer, so what; nothing else is running on the machine.  Any multitasking
system, beit OS/2, Unix, Windows NT, etc will have similar concerns.

OS/2 is not getting a response from your printer telling that it is on and
ready, because the interrupt from the printer is not getting through.
Several possible causes:

1. On ISA machines, the interrupts cannot be reliably shared.  (I believe
devices can share interrupts on MCA and EISA machines).  So if the printer
is sharing an interrupt with another device (Soundblasters are frequently
the culprit) this communication can be blocked.

2. A parallel cable or parallel printer controller that does not properly
emulate the standard requirements (since it works OK under DOS without
these capabilities).

3. I noticed one situation where a user was using a switchbox which did not
pass through the signals from a good cable and controller.

4. There is the possibility that something is wrong with your printer
definition to OS/2, but I suspect that this is not the most likely possibility.

Referring again to 1 above, sometimes parallel ports are available on both
the computer motherboard, and on an add-in board.  If two LPT1's are active
(in some sense) this can also cause the conflict.

Hopefully this helps, and I have not merely added to the confusion.

Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:16:01 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.

I am trying to print to LPT1 and I have used every driver possible.

I continually get PMV8007 The printer is switch off. Switch it on.
Select retry to continue or cancel to end the job.

I have tried a new Parallel cable. IRQ 7 is set to LPT1 according to
CHECKIT from a booted DOS machine. I am able to print from by booting
DOS.

Input to this problem would sure be appreciated!

Jim - IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:47:29 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche
Ref: Append at 16:58:22 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST)

Brooks,

This motherboard is an AMI 486/33 ISA Baby Voyager. The parellel
port is off the motherboard.
The only cards I have are my SVGA (Prodesigner II) and a 8 bit SCSI
card(TMC-850) from FUTURE Domain. This SCSI card I received with my CD-ROM
drive.

My Interrupt Assignments from CHECKIT native DOS are:
IRQ 0   System Timer                   Standard DMA Assignments
IRQ 1   Keyboard                         DMA 0
IRQ 2   {Cascade}                        DMA 1
IRQ 3   COM2                             DMA 2    Floppy Disk
IRQ 4   COM1                             DMA 3
IRQ 5   Available                        DMA 4    {Cascade}
IRQ 6   Floppy Disk                      DMA 5
IRQ 7   LPT1                             DMA 6
IRQ 8   Clock/Calendar                   DMA 7
IRQ 9   Available
IRQ 10  Available
IRQ 11  Available
IRQ 12  Available
IRQ 13  80387 .....older CHECKIT program which I assumes this is my 487
IRQ 14  Hard Disk
IRQ 15  Available

Do these look ok to you? I hope that IBM can resolve this problem or I
will have to demand my money back. Your help is appreciated!

Jim - Salt River Project
      IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:19:24 on 92/05/27 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to PCLP printer

I have Lan Requester 2.0.  I am trying to print to a 4019 Postscript printer
attached as an external resource to an OS/2 1.3.1 Lan Server.  I have
a printer object defined which points to LPT2 (the PCLP printer).
printer object has the same
I can print from DOS or WIN-OS2.  I cannot print from OS/2!  I do not
get any errors, I don't get any print either.

Looking for suggestions
Thanks.
Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:02:44 on 92/05/27 GMT (by DRWHO at CLTVM3)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref:     Append at 17:16:01 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Sorry to ask, if you've answered this question, but do you have a
soundblaster card in your machine?

Ben Antanaitis

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:53:25 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 22:26:01 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to PCLP printer
Ref: Append at 19:19:24 on 92/05/27 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST)

Dave,
You could try telling the print object to print to a file instead of LPT2.  The
n when you are prompted for a file name tell it LPT2.

Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:48:18 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 22:33:27 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche
Ref: Append at 17:47:29 on 92/05/27 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Jim,
You might want to try pulling that 8-bit SCSI card for a test.  An 8-bit card
must have an IRQ between 2-7, and I didn't notice it in your CHECKIT printout.
 I have found those CHECKIT type programs to be wrong some of the time anyway.
I do not trust this type of program to tell me IRQ's on an ISA bus.  The only
real way on an ISA bus is to break out the manuals and check all the jumpers.
So you could try pulling the SCSI card as a test to see if you can print, and
if you are able to print then, it would seem that the SCSI card was at IRQ7.  I
f there are jumpers on the board, see if you can get it set to IRQ5.
Second idea to try is to disable the parallel printer port on your motherboard
(if possible) and stick in a parallel adapter (hopefully one that works with
OS/2 in another machine) and see if that gets you anywhere.
Third, that second parallel cable you tried, was it the same brand/type of
printer cable?  Maybe try a third cable of a different brand/type that is a
known working cable with OS/2?
Best wishes,
Mike Long
Iowa State University
As a side note, just want to make sure that you are also testing to see if you
can print from the OS/2 command line (like dir>lpt1), and not just a PM program
.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:00:08 on 92/05/27 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Where's my Network Printer Template!?
Ref:     Append at 21:34:48 on 92/05/26 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST)

If you have a network printer anywhere on the system, you can
copy it to another icon instance and the go to settings and
modify the new one as needed.

I don't understand how the network printer is in the templates
sometimes, and sometimes not. The printer template should always
be in the template folder and can be used to setup a network printer.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:10:40 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Wrong Printer Driver
Ref: Append at 14:59:25 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL30798 at OS2CUST)

Greg,
You may want to check out the On-Line command reference under SPOOL, Redirect
printing to a serail device, if you have not already done so.
Also, you may want to go into both printer objects,open settings, printer drive
r, and single click on the proper driver for whichever printer object that is.
This make sure that the default printer driver for that object is the proper
driver.  You could also double click on both the Printer driver and Default
printer driver, to make sure that the driver settings are the way you want them
, and also job properties.  If you have already done this, then never mind.
Hope that gets you going,
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:16:53 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Where's my Network Printer Template!?
Ref: Append at 21:34:48 on 92/05/26 GMT (by SRPIE05 at OS2CUST)

Thane,
You might want to give refresh and arrange several trys on the Templates
Folder to see if that brings the network printer icon back.  Maybe one has
to be logged onto the network before this will show up in the folder?  I always
 logon to the network first thing in the morning so I don't know if that is tru
e or not.
Good Luck
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:25:51 on 92/05/28 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to PCLP printer

I'm having the same problem printing to a PCLP printer defined as an external r
esource on my LAN Server 1.3 domain.  I submitted the problem to the
IBM Support Center 10 days ago.  So far they have given me a workaround that di
dn't work. I plan to submit another problem report to them.

Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst'sOffice

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:04:37 on 92/05/28 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing to PCLP printer
Ref: Append at 19:19:24 on 92/05/27 GMT (by WZ00533 at OS2CUST)

I just found out there is an APAR which may solve this problem.
The APAR is PJ03671.

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:03:10 on 92/05/28 GMT (by MMM195 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Seiko Smart Label Printer won't print in 2.0

I OS2/ 1.3.x I was able to use my Seiko Smart Label printer from the DOS
Box. With 2.0, I get a communication error whenever I try to print. The
labels will feed through but without any print. The IBMLink suggested I
define a printer to the port, but this printer doesn't have a driver and the
IBMNULL driver doesn't work.

Any ideas.

MMM195

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:27:27 on 92/05/28 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: Unable to print to my IBM 4029-30 with an ISA 486-33 Touche
Ref: Append at 21:48:18 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Mike,

Thanks for this info. I will give this a try.

I was unable to print to LPT1 from the command line with TYPE, COPY, or
PRINT. If I do this it goes into the queue and times out just like
a PM print.

Thanks for your time!

Jim
Salt River Project
IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:40:43 on 92/05/28 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref: Append at 20:02:44 on 92/05/27 GMT (by DRWHO at CLTVM3)

Ben,

I do not have a Sound Blaster Card, but I want one.

I do have a 8-SCSI Card(CD-ROM) and a Orchid Prodesigner II card.

It was suggested that I yank my SCSI card and try to print.

The funny thing about this is that a program called CHECKIT does
see my LPT1 set at IRQ 7, but does not see my SCSI card.

Do you know of any OS/2 program that will show the IRQ settings?

Jim
Salt River Project
IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:15:37 on 92/05/28 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST)
Subject: plotting *.met

Is is possible to Plot a *.met file?  The Picture Viewer gives an
82053 error when attempting to print to an IBM6184 plotter.  If
memory serves me correctly previously versions of the picture print
facility supported ploting of MET files - I think.  The plotter does work with
other applications that support it.

BRIAN K. SPEARS - KONICA BUSINESS MACHINES USA. INC.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:37:21 on 92/05/28 GMT (by DCLARK at MSNVM2)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref:     Append at 15:40:43 on 92/05/28 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

If you do, in fact have a conflicting interrupt at IRQ7, then a
reasonable proof of that, given what you've said so far, is move the
printer to LPT2 (which is IRQ 5).  Change the IRQ on the parallel
card to 5 and make whatever changes on the board to make it LPT2:.
(I am not positive, but I think the CMOS needs updating too, so use
your machine's reference/update diskette to handle that).

Then go back to OS/2 and your apps and make whatever changes are needed
to change from LPT1: to LPT2:.

I know it's an effort, but if this still fails, then you know its
not a conflicting interrupt.  especially COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT > LPT2:

Other possibilities...
    1. Be absolutely sure about the parallel cable having all 25 wires.
    2. Some parallel ports of some manufacturers don't handle interrupts
       very well.... did you say you have another parallel port
       that you could try, even temporarily?
    3. OS/2 APAR PJ03934 is related, but for a non-IBM printer.  Watch
       for a fix if/when it comes out.
    4. Check/remove printer-switch, if any
    5. Does your printer have a problem?  For example, under DOS-boot,
       do you get an error message from DOS when printing but taking
       the printer off-line (or powered off)?

David K. Clark (TEAMOS2)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:44:03 on 92/05/28 GMT (by DHAIGH at RALVM14)
Subject: plotting *.met
Ref:     Append at 17:15:37 on 92/05/28 GMT (by WZ00545 at OS2CUST)

You can plot a metafile provided the metafile does not have any drawing
orders in it that the plotter cannot handle. An example of this
would be if you had a bitmap in the metafile. The plotter being a vector
device would not like a bitmap since it is a raster object.

The 82053 is an invalid color attribute error. There must be some color
specified in the metafile that the plotter cannot handle.

Just to let you know, all spooled print jobs are actually stored on
the disk as metafiles. Any printer or plotter that has a PM device
driver must be able to work with metafiles.

Doug Haigh

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:45:57 on 92/05/28 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST)
Subject: Proprinter II XL driver w/wide paper

Here's a problem: We have a user with a Proprinter II XL using wide paper (the
tracter-feed computer type, about 13") and there doesn't seem to be a way of
creating a FORM using the Proprinter II XL driver that will work with wide
paper.  When a 132 column printout comes into the print queue, it wraps at 80
characters on the wide paper.  How do we create a wide form-size as we did with
the OS/2 1.3 Proprinter II XL print driver?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:01:50 on 92/05/28 GMT (by DRWHO at CLTVM3)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref:     Append at 15:40:43 on 92/05/28 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Thank you for the info.  The reason I asked is that the default
configuration for the soundblaster card will cause printing problems
for OS/2 while not causing problems for DOS.

When we get you through your current problem, and you get your sound-
blaster, you will have to change the default IRQ jumper on the SB card
to avoid getting yourself back to where you are right now.

I am do not know of a program that can definitively detect what cards
are on which interrupts (especially if two or more are set to the same
IRQ level) The safest way to determine your particular setup is by
reading the adapter/motherboard manuals and looking at the adapters
that have IRQ jumpers on them.

Ben Antanaitis

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:15:21 on 92/05/29 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Proprinter II XL driver w/wide paper
Ref: Append at 20:45:57 on 92/05/28 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST)

If you open the settings on the printer object, printer driver, and double
click on the icon that is in the Default printer driver window, will that
panel let you have aselection to create a form?  I use the HP LJIII driver,
and that is how I create a form.
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:45:43 on 92/05/29 GMT (by X95DLS at OS2CUST)
Subject: Big Size Print Problem

I am running OS/2 2.0 ES on a MOD 70 121 with a LQ1170 printer. I am connected
to a 3090 MF with the Communication Manager. Am using VPS Printing Services
to redirect MF Print to my PC printer. Am also using Print Screen while on
the MF to print some jobs. All Printing works however my problem is that the
size of the printed charaters are to big (18 or 24).  How do I make the
charaters smaller?  The printer is set for 10 cpi couior.

Smallwood - Burlington Industries

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:05:26 on 92/05/29 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Help with a Anadex

Does anyone have any suggestions on which print driver to use with a
Anadex Model DP-9001B?  Were currently using the IBMNULL driver with
so-so results.

David
Sherrill Furniture Co.
Hickory, NC  28601

How are you going to do it?  OS/2 it!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:45:22 on 92/05/29 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMSPLL.DLL
Ref: Append at 13:36:39 on 92/05/21 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

The pmspl.dll is availabel from toolcat (only IBM people have access to it) I.h
ave sent a message to the BBS in Atlanta about getting to this. If they cannot
get this the user can contact their IBM rep. They will get it for them.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:06:21 on 92/05/29 GMT (by NABCA7B at OS2CUST)
Subject: Proprinter II XL driver w/wide paper
Ref: Append at 00:15:21 on 92/05/29 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

I've been trying to access the create form section of the printer driver
through the Printer Properties button.  Double clicking on the icon seems to
do the trick, alright.  Thanks!  The HPIII driver is totally different from
the Proprinter driver, but I see I can select different forms from double
clicking on THAT icon.  What's really annoying about the Proprinter XL driver
is that there is no wide paper choice that can be selected; a wide form needs
to be created.  So far, we haven't had much luck with creating the correct
form, but at least we know how to create one now.  Thanks again!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:28:44 on 92/05/31 GMT (by XXUWAT06 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Big Size Print Problem
Ref:     Append at 11:45:43 on 92/05/29 GMT (by X95DLS at OS2CUST)

Have you tried clicking on the WPS printer icon, going to the
appropriate page in the notebook, and setting the size font
you wish?

Elliott M. Avedon
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
[phone] x2204

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:59:22 on 92/06/01 GMT (by DRSENG at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: Wrong Printer Driver
Ref:     Append at 14:59:25 on 92/05/27 GMT (by IL30798 at OS2CUST)

In the Proprinter settings, printer driver tab, you should see all your
drivers in the top window, and the currently active one in the bottom.
Click on the Proprinter driver in the top window to make it show up in
the bottom window.  If that doesn't do it, let us know more about why
you think that printer is using the wrong driver.  Another thing, is
the software you're printing from set-up for a Proprinter?

Dale Seng

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:34:02 on 92/06/01 GMT (by IL30798 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Wrong Printer Driver
Ref: Append at 00:59:22 on 92/06/01 GMT (by DRSENG at ATLVMIC1)

In the Proprinter settings, under the printer driver tab, I have the
IBM42XX.IBM 4201 Proprinter II driver in the bottom window as the default
driver for the printer.  I have tried many application including PMWord,
PM Excel, and printing from the command line.  All the applications are setup
for a Proprinter.

The reason that I think that OS/2 is using the wrong printer driver is because
whenever I try to print to the Proprinter OS/2 sends a long string of strange
characters (garbage) to the printer before the actual data.  I have installed
the IBM42XX on other PCs which only have one printer installed and they work
perfectly.  Any suggestions?

Greg Canady - Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:38:12 on 92/06/01 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref: Append at 21:01:50 on 92/05/28 GMT (by DRWHO at CLTVM3)

Ben,

Thanks for your information. I am going to dig into my motherboard manual
and figure out if anything is interrupting IRQ 7!

Jim
Salt River Project
IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:47:21 on 92/06/01 GMT (by TXEC009 at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM4033 LAN Connection Utility disconnecting under OS/2 2.0

The Domain Controller is an 8580-321 running OS/2 EE 2.0.  Drive C: is 175MB
HPFS, D: is 130MB HPFS.  The LAN has 7 OS/2 EE 2.0 workstations, at the moment.
An IBM 4033 attached to an IBM 4029 LaserPrinter 10 was recently installed.
LAN Connection for Printers and Plotters OS/2 Utility Diskette 1.0 was
installed on the Domain Controller.  The IBM 4033 was associated to LPT2 and
configured to the nickname DPP01.  The IBM 4029 LaserPrinter 10 driver was
installed and configured on the Domain Controller and the OS/2 EE 2.0
workstations.  After sending three or four print jobs correctly, the LAN
Connection Utility failed.  By holding the queue at the server, print jobs
arrived there safely.  Once the queue was released, the jobs were sent,
but never arrived at the IBM 4029.  When trying to disassociate the printer
using the Network Printer Adapter Utility, the following message appears:

Network Printer Adapter Utility 050--Network Printer Adapter Utility
already running or LAN Connection Utility not started.

After selecting help the following message appears:

Cannot Execute Adapter Utility--the utility cannot execute, due to one of
the following:

1.  The adapter Utility is already running--close this session and use the
    active session.

2.  The "Connection Utility" is not currently running--reinstall the software.

3.  The workstation is not connected to the network--reconnect and reboot.

The only means of temporarily fixing the problem is to reinstall the software.
(The other two solutions have been tried.)  However, reinstalling the
software and rebooting the domain controller is not a satisfactory solution
to the problem, especially since the problem recurs on a regular basis.

No problems have occurred when using this software on an OS/2 1.3 server.

Please respond ASAP to this query.

Amanda Baldwin Texas Employment Commission [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:41:42 on 92/06/01 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM4033 LAN Connection Utility disconnecting under OS/2 2.0
Ref: Append at 18:47:21 on 92/06/01 GMT (by TXEC009 at OS2CUST)

You might want to check out the PJ03671 PMSPL.DLL file that is in the Software
area here for download.
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:49:43 on 92/06/01 GMT (by DJHILL at CLTVM3)
Subject: NEC LC-890 in Postscript mode

I've just installed 2.0 over DOS 5.0/Win 3.1, and was amazed to see
a driver for the NEC. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get it
to work. The NEC is connected to LPT1; when configured for PS Batch
and a file is printed, it goes "Online Processing", but no output
ever appears (suggesting page isn't complete?). If in PS Interactive,
it hangs, of course. (I need to move a modem to connect it to the
serial port to retry this). This is on a P70-A21 if that matters.
Right now, I've fallen back to HP emulation, but would like to
get PS working. Did I miss a setting someplace?

Jeff Hill (SSD Tampa)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:45:35 on 92/06/02 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref: Append at 17:38:12 on 92/06/01 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Jim,
You might want to check out on the Fernwood BBS for a file called PRNTST.ZIP.
It is supposed to be some kind of utility program which checks LPT1 for
OS/2 compatibilty with IRQ7.  I have not used it, only heard about it.
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:48:54 on 92/06/02 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Problem with Lotus Freelance Version 3.01

We are having problems printing out of Lotus Freelance Version 3.01.  The
PC is a IBM PS/2 Model 70-A21 with a HP Desk Jet 500.  We have selected the
HP DeskJet 500 driver (i.e. the Epson emulating an HP).  The problem is NOT
consistent.  However, most of the time it will print strange symbols in the
drawing (i.e. stick people and others).  It seems to always print this trash
when in a "windowed" mode.

Thanks for any assistance!

Tracy Pipkin

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:20:39 on 92/06/03 GMT (by TXEC009 at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM4033 LAN Connection Utility disconnecting under OS/2 2.0

Thanks for the advice Mike!  PJ03671 PMSPL.DLL in the Software area did the
job.  Thanks again.

Amanda Baldwin Texas Employment Commission [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:55:29 on 92/06/03 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref: Append at 17:45:35 on 92/06/02 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Mike,

Do you know the Fernwood BBS phone number?

Thanks,

Jim
Salt River Project
IBMMAIL(USSRPQ8N)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:56:16 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Problem with Lotus Freelance Version 3.01
Ref: Append at 20:48:54 on 92/06/02 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

Tracy,
You might want to give the Clasic Laserjet drivers a try to see if that changes
your printing behavior.
Mike Long
Iowa State Uuniv.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:55:12 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMV8007 The printer is switched off. Switch it on. Select retry.
Ref: Append at 14:55:29 on 92/06/03 GMT (by AAAW2HK at OS2CUST)

Jim,
Here are several places with OS/2 files,
(10);Where can I obtain OS/2 freeware and shareware?

Many BBSes hold large OS/2 libraries.  Fernwood (tel. [phone]) has
over 50 MB worth.  The OS/2 Shareware BBS (703-385-4325), Bay Area OS/2
BBS (510-657-7948), and Greater Chicago Online (708-895-4042) carry
still more.  The IBM NSC BBS has some shareware/freeware as well, along
with CSDs (see Question 31) and the PS/2 Assistant (an invaluable
resource for locating almost any sort of information on OS/2).  IBM
Canada maintains several support BBSes (604-664-6466, 416-946-4255, and
514-938-3022 at 2400 bps; 604-664-6464 and 416-946-4244 at 9600 bps).

The Usenet conference comp.binaries.os2 carries OS/2 software.  And
several sites are available via anonymous ftp.  (No ftp?  Send a single
line message with the word HELP to [e-mail] or
[e-mail] to learn about ftp mail servers.)  They include
(with Internet node numbers and subdirectories):

hobbes.nmsu.edu             128.123.35.151     pub/os2, pub/os2-1.x
mtsg.ubc.ca                 137.82.27.1        os2:
luga.latrobe.edu.au         131.172.2.2        pub/os2
msdos.archive.umich.edu     141.211.164.153    msdos/os2
funic.funet.fi              128.214.6.100      pub/os2
sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de  129.206.100.126    pub/os2
novell.com                  130.57.4.1         os2

 The last site should not be accessed weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30
 p.m. Pacific Time.

 Other sources include CompuServe ("GO IBMOS2") and the Bitnet/EARN site
 BLEKUL11 (send a single line message with the word HELP to
 [e-mail] for more information).

 ------------------------------

Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:31:24 on 92/06/04 GMT (by SAAW0QT at OS2CUST)
Subject: Paintjet/Freelance print error

When we try to print a graphic from Lotus FreeLance version 1.0 for
Presentation Manager to our HP Paintjet, we get a sys3175 error - a
program generated an access violation at 191d931e.  MGXPJET.DLL 0005.

The problem occurs whether printing to an encoded file on the hard
drive or to the printer.  I've tried it with the printer specific
format check on and off.  Does anyone know of a quick fix?

Jay E Carter   - Ralston Purina

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:23:38 on 92/06/04 GMT (by 10079351 at EHONE)
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C color driver alternatives?
Ref:     Append at 19:51:58 on 92/05/18 GMT (by NYHO010 at OS2CUST)

Not really an alternative, but a driver which does work in color mode
with PM Chart is the HP Paintjet driver supplied with OS/2 2.0.  The
snag is that the printed picture is reduced in size. This driver
also works with Print Screen.

Winston Song Loong - IBM Netherlands

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:55:43 on 92/06/04 GMT (by IL06158 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Plotting to an HP Color Pro

Plotting from PMChart to an HP ColorPro produces strange results.  Some of the
chart is plotted correctly, however, the major portion is incorrectly plotted.
Configuration: PS/2 Mod 70-A61 using COM1 to the HP ColorPro using
Plotters.HP7440A print device driver.

OS/2 2.0 GA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:59:39 on 92/06/04 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)
Subject: Redirecting output to a file...

I am trying to redirect output directed towards a printer to a file,
so that I can copy the file to floppy, take it to another PS/2, and
dump the file to a printer attached to that PS/2. It is impractical
to move the printer in question (this may become a often-used
procedure) and impossible to put the program I am using on the PS/2
attached to the printer in question.The two PS/2's are mod-80's
running OS/2 1.3. The printer is a color plotter (IBM 6182).
----     ----
It occured to me to redirect the output to a file from within the
the program (as can be done with WordPerfect 5.1), or to redefine the
printer from the Print Manager so that the "port" is a disk rather
than LPT1 or COM1... But I could not get either of these methods to
work. Also, at the beginning of this forum, it was hinted that output
could be redirected to file by fooling with the Spooler. But I could
find no further reference to that method in the forum, and could not
get it to work myself.

Please... if you have any suggestions... HELP!

Thanks.
Eric Mumpower (NRMUMP @ ATLVM2) T/L 331-5221

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:55:14 on 92/06/04 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Paintjet/Freelance print error
Ref:     Append at 11:31:24 on 92/06/04 GMT (by SAAW0QT at OS2CUST)

Jay,

  Is the HP a network printer? If so, the fix for network printers
PJ03671 may help. If it doesn't or your HP is local, I would suggest
either opening a Problem Report from this BBS (in "IBM Support") or
calling the support number 1-800-237-5511. Any IBM supplied software
that gets a protection violation is a defect.

  There is an APAR PJ03390 that reports something very similar but
the fix is not available and I believe that you have found a different
defect because the modules reported are different.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:37:42 on 92/06/04 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4)
Subject: Redirecting output to a file...
Ref:     Append at 16:59:39 on 92/06/04 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)

Open the printer object settings, select Output, select
Output to file, close printer object

Sam

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:39:23 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NBMKDGF at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from Freelance 4.0 for DOS under OS/2 2.0

I have just upgraded from OS/2 1.3 to OS/2 2.0 on my workstation and have a
problem with printing from Freelance 4.0 for DOS. The printer is an HP Laser-
Jet Series II attached to an OS/2 1.3 print server. A print queue is defined
using the 1.3 LaserJet driver.
In the DOS window of OS/2 1.3, Freelance output on the LaserJet was fine.
However, I have been having trouble with the output from Freelance when
running under 2.0. The output will be intermixed with the separator page and
have what looks like HP control characters on the output. On other occassions
the font sizes are incorrect (the characters are much bigger) and the output
is totally messed up.

Any ideas on a solution?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:18:31 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)
Subject: Previous Append by SDETWEIL at DETVM

To refresh the topic, I am trying to redirect output in OS/2 1.3 to a
file on disk.

Sam reccomended that I "open the printer object settings" and make some
changes. Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with OS/2 to know where
to find these "printer object settings" in the first place. I tried all
the available options in the Print Manager but it seemed that none of
them had anything to do with print object settings.... or file
redirection.

So, if you could please explain where to find these "printer object
settings" I hope that I will be able to solve my problems...

Thanks in advance....
Eric Mumpower (NRMUMP @ ATLVM2)  T/L 331-5221

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:07:03 on 92/06/05 GMT (by IL30798 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Wrong Printer Driver
Ref: Append at 00:59:22 on 92/06/01 GMT (by DRSENG at ATLVMIC1)

I've been trying a number of different printer drivers over the last few days
without much luck.  So I took my printer to one of the machines that printed
correctly and I got the same garbage that was printing on my machine.  So I
assumed that it was a malfunction in the printer.  I replaced the printer and
still had the same problem.  So then I connected my PC to one of the printers
that was printing correctly and it functioned perfectly.

To end this long saga, there appear to be differently levels of Proprinter II's
and some of them print correctly and some of them don't.  It looks to me like
there is some kind of bug in the IBM42XX printer driver.

Greg Canady - Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:48:26 on 92/06/05 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Previous Append by SDETWEIL at DETVM
Ref:     Append at 15:18:31 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)

Eric:

RightMouseButton on the printer icon, this will bring up the context
menu.

Single click on OPEN, then SETTINGS.  This will bring up to settings
notebook for your printer.  Select the OUTPUT page.  At the bottom
is a check button labelled "Output to file".  Check it.  Close
the settings notebook.  You are now set to print to a file.

To test, open DRIVES->DRIVE C: and drag CONFIG.SYS to the printer.
You will be presented with a dialog asking how to send the file
to the printer (plain text, printer specific, etc).  Make you
selection.  You will then be presented with a second dialog asking
you for the file name of the print file.  Voila!

Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:02:37 on 92/06/06 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Previous Append by SDETWEIL at DETVM
Ref: Append at 15:18:31 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)

Eric,
To print to a file in OS/2 1.3, I think you need to pause the queue, make your
printout, and then goto d:\SPOOL\queuename, and one of the two files there
will be your print file, the other file is a control file for that particualr
print job.
Mike Long
Iowa State University

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:07:30 on 92/06/06 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from Freelance 4.0 for DOS under OS/2 2.0
Ref: Append at 14:39:23 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NBMKDGF at OS2CUST)

You might want to try two ideas,
1.  Get the new PMSPL.DLL file that is in the software library area of this BBS
2.  Make sure the 1.3 LAN Server is at CSD 5050
3.  Set the Dos settings PRINT_TIMEOUT to a higher number, like 30 or 60 second
s?
Mike Long
Iowa State Univ.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:32:05 on 92/06/06 GMT (by DHAIGH at RALVM14)
Subject: Previous Append by SDETWEIL at DETVM
Ref:     Append at 15:18:31 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)

You can hold the Print Manager queue that you are printing out to
and then go into the spool subdirectory for the printer and get
the file. The file will be in OS/2 metafile format however which
means you will need the picshow.exe & picprint.exe utilities to
view and reprint.

Doug Haigh

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:59:49 on 92/06/07 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4)
Subject: Previous Append by SDETWEIL at DETVM
Ref:     Append at 15:18:31 on 92/06/05 GMT (by NRMUMP at ATLVM2)

I misread you append. The directions I gave are for 2.0..

For 1.3, as others have mentioned, you should hold the queue,
and then copy the appropriate file out of the SPOOL/driver
directory.

Note that the driver MUST be set to RAW MODE for this to work in
all cases. If set to PM_Q_STD, the file in the spool directory
will be the METAFILE and NOT a printable form file..

Sam

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:52:54 on 92/06/10 GMT (by MRUSSELL at BTVVMOFS)
Subject: Printing using the X24E and OS2

I recently downloaded OS2 V2 using OS2 Express.  I have a X24E Proprinter
so I requested the Proprinter device drivers.  I received the 4201
driver(Proprinter II) not the 4207(X24E, I'm told) driver.  OS2 seems to
be having problems using this driver.  I get inconsistant errors printing
from the Enhanced Editor.  Briefly, I loaded an ASCII text file into the
editor, changed the font and emphised the print, tried to print it out
in WYSIWYG mode.  The first 2 times I got an error and was kicked out of
the editor.  The third time OS2 just froze up and stopped excepting any
keyboard or mouse input, I had to power down.  Later in the day I tried
to show the problem to another OS2 V2 user.  This time I used the preview
option before printing.  The preview display was incorrect(wrong font)
but printing the file went fine.  Can anyone tell me what's going on?
Should I get the 4207 device driver?(where?) Is there an OS2 problem or a
problem with the Enhanced Editor?

FYI - I'm running OS2 V2 on a Mod 80-071.  12 meg Ram, 74M hard drive(11M
      free).

Thanks;

Mike

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:20:52 on 92/06/11 GMT (by TSGU054 at OS2CUST)
Subject: screen print with es 3270

have an epson ex-1000 on lpt1. using os2 es 3270 emul. when doing a screen prin
t the background color (black) prints on the printer. Had same hardware working
 with os/2 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 EE. I have looked at the printer driver and color
printing is off. Any thoughts?

Tony Miller

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:59:28 on 92/06/11 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref: Append at 01:20:52 on 92/06/11 GMT (by TSGU054 at OS2CUST)

Are you pressing the "Print Screen" key or the "Shift-Print Screen" key?  The
difference being a true screen print (i.e. complete image include min/max,
title bar, and boarders) vs. just a print of the emulation's text.  The "Print
Screen" will cause the black background to print dark on paper.  I hope this
helps.

Tracy Pipkin, Amoco Production Company - Houston, TX, [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:15:11 on 92/06/11 GMT (by ALMA at AUSVM8)
Subject: 4212P24 Print Driver

Can anyone tell me how I can get a driver for this?  I've got a guy
in Austin that needs this driver.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If there isn't a print driver, could you tell me what I could use in
it's place.  Thanks

Alma Redding AUSVM8(ALMA)  793-6506

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:45:13 on 92/06/11 GMT (by MCBRIDE at RCHVMW)
Subject: Paintjet/Freelance print error
Ref:  Append by SAAW0QT at OS2CUST at 11:31:24 on 92/06/04

I had the same problem (problem number 154971 and 7X507).  I isolated it
down to using graduated fills in non-rectangular polygons.  Some of the
graduated fills will work and some won't.  Trial and error is the best
approach to finding one that is suitable and still works.  Unfortunately,
I ran into a case where only one particular fill would do the job in the
chart, but wouldn't print.  I'm waiting for the fix.

Hope that helps,

Tom McBride  RCHAS1(MCBRIDE)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:59:01 on 92/06/11 GMT (by ARNOLDHF at FSHVMFK1)
Subject: 4212P24 Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 15:15:11 on 92/06/11 GMT (by ALMA at AUSVM8)

   I believe that the 2390-001 driver will work fine. Also have used
the X24E (4207-002) driver. In fact, I believe that the original Ivory
Letter specified the X24E as the driver to use. I use the 2390 driver at
home with no problems that I can see....

Hank Arnold  (8-533-3106)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:37:56 on 92/06/12 GMT (by NBMKDGF at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from Freelance 4.0 for DOS under OS/2 2.0
Ref: Append at 01:07:30 on 92/06/06 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

 (no text entered)

MB

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:43:34 on 92/06/12 GMT (by NBMKDGF at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from Freelance 4.0 for DOS under OS/2 2.0
Ref: Append at 01:07:30 on 92/06/06 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Thanks for the suggestions. Someone else in our department contacted Lotus
who determined that the printer option in Freelance was incorrect, it was
set up for 'LOCAL' and should have been set up for 'REMOTE'. The protocols
are different so this would explain why the output was messed up.

Marc Brandon / Baxter Healthcare

MB

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:17:45 on 92/06/12 GMT (by DELU62 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing PM applications

I have 2.0 installed with 1.3 server hosting a 4029 printer.  I am able to prin
t from DOS and Windows apps but I cannot from any PM i.e. Stickpad, Freelance
Graphics for OS/2.  The jobs get sent to the server but just sit in the queue.
Any ideas?

Chip Ahn - Deluxe Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:55:14 on 92/06/12 GMT (by GORDER at RCHVMX)
Subject: Redirecting output to a file...

I have a similar question.  I also want to redirect output to a file in
OS/2 V2.0.  I have already set up a printer object and selected "output
to file".  But I don't see how that solves the problem.  I cannot drag
objects to this printer as someone suggested.  Some of this output comes
from DOS programs that write to LPT1 and are unalterable.

What I really need is for the spool command to be able to redirect to a
file instead of just another port.  Or leave spool the way it is and
make the printer object accept a port assignment in addition to "output
to file".  This apparent conflict would have to be interpreted that all
output directed to the designated port is really to be written to file.

Does anybody know how to accomplish a general redirection to a file?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:38:42 on 92/06/12 GMT (by XXCWBD04 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Network Printer Status using TCP/IP for OS/2

I am printing using TCP/IP LPRMON, and would like to have my printer
icons defined as network printer icons. This way I would be able to
obtain status information of print jobs on the LPD server.

If you can do this with Lan Requestor, Novell, etc, how come you can't do
this with TCP/IP.
I know, I know I can run the LPQ command from an OS/2 window.

Greg (where's the TCP/IP GUI) Athayde
Canadian Wheat Board
[phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:07:33 on 92/06/12 GMT (by IL86699 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing with a 4029 in 600dpi

I have just installed OS/2 2.0 on an IBM 8557 with an IBM 4029-030
attached.  When configuring the printer during OS/2 installation, I
selected the settings for 4029 at 600DPI.  All was fine until I tried
to print a document from Word for Windows, running in a WIN-OS/2 window.
I just got messages saying that the application was looking for a driver
called "600.DRV" or "600.drv" (I know the distinction is trivial, but
the difference seems to indicate that the message is comming from
different locations).  I have looked on MANY diskettes, and cannot
find that driver.  Has anyone else had this problem, or can anyone
suggest a fix?

Thanks.

Bill Stevens - United States Auto Club

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:34:38 on 92/06/15 GMT (by XXMINC08 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Printing PM applications
Ref:     Append at 14:17:45 on 92/06/12 GMT (by DELU62 at OS2CUST)

Chip,
   This exact same thing happened to me.  What I needed to do was to
make sure that the server and the workstation doing the printing had
the same printer driver installed.  For instance, I had set my
workstation up with an HP LJIII driver, but my server had a LJII
driver, and the symptoms you are seeing would happen to me.
Good Luck.

Bill Nelson
Manulife Financial

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:34:31 on 92/06/15 GMT (by RONM at DALVM41B)
Re: Printing with a 4029 in 600dpi
Ref: Append by (IL86699 at OS2CUST) on 92/06/12 at 19:07:33

Go to your WIN.INI and find all the lines which look like:

IBM 4029 v52.3(39 Fonts,600 Dpi)=PSCRIPT,LPT3.OS2,15,45

and remove the , between Fonts and 600.
                   R.C. Morrill  (RONM @ DALVM41B)  1992/06/15 15:34 CDT

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:48:08 on 92/06/16 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing PM applications
Ref: Append at 14:17:45 on 92/06/12 GMT (by DELU62 at OS2CUST)

Chip,
Someone has already suggeted matching printer drivers, but you will also
want to check out the PMSPL.DLL fix available on this BBS in the Software
Library.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:04:18 on 92/06/16 GMT (by EDS0001 at WASVMIC1)
Subject: Printing PM applications

I have been trying out many different scenarios printing in 2.0 with
LAN printers and local printers.  I have deleted the icons I no longer
need, including shadow network icons I had placed on my desktop.  My
PM applications, especially, 123G and PMDraw still "see" those printers
that I have deleted.  In fact, I now have one printer listed multiple
times since I created a shadow of it more than once and deleted it each
time.  I've tried rebooting several times after changing printers, loggin
off the LAN.  No luck.  The printer information that shows up in both
applications is the same, which leads me to suspect one file somewhere?
But where??

I've checked the spool and find only the local printers I now have
defined and have done a FINE to try and see where this printer info is
being kept. No luck.  Can you guide me as to where I should be looking?
Are there some .dat files I need to erase?

Josette Brooking

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:21:06 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL86699 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Separator pages

I am getting separator pages from Windows applications running in the
WIN-OS2 window on my 4029-030.  How do I stop this?

Bill Stevens - United States Auto Club

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:54:24 on 92/06/18 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Error; "Cannot Open Source"

Anybody,
I have a user who is using a model 90 stand-alone with an Okidata 400 Laser
 Printer hooked up directly to the machine with a parallel connection. From
 OS/2 apps. (123 for OS/2 and Spf for OS/2) the user can print without any
 problems to this printer. However, when the user tries to print to this
 printer from WinOS2 he gets the error message "Cannot Open Source". This
 message appears in a dialog box and is not a dump to the screen. The user
 says that this printer emulates and hplaserjet2 and, in WinOS2, he is using
 the WinOS2 printer driver for an hp2 (hppcl.drv...I think, is the name of
 the driver he said he was using). We also support Windows in our organization
 and we have MS Online (for large accounts)....they had no idea what this
 message is. In the meantime I am having the user re-install the driver from
 disk to see if it was a simple case of corruption. I am assuming that one can
 use the  Win3.0 printer drivers and the  WinOS2 drivers interchangebly.
 Therefore, I am also going to have the user boot to real windows (via Boot
 Manager) install the WinOS2 driver there and see if it works there. I'll also
 have him try the win3 driver and see if that works...if it does we'll go
 back to OS2 and install it there. I know...I'm throwing punches in the dark...
 however, I have found that if you have the means to throw alot of punches
 very quickly...many times, you get lucky. Thanx in advance for any responses!

Brad Bueche       .....NationsBank               Norfolk, VA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:36:39 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Various Printer Objects using same port.

Has anyone else experinced this situation
Have an IBM 4019, installed the three drivers that it could use
a)4019.DRV   b) hp4019.DRV  c)Postscript
Set up three printer object (one for each driver) but set up all three
to LPT1:.  When a document is dragged and dropped on 4019.DRV, printer
switches to #1 and prints.  When a document is dragged and dropped on hp4019,
printer switches to #2 and prints.  When a document is dragged and dropped on
Postscript, printer Failed to print the postscript file.  Instead it printed
the ASCII file.  I discovered why the driver didn't auto switch.  It appears
that IBM printer support team stripped the AES part of the driver.  To make
it work correctly I wrote my own Code Seperator page.  This was added to the
settings of the 4019 postscript notebook.  Repeated test to postscript printer
and this time printer switched to #8 and printed document correctly.
Now for the problems:
1) The enhanced Editor (OS/2 program) doesn't understand three printers using
   the same printer port.  It mixes 4019 PPDS mode and Postscript. What you
   get is Adobe type format code printed to an ASCII printer.  PS: the printer
   selection for the enhanced editor only displays one printer not three.
2)WINOS2 also doesn't understand more than one printer per port.
3)While installing the three printers, listed above, the system would ask

if I wanted to install the drivers for my WINOS2 session.   This request
was displayed for the 4019 (PPDS mode #1) and for the Postscript driver
but not for the hp4019.DRV.  When listing the drivers for the WINOS2
session, only two are shown

By the was, with three printer drivers pointing to the same port, the only
way to select a printer in a DOS session is to make that printer the
default printer.

Looking forward to any thoughts on this.
Thanks ......

Jerry Sitbon [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:27:39 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Error; "Cannot Open Source"
Ref: Append at 12:54:24 on 92/06/18 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)

Brad,
Just want to confirm that you are setting the port in WINOS2 to LPT1.OS2, and
not just LPT1.  Do you have Use Print Manager checked or not checked?  Could
try both ways to see if any difference.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:04:40 on 92/06/18 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 23:30:05 on 92/06/19 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Error; "Cannot Open Source"
This APPEND was deleted at 19:30:04 on 06/19/92 EST.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:20:41 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing PM applications

Chip, we encountered the same problem but with a QMS postscript printer.  When
we first tried to match the printer driver on the PCLP server we had no success
. Then we put the PMSPL fix in place (and deleted the extra printer driver) and
it cleared up (most of) the problem. We now print from PM apps, but everything
begins 1/3 of the way down the page.

Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst's Office

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:01:40 on 92/06/19 GMT (by HOLMESKE at WMAVM7)
Subject: Printing to a 3812 using V2
I have succeeded in printing to a 3812 using OS/2 2.0 by just
attaching it to a RT and using LPRMON.  I use the Proprinter drivers
for my text.  Now I use Hollywood under WIN-OS2 and CANNOT successfully
print my images.  I get pages and pages as if it is being printed one
portion of a line at a time.

Can anyone tell me why ?  What do I need to do to print to that 3812
using a WIN-OS2 graphics application like Hollywood ?

Thanx.

Kirk Holmes, T/L 791-3398

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:02:46 on 92/06/20 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer Offline Message when printing 3 jobs to QMS PostScript Ptr.

We are using a macro to print 3 graphs from 1-2-3/G to a QMS
ColorScript 100 Model 10 PostScript printer.  When the macro
finishes, indeed 3 jobs (icon) appear in the details for the QMS
printer object.  Approximately 45 seconds after the first job's paper
starts feeding, the spooler pops up a message "Printer offline or out
of paper" (Abort, Retry, Ignore) (It  ttakes about 1 minute to print
the 4 color passes for a job after the paper first starts feeding.)
Pressing Retry continues the printing process OK, but then we get the
pop-up again when the next job prints.  The pop-up is annoying and
means we must attend the printer while the jobs print.

The printer is locally attached to a Model 95 running 1-2-3/G
(printing is NOT done over a network and the Model 95 is NOT running
LAN Server).  The Job and Wait timeouts are set to 0, and we have
tried setting them to 999 with no success.  We have tried a real IBM
Parallel Printer Cable, and that didn't work either.  The same
1-2-3/G macro, Model 95, QMS Printer, etc. worked correctly under
OS/2 1.3, i.e., no pop-up interruptions.  We have tried both
selecting and unselecting "Print while spooling" with no success.

Is this an OS/2 2.0 bug, feature, problem, user error?  How can
we fix it?

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:20:50 on 92/06/20 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 16:32:49 on 92/06/21 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Error; "Cannot Open Source"
This APPEND was deleted at 12:32:48 on 06/21/92 EST.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:48:40 on 92/06/20 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Various Printer Objects using same port.
Ref: Append at 15:36:39 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)

Jerry
  You probably already know this, but just in case you don't. You CAN have
have more than 1 printer assigned to the same port in WinOS/2; however, you
can only have 1 of these printers ACTIVE at any one time. So, if you want to
switch printers you would have to go back to control panel and change the
active printer. Obviously, this can be a little inconvenient unless you have
a really snappy machine. ....maybe a macro could be created (I dont know).

Brad Bueche   NationsBank EUC/Hotline Support   Norfolk, VA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:02:16 on 92/06/20 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Error; "Cannot Open Source"
Ref: Append at 21:27:39 on 92/06/18 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Mike,
  He is printing to lpt1.os2. I think that he has Print Manager on though. So
I'll have him try it with it off. We do alot of windows3.0 support at our
company and we usually have them turn the Print Manager off in Win3. If they
are on a LAN it is redundant to have two spoolers. Additionally, if a job gets
hung in Print Manager then they have to  exit Windows and come back in in
order to print. (Its easy to fix, but it causes them to call us...and this can
be avoided by just turning it off...there is no penalty for doing this).

Brad Bueche   NationsBank EUC/Hotline Support   Norfolk, VA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:59:59 on 92/06/22 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Various Printer Objects using same port.
Ref: Append at 14:48:40 on 92/06/20 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)

At the present time I have three pronter objects on the Desktop.  All set to
LPT1:.  The 4019 PPDS is the default.  When you say change the default do
you mean from the desktop printer object default printer selection.  How do I
update the WINOS2 printer list.  At the present time it displays the 4019 PPDS
as OS2.LPT1 but the Postscript as LPT3:  This appeared when I was experiment-
ing with different port settings.  I was unable to make it change back to LPT1:
In additon I can't make the HP4019 driver appear in the printer list of the
WINOS2 session.  Is this normal

Thank you for any help

Jerry Sitbon [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:38:51 on 92/06/22 GMT (by SCHLANDR at SJMVM15)
Subject: 3812 attaching to an OS/2 machine
What drivers do you use to attach a 3812 to an OS/2 2.0 machine??

Mark Schlander  Dept:22a SN:001798 Div:59  Ext:276-1489

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:02:01 on 92/06/22 GMT (by HOLMESKE at WMAVM7)
Subject: 3812 attaching to an OS/2 machine
Ref:     Append at 22:38:51 on 92/06/22 GMT (by SCHLANDR at SJMVM15)

To attach the printer, I use proprinter drivers, or IBMNULL.
However, I have not attached it directly to my PS/2 but through
a token ring network (I use an RT as a server) with LPRMON.
I have successfully printed text and graphics (mostly QUATTRO).

My current problem is getting graphics to print through the
WIN-OS2 sessions (specifically HOLLYWOOD).

Kirk Holmes

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:30:09 on 92/06/24 GMT (by ROK2070 at OS2CUST)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref: Append at 12:59:28 on 92/06/11 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

This isn't quite the same subject, but it is related.....

When I use the PrintScreen key (without using Shift), the black-background OS/2
windows get printed with the black-background  -  exactly as advertized.....
.....using up "gallons" of ink on my inkjet printer (and making the paper WET).

Is there an easy way to set the foreground/background colors for all OS/2
windows?  DOS windows are easy to set with various utilities (Norton SA is one)
but I haven't seen anything like that for an OS/2 window.

Ron Palmer, Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:06:30 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer Offline Message when printing 3 jobs to QMS PostScript Ptr.
Ref: Append at 00:02:46 on 92/06/20 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)

Ken,
You could try setting the Parallel port DMA either disabled or shared or
dedicated, to see if that helps the problem any.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:01:40 on 92/06/24 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref:     Append at 03:30:09 on 92/06/24 GMT (by ROK2070 at OS2CUST)

Ron:

Use Colour Palette in the System Folder.  Create your own palette
and then execute it while holding down the Alt key.  The changes
will affect all windows.

Michael Harper - Cdn Depository for Securities, Ltd

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:29:32 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer Offline Message when printing 3 jobs to QMS PostScript Ptr.
Ref: Append at 05:06:30 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Mike,

Forgot to mention in the original append that we tried SHARED7 (the
default) and DEDICATED6 -- neither worked.  Did not try DISABLED, but
will.  Your suggestions are appreciated.

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:09:03 on 92/06/25 GMT (by LMSC006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Problems with a IBM 5182 Color Printer

I have just loaded OS/2 2.0 and when the print driver was loaded I noticed that
there was no driver for the IBM 5182 Color Printer.  I loaded the IBMNULL print
driver to handle my printer.  I have found since that the printer does not
print correctly.  The font is a small font and it will print the upper half of
a line and then insert a blank line then print the lower half of the line.
This occurs on every other line.  What can I do to correct this problem?  What
driver can I used to make it work the right way?

Larry Mullins,  LMSC, Sunnyvale, CA.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:55:46 on 92/06/26 GMT (by AMOON at WASVMIC5)
Subject: Cannon LBP8A2 Printer Driver for OS/2 2.0

My customer has the above Cannon laser printer and would like to attach
it to their OS/2 LAN Server 2.0 and use on their OS/2 2.0 workstations.
Does anyone know where he can get a driver for OS/2 2.0?

Thank you,
Ann Moon
WCTA, Charlotte, N.C.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:24:34 on 92/06/27 GMT (by ARNOLDHF at FSHVMFK1)
Subject: Print Problems with a IBM 5182 Color Printer
Ref:     Append at 17:09:03 on 92/06/25 GMT (by LMSC006 at OS2CUST)

   First off, If you can find someone with OS/2 1.3, I believe that the
5182 driver there will run under 2.0. There were some drivers floating
around internally, but I don't know if they were released. I've sent a
note to someone in Boca Raton asking about them. Unfortunately, many
sites (including mine) are closing down next week. In fact ours (East
Fishkill, NY) is powering down. So I probably won't hear anything until
after the 6th of July. I'll try to append when I hear something...

Hank Arnold
IBM East Fishkill

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:51:03 on 92/06/28 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Various Printer Objects using same port.
Ref: Append at 20:59:59 on 92/06/22 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)

Jerry,
When I was referring to a "default printer", I was specifically refering to
 a WinOS2 session. To change you default printer in WinOS2, go to WinOS2-Main;
 then open Control Panel; then open Printers. Now you will have the Printers
 window up. On the upper left hand side of this window will be a list box of
 your printers. To change your default printer, highlight the printer that you
 want to make as your (current) default printer and press ALT+D: you will then
 see that this printers name shows up in the box next to defualt.
  To add new printers in WinOS2, just click on the "Add Printers" button,
 choose the printer that you want from the list, click on install, and it will
 prompt you for the correct disk. (Note that this is all done in WinOS2...these
 drivers are installed separately from the WPS printers.)
  To change the com port, just click on the "Configure" button.
 Hope this helps.

Brad Bueche    NationsBank EUC/Hotline Support   Norfolk, VA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:12:47 on 92/06/28 GMT (by WCMUNDY at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: Okidata 294
Ref:     Append at 17:14:58 on 92/06/08 GMT (by WCMUNDY at ATLVMIC1)
On the 8th of June, I put a question about an Okidata 294 printer
driver.  Can someone help me with this?  My customer is getting rather
impatient.
Regards,
Warren Mundy, / Mobile, AL.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:16:30 on 92/06/29 GMT (by LX0037 at SYDVM1)
Subject: Missing Line  OS/2 V2.0 GA  5204 Printer
I am experiencing problems printing a simple two page text file
in GA 2.0 OS/2 using a Lexmark/IBM 5204 printer. Two scenarios:

1.  Bring up EPM and edit the file. Invoke Files/Print function.
The file prints properly on two pages, no lines missing.

2.  Bring up the DRIVES function and display the icon for the
text file. Click on the Mouse RH button and select PRINT.
The file prints but drops the last line from the first page.
The second page is as it should be ( a la the printout in scenario
# 1.) There is a one inch margin at the bottom of the page so the
missing line did not print in space, nor did it print above the top
of the second page.

Does anyone have any experience with this problem ? The 5204 driver
is the one in the GA package.

Ian Logan  Lexmark International Asia Pacific

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:05:49 on 92/06/29 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 01:02:14 on 92/07/30 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer Offline Message when printing 3 jobs to QMS PostScript Ptr.
Ref: Append at 05:06:30 on 92/06/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

We tried DISABLEing the LPT1 DMA Access -- had no effect; we still
have the problem.  Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

We are investigating the possibility that this may be a PS/2 95
hardware problem.  The printing worked under OS/2 1.3 with the
printer connected to a Boca Parallel Card Port (LPT2).  When we went
back to OS/2 1.3 with the printer connected to LPT1 (w/o the Boca
board installed), printing failed.  Moving the QMS printer from LPT1
to the Boca LPT2 worked correctly under 1.3 (we have not tried it yet
under 2.0).  WHEN WE CONNECTED AN EPSON PRINTER TO LPT1, THE QMS
PRINTER ON LPT2 FAILED TO PRINT UNDER 1.3.  We are waiting for the
user to complete his productive printing (approx. 100 plots) under
1.3 (without the EPSON attached) before further diagnosis.  --Ken

We have apparently solved this problem by setting the Transmission
Printer Retry for the PORT to 120 seconds.  The Port setting was
accomplished by RMB clicking on the PORT (LPTx) (not the PostScript
Queue setting) in the QMS Printer object to open the port settings,
and then entering 120 in the "Transmission Printer Retry" field.

  --Ken

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:48:02 on 92/06/30 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spooler and PCLP printer

We are trying to print to a PCLP printer that is defined as an external
resource.

The only way that we can get it to work is by turning off the OS/2 spooler.

What are we doing wrong?

Bob Franklin
Illinois Power Company

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:56:02 on 92/07/01 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4)
Subject: Spooler and PCLP printer
Ref:     Append at 16:48:02 on 92/06/30 GMT (by ILLP099 at OS2CUST)

Do you have the PMSPL fix installed on the OS/2 machine?

Also, the NETWKSTA.IFS fixed for NET USE to PCLP systems?

Sam

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:22:34 on 92/07/01 GMT (by WALKERPB at HOUVMSCC)
Subject: How to "print screen" from OS/2 or DOS Cmd Window?
The only print-screen which works is the "graphics" style, which prints
gobs of black, and is not very readable.  I try shift-PRTSCR, and nothing
happens.  I would like to print just the text from an OS/2 (read also DOS
window).  How do I do it??

Appended: 10:22:17 CDT 1 Jul 1992 by Paul Walker TL:260-3189
WALKERPB at HOUVMSCC  Performance & Capacity Planning

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:22:32 on 92/07/01 GMT (by AAAW0C9 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Assigning an HP LaserJet III as a Network Printer

When trying to add a new network printer using the Network Printer template
and the printer is an HP LaserJet III, the system asks for printer driver
HPPCL5.HP LaserJet III.  This driver does not appear on any of the Printer
Driver Disks and consequently I cannot setup the printer.  Do you know
where this driver exists or where I can find it?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:07:24 on 92/07/02 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spooler and PCLP printer
Ref: Append at 00:56:02 on 92/07/01 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4)

Sam,
  Could you give me a little more information on the NETWKSTA.IFS fix? I
  have not heard of this. Is it specifically for printing to PCLP printer
  servers that have been defined as external resources? <-I thought that
  PMSPL.DLL fixed this. Also, if I need it where can I get it? Thanks in
  advance.

Brad Bueche    NationsBank EUC/Hotline Support   Norfolk, VA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 06:45:48 on 92/07/02 GMT (by 78865211 at EHONE)
Subject: Unable to print from a Win-OS2 session

Unable to print from a Win-OS2 session. Yesterday, I experimented
a very strange situation, when trying to print a document from LEGATO
I didn't get any reaction from the system. I just tried to print a HELP
from a the Print Manager of the Win-OS2 a Pop-up window appeared saying
Unable to Print. I checked the status of the print : power on.
The printer in OS/2 (PM) is OK. The print manager in Win-OS2 is active
The Flag use PM printer is crossed.

My configuration : OS/2 V2.0 with the last OS2KRNL distributed, the
printer is a 4072 Execjet. I used up to now successfully the IBM42XX
Driver from Lexmark. On the Win-OS2 side I use the 4072 Driver coming fro
the original OS/2 V2.0 diskettes.
I didn't try to cancel anything which was printing. Did someone else
experiment such problem ? any ideas ?

This append will be inserted in the OS2V2BUGS and EXECJET Forum

Thanks in advance.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:39:40 on 92/07/02 GMT (by CBIS039 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Tektronix Phaser III PXi. Can I load OS/2 2.0 drivers on a 1.3 Prt S

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----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:41:25 on 92/07/02 GMT (by CBIS039 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Can I load OS/2 2.0 device drivers on an OS/2 1.3.02 Print Server

 (no text entered)

 Josh Airall CBIS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:46:49 on 92/07/02 GMT (by CBIS039 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Loading 0s/2 2.0 device drivers on an OS/2 1.3.2 Print Server

(no text entered)

 Josh Airall CBIS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:59:17 on 92/07/02 GMT (by SDETWEIL at DETVMIC4)
Subject: Spooler and PCLP printer
Ref:     Append at 05:07:24 on 92/07/02 GMT (by WZ00511 at OS2CUST)

The PMSPL fix is for print. The NETWKSTA fix for copy/xcopy TO the
PCLP server.

I'm trying to find out why this didn't make the BBS yet..

Sam

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:36:57 on 92/07/03 GMT (by ROK2070 at OS2CUST)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref: Append at 12:01:40 on 92/06/24 GMT (by XXCDSX26 at TORVMCOP)

That works for PM windows, but it has no effect on non-PM OS/2 windows  -  they
always come up with white letters on a black background, regardless of how I
set the Scheme Palette.

Ron Palmer, Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:28:34 on 92/07/03 GMT (by BOFA109 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HPIID - Simple ASCII print - FONT control?

Hello,

I have a LAN-attached HPIID and the printer driver allows me to choose
if I want to print double-sided, and lots of other choices.  However,
it does not appear to allow me to select the FONT.  This is a real
thrill when working with stupid apps (like QUERY MANAGER) that also
know nothing about any printer more advanced than a Proprinter.

Is there any way that I have overlooked to select the FONT and SIZE
for a PRINT job?  (This is a hint for the HP driver folk!)

PS: Not to pick on Query Manager, as E.EXE is also stupid in this
    respect...I can play with fonts all I want on screen, but everything
    comes out courier 10.

Michael Butler - Bank of America

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:05:10 on 92/07/05 GMT (by ARNOLDHF at FSHVMFK1)
Subject: Print Problems with a IBM 5182 Color Printer
Ref:     Append at 17:09:03 on 92/06/25 GMT (by LMSC006 at OS2CUST)

   I was told that the "orphan" drivers (like the 5182) are in

      CompuServe in LIBRARY17

   Any problems, re-append and we'll go from there (hint: leave a phone
#...)

Hank Arnold
IBM EAST FISHKILL

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:24:40 on 92/07/06 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: HPIID - Simple ASCII print - FONT control?
Ref:     Append at 16:28:34 on 92/07/03 GMT (by BOFA109 at OS2CUST)

May not be exactly what you want, but if you print a file while editing
it with the Enhanced Editor, font selections should be honored (you can
even have multiple font types and sizes within the file).

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:47:47 on 92/07/06 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)
Subject: How to convert True-Type to ATM Fonts

is it possible to convert the Win 3.1 truetype fonts into atm fonts so that
we can use them in os/2 2.0...?

Lionel Dyck - Rockwell International, Information Systems Center

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:22:13 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spool File Names?

Is there a way to:  From my DOS application (dBase IV) pass a name to the
spool file the application creates?  For example, when I run a dbase program
that creates output, the name of the spool file within the printer icon is
named "System"  I can open the settings and under the 'Comment' section and
change this name to something else.  What I would like to do is have the dbase
program include the name, such as 'Invoices' or 'A/P Checks', etc.

This would be very helpful to the user.  Now if several print jobs are held,
the user has to look at the output in order to know what forms to load on
the printer.  Along these same lines, is there a way to pass a 'forms type'
to the system, so the user would be prompted to load the proper forms.
I had handled the 'forms type' from within the dbase program under DOS, but
now with the OS/2 spooler, the processing of the application and the printing
may be done at different times.

David Eller
Sherrill Furniture Co.

How are you going to do it?  OS/2 it!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:36:46 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Assigning an HP LaserJet III as a Network Printer
Ref: Append at 23:22:32 on 92/07/01 GMT (by AAAW0C9 at OS2CUST)

The HPPCL5 driver probably came from HP (one of our print servers had
it, and that is where we got it).  You have at least three choices:
(1) Call HP and get a disk containing the driver; (2) Get a copy of
the driver from your System Administrator (the person that installed
the HPPCL5 driver on your print server); or (3) Have your System
Administrator replace the HPPCL5 driver with the LASERJET driver from
OS/2 2.0.  A possible disadvantage with option 3 might be that the
LASERJET driver MIGHT not handle PCL5 (Intellifonts) -- maybe someone
with more knowledge about the LASERJET driver can confirm or refute that
possibility.

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:44:39 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: How to convert True-Type to ATM Fonts
Ref: Append at 18:47:47 on 92/07/06 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

Atech's All-Type and Ares' FontMonger (both for DOS and/or Windows)
purport to convert to/from PostScript Type 1 / TrueType.  Street
prices are in the $40-$100 range.

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:50:22 on 92/07/08 GMT (by RRPLYLER at CLTVM3)
Subject: Spool File Names?
Ref:     Append at 12:22:13 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)

To have the print file get a name, you can first print to a file,
then use (in C)
    system("COPY FILE.NAM LPT1");
This will cause the file to have the name FILE.NAM in the spooler.
I don't have an answer to your second question.

Bob Plyler

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:29:03 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
Subject: WordPerfect for Windows Printing

I'm running WordPerfect for Windows.  I'm able to print when I use the Windows
postscript printer driver.  When I use WordPerfect's postscript driver,
however, I am unable to print.  Nothing shows up in any of my printer queues.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst's Office

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:58:28 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DAVISN at HOUVMSCC)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref:     Append at 02:36:57 on 92/07/03 GMT (by ROK2070 at OS2CUST)

The following command will set your prompt to "path>" and set your
foreground to black and foreground to white(ish):

       set prompt=$i$p$g$e[30;47m

("[" is a left bracket).
For DOS sessions, you must have loaded \OS2\MDOS\ANSI.SYS either in the
VDM's DOS settings or in CONFIG.SYS.

I helps a little bit with print screens.
Nathan Davis

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:08:54 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Damaged Extendee Attributes on .DRV file

I recently installed the HP LaserJet IIIsi drivers onto a PS/2 70-A21.  I
originally did it from a re-directed Novell LAN drive that had the PMDD_1
directory as created by the lan install programs.  After the driver installed
(and it appeared to be successful, no warnings, etc), I received 2 messages
telling me that the extended attributes on the .DRV file appeared to be
damaged.  Nothing will print.

I deleted the driver from the printer, and deleted the printer,  created a
new printer, and re-installed the driver from an original set of OS/2
diskettes.  Everything again appeared successful, but the message boxes
again appear, and nothing will print.

The C drive was very tight on disk space, so we freed up several meg, deleted
the driver and printer again, and installed again, and still no apparent
errors, but the message again appeared.

We have installed several other machines in this manner, and have never had
this problem before, but I cannot seem to correct this one.  Does anyone
have any suggestions?  We could really use the help....
Thanks............

George Clark,   Norton Company

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:16:16 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Beta novell left printers defined in OS2SYS.INI

On another machine, I made the unfortunate mistake of attempting (several
times) to "Drag" a printer from the Network folder onto the desktop.  It
appeared to work, but the printer would never print.  My assumption is that
that part of Novell is not quite finished.

The problem is that after the printers were deleted from the desktop, it left
several keys set in OS2SYS.INI.
   PM_SPOOLER_QUEUE_DES
   PM_SPOOLER_QUEUE_DD
   PM_SPOOLER_QUEUE_DDD
   PM_SPOOLER_PRINTER_D
All appear 3 times, for LANSPOOL,  LANSPOL1 and LANSPOO2, (for my 3 attempts).

Is there any way to delete these from the system ini file?  The printers are
gone, but these printers end up defaulting for pm print screen operations,
and I can not print any of the infrequent register dumps.  I have tried the
REXX INI utilities, but they will not modify the SYSTEM ini file, only USER
ini files. (I really do not want to recreate the ini files !!!)

HELLLPPPP.... would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks.

George Clark,   Norton Company

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:53:14 on 92/07/08 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Beta novell left printers defined in OS2SYS.INI
Ref:     Append at 21:16:16 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)

You can use the REXX SysIni function to add,modify,delete information
in the ini files.

If you have the toolkit see the
\toolkt20\rexx\samples\rexxutil\rexxudem.cmd file. lines 177-189:

/*** Demonstrate SysIni ***/
call RxFuncAdd 'SysLoadFuncs', 'REXXUTIL', 'SysLoadFuncs'
call SysCls
say; say 'Demonstrating SysIni by placing time information in OS2.INI fi'
time=Time()
call SysIni , 'REXXUDEM', 'TIME', time
call SysPause
say; say 'Demonstrating SysIni by retrieving time information from OS2.I'
val = SysIni( , 'REXXUDEM', 'TIME')
say 'The retrieved information = 'val; say
call SysPause
say; say 'Deleting the time information from the OS2.INI file...'
call SysINI , 'REXXUDEM', 'TIME', '$RXDEL'
call SysPause

Geza Szivos
NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:49:12 on 92/07/09 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Beta novell left printers defined in OS2SYS.INI
Ref: Append at 22:53:14 on 92/07/08 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)

Thanks for the info on SysIni.  The samples will help.   I had used SysIni to
find out what variables were set in the first place however the delete function
did not seem to work.  I most likely had a finger check somewhere in the code.
I did however read into the documentation in the Rexx reference that the system
ini file could be read while the user ini file could be read and written.
These printer variables are in the System INI file.  (See the reference for
"BOTH" as the file setting where it says that system can be queried and the
user file will be written to.)   Once I couldn't get it to delete the variable
I read "between the lines" and assumed it was read only.

I'll give it another try.
Thanks again.......

George Clark,   Norton Company

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:12:37 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Spool File Names?
Ref:     Append at 12:22:13 on 92/07/07 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)

David,

  The only way I know how to get Dbase output to have a name in the
spooler would be to output to a file first, then COPY or PRINT that
file to the spooler/print device. It will end up with the name of
the intermediate file.

  The best way to handle multiple forms is to have multiple spooler
queues set up for different forms. The application would need to
direct the output to the correct spool name/device for the correct
form needed. Then what the user does is hold the queues and release
the one for the form currently loaded in the printer. When ready,
the user holds that one, changes forms, and releases the queue
for the new form loaded. This way print jobs for different forms
can be produced all day and held in the queues until the user and
printer is ready.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:37:28 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: WordPerfect for Windows Printing
Ref:     Append at 18:29:03 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)

Wil,

  Did a search to see if this had been reported. Found 32 cases of
this or very similiar problem being reported. No fixes or work arounds
suggested on any had worked. Apparently the WordPerfect driver is not
OS/2 compatible. OS/2 2.0 and 1.3 drivers are pretty much interchangable.
But the driver you mention apparently does not work with either. Unless
someone else posts another idea, I would suggest getting in contact
with WordPerfect support. Sorry I didn't find a solution.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:41:59 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Damaged Extendee Attributes on .DRV file
Ref:     Append at 21:08:54 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)

George,

  My GUESS is that the trouble with installing print drivers is only
a coincidental "red herring". I suspect you have allocation probems
(free space?) on the disk you are trying to install on.

  Boot from the installation diskettes and run the version of CHKDSK
found on the diskette. Use the "/F:3" option.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:46:58 on 92/07/09 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
Subject: WordPerfect for Windows Printing
Ref: Append at 14:37:28 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen,

Thanks, I'll get in touch with WordPerfect.

Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst's Office

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:35:55 on 92/07/09 GMT (by IL33057 at OS2CUST)
Subject: WordPerfect for Windows Printing
Ref: Append at 14:37:28 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen (and anyone else with this problem),

I contacted WordPerfect about this problem, and they came up with the following
 solution:  Choose File, Select Printer, Setup.  As the Destination Port choose
 File.  As the Filename choose something like c:\spool\ppp\lptx.os2, where ppp=
the printer name (and thus the appropriate subdirectory) and x=the appropriate
printer port number.

Wil Davies, California Legislative Analyst's Office

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:41:50 on 92/07/09 GMT (by IL62843 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Form Feed on KXP-1124

How do I stop the form feed, at the end of each job printed under any OS/2 or
dos program to a panasonic KXP-1124 emulating an epson LQ2500?

Eddie Carter

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:56:36 on 92/07/10 GMT (by SAMI3QU at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spool problem when printing from VDM

I have come across a problem when trying to print from a DOS app and another
app at the same time.  Here is how my problem comes about:

1) Print something from a DOS app. that writes to LPTx.  In my case, I'm
   printing a document from the Windows Write application.  The output device
   is LPT1.OS2 and the Windows spooler is disabled.

2) While the job is still spooling (but before it actually starts printing),
   I print something else in another session.  This can be a 3270 emulator
   screen print, or even just a PRINT C:\CONFIG.SYS from an OS/2 full-screen
   or windowed session.

3) The result:  the job from the VDM stops spooling.  It just sits there,
   blocking the second job from printing.  If I then delete the first print
   job, the portion of that job that made it to the printer's buffer prints
   and then the second job prints.

While I have encountered this problem in a VDM running WINOS2 and Windows
Write, I have had the same problem reported when printing from Lotus 123 3.1+
and Word Perfect 5.1.  The printer involved here is a HP Laserjet Series II.
Can anyone shed any light on this problem?  Thanks in advance for any info.

Mark Thompson - Coal Services Corp.  St. Louis, MO

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:29:39 on 92/07/10 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 4216-020

I'll ask this here since I've seen this question in serveral other places
about the BBS world.

Who, what, why, or how does one get a 4216-020 personal pageprinter to work
with OS/2 2.0 spooler??

Note that this is the original personal pageprinter (not the one bundled with
the image adapter/a).

Any answer will be quickly dispursed amoung the other boards that I frequent.

Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:36:19 on 92/07/10 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spool problem when printing from VDM
Ref: Append at 13:56:36 on 92/07/10 GMT (by SAMI3QU at OS2CUST)

Stephen,

How would I control (from my dbase application) which print spooler queue
the output would go into.  If I set up mulitiple queues for the diffrent
form types.  With a queue for each form type, that would work if I have a
way to then direct which queue receives which output.

Thanks,
David

How are you going to do it?  OS/2 it!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:40:03 on 92/07/10 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Spool problem when printing from VDM
Ref:     Append at 17:36:19 on 92/07/10 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)

If you do a net use for each of the Queues (eg lpt3:=>cheques,
lp4:=>form1, lpt5:=>form2 etc), then get Dbase to print out to
the appropriate lpt:

You may be able to skip the port assignments if you can use the UNC
names within dBase.  Eg print to \\servername\Queue1.  Anybody had any
experience??

Gareth Jones
ISM - Information Systems Management
Regina, SK Phone [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:31:01 on 92/07/10 GMT (by TBHIC at OS2CUST)
Subject: TEXTORPS with HP's Network Printer Interface

There is an applet called "TEXTORPS.EXE" that we use on our LS print
servers that monitors LPT ports, determines if what is going to the
port is text or postscript, then changes the text files to be
postscript compatible.  The app has a read me file that says "IBM
Internal Use Only", but somehow it got out.  Our copy is version 1.49.  A
really neat little app.

Right now the program works only with physical lpt ports.  We would
like to use it (or something similar) with Hewlett Packard's Network
Printer Interface for IBM LAN Server.  This device is a network card
for HP printers that are accessed from a print server via named pipes
connections.  This way a print server can service a much larger
number of physical printers.

Is there an update or alternative to this program known to anyone out
there that will work with the named pipe interface??  Mason Willams
at the Almaden Research center (WILMSML, at ALMADEN) is the author.
Thanks for the help. Thanks for the help.
Thanks.

Matt Hickman, Chevron   [e-mail]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:10:18 on 92/07/11 GMT (by CULLUMC at YKTVMV)
Subject: 4216-020
Ref:     Append at 17:29:39 on 92/07/10 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)

Paul, the OS/2 support for the 4216-20 comes from a third party in the
U.K. The long attachment that follows describes this support.  About
three-quarters of the way down is the information for ordering from the
USA.  Although there is a date in there somewhere suggesting support
ended in December, 1991, as far as I know DGA continues to supply the
support, and has been readying an OS/2 2.0 driver.  I've been using a
beta driver from them for my 4216-20 with OS/2 2.0 for almost a year
now, very successfully.

║ Operation of the 4216-020 under OS/2:

This is the announcement letter for OS/2 support for 4216 in Europe.

ORDER CONTROL CODES
Program Name:             DGA Device Support
Part Number:              V66F5551
Program Type-Model:       5776-EGA
*****************************************************************
*                                                               *
*  IBM PROGRAMMING INFORMATION                   NOVEMBER 1989  *
*                                                               *
*  IBM PROGRAMMING INFORMATION                                  *
*                                  for Europe, the Middle East  *
*  IBM PROGRAMMING INFORMATION              and Africa          *
*                                                               *
*****************************************************************
*                                                               *
* This document  is provided as  general  customer  information *
* only.  IBM products  and  services  which  are  announced and *
* available in your country can be ordered under the applicable *
* standard agreements, terms,  conditions  and prices in effect *
* at the time.  For further  information  please  contact  your *
* local IBM representative.                                     *
*                                                               *
*****************************************************************
=================================================================
                                                        ZP89-3076
DGA DEVICE SUPPORT
o   5776-EGA
The DGA Device Support, designed by David Goodenough & Associates
Limited,  enables  the IBM 4216 Model 020 Personal Pageprinter to
be used as a PostScript printer thereby providing Proprinter  and
PCL   emulation  under  IBM  Operating  System/2,  when  used  in
conjunction with the IBM  Personal  Pageprinter  Adapter  Program
1.3.1.

The  IBM  4216  Model 020 Personal Pageprinter is a compact table
top printer which utilises a Laser/Eloctrophotographic process.
The  IBM  Personal  Pageprinter  Adapter  Program  provides   the
software  language, language interpreter (Postscript (R) by Adobe
Systems Incorporated), and printer  controls  and  typefaces  for
desktop  publishing and other applications requiring high quality
printing for text, image and graphics.

With the use  of  the  DGA  Device  Support  these  high  quality
printing  features  are  now available on the IBM 4216-20 printer
under IBM Operating System/2.

The DGA Device Support  provides  the  device  and  configuration
support to the adapter load modules, and fonts, supplied with the
Personal PagePrinter Adapter Program 1.3.1.
The  DGA  Device  fully supports the Automatic Font Management of
PPAP 1.3.1.

The Device Support will automatically load the  relevant  adapter
load  module  according  to  the  secondary data stream required:
Proprinter  or  PCL  emulation   (PostScript   mode   is   always
available).

The  DGA  Device  can  dynamically  determine  which  data stream
emulation is required.  It does this by inspecting the  start  of
the  data  stream  and  checking  for  data stream specific items
(rules of determination are  included  in  the  Vendor  Package).
This dynamic selection can be overruled for print jobs where data
streams do not pass the data selection criteria specified.

The  configuration  is  performed  interactively  using  IBM OS/2
Presentation Dialog.

DGA Device Support, used in conjunction with IBM DisplayWrite 5/2
and IBM  DisplayWrite  5/2  Composer,  support  the  IBM  4216-20
Printer  for high resolution text, image and graphics printing in
the IBM OS/2 environment.

HIGHLIGHTS
o   Enables the IBM 4216 Model 020  Personal  Pageprinter  to  be
    used under IBM Operating System/2.
o   Extends  the  benefits  of  the  Personal Pageprinter Adapter
    Program 1.3.1 to the IBM OS/2 environment:
    -   Automatic Font Management
    -   Printer customisation through menu driven programs
    -   PostScript printing
    -   Proprinter emulation
    -   PCL emulation - producing similar output to the  Hewlett-
        Packard LaserJet Plus
o   Dynamic data stream selection
o   The   full   function   provided   by  DisplayWrite  5/2  and
    DisplayWrite 5/2 Composer can be supported by  the  IBM  4216
    Model 020.
o   The  Computer-aided  Acquisition  and Logistic Support (CALS)
    OS/2 workstation is also supported
o   DCA Image Version 1.2 and above, is also supported

SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Hardware Requirements
o   An IBM 4216 Model 020 Personal Pageprinter
o   An IBM Personal Computer XT/286, AT Models 099 or 339, or IBM
    Personal  System/2  Model  30-286,  with  an   IBM   Personal
    Pageprinter Adapter (07F4325)
o   Any  IBM Personal System/2 having Micro Channel architecture,
    with an IBM Personal Pageprinter Adapter/A (07F4337)
Software Requirements
o   IBM  Operating  System/2   Standard   Edition   Version   1.1
    (5601-092) or 1.2 (5601-090)
o   IBM OS/2 Extended Edition Version 1.1 or 1.2 (5669-336)
o   IBM   Personal  Pageprinter  Adapter  Program  Version  1.3.1
    (5604-279)

PRODUCT SUPPORT
David Goodenough &  Associates  Ltd.  offers  users  program  and
documentation  defect  support for ninety days after notification
of installation by the user to the  author.    Information  about
this  support,  (and additional support described below, which is
available at a charge,) will be included in the Program  Material
Package.

During  the  90  day  period,  the  author  will  respond without
additional charge to a reported defect in the  current  unaltered
release  of  the  Program  when  it  is operated in the specified
operating environment.   If, during  the  90  day  period,  users
encounter  a  problem whereby the diagnosis indicates a defect in
the licensed program, users may telephone or submit documentation
to the author:

  David Goodenough & Associates Ltd.
  283 City Road
  London, ECIV 1LA
  United Kingdom
  Phone: [phone]
  Fax: [phone]
  Screenmail:
 | Steve Lapthoon (Sales) GBR55H55 at IBMMAIL
 | Support                GBR55255 at IBMMAIL

With copy to:
IBM U.K. Limited
Application Systems / Europe
Acquisition - Floor 2NW
Release Product Coordinator
West Cross House
2 West Cross Way
Brentford
Middlesex TW8 9DY
England

The author will issue  known  defect  correction  information  in
writing,  or  by  telephone,  as  appropriate,  to  the  customer
reporting the problem and/or issue corrected code.  However,  the
author does not guarantee service results or represent or warrant
that all defects will be corrected.  This 90 days free support is
available until December 1991.

The  following  additional, chargeable support, which is specific
to this product, is offered by the author.   It  is  not  an  IBM
offering   and  IBM  is  not  responsible  for  its  contents  or
performance.  It is a business arrangement between the  user  and
the  author.    All  communications  with  the  author must be in
English.  This support may be discontinued by the author  at  any
time.
o   Consultancy
o   Installation

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY
The Vendor's Conditions of Use also apply to Dual Media packages,
thus  the  program  in  a  package  may  only be used on a single
machine at any one time, even though the program may be  provided
in the package on two different sized media.
If  a  customer  wishes to use a Vendor Conditions of Use program
concurrently on more than one machine at a time, irrespective  of
the  size  of  the medium, he must acquire that number of program
packages equal to the number of concurrent users of the program.

VENDOR PUBLICATIONS
PROGRAM PACKAGE
o   Dual Media Diskettes (3.5" and 5.25")
o   Installation and Operations Guide
o   Conditions of Use
o   Registration Card

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
The following additional publication is also available:
o   Availability Notice GB11-8589

ORDERING INFORMATION: Consult your IBM Marketing Representative.

CHARGES
Consult  your  IBM  Marketing  Representative  for the applicable
One-Time Charge.
Educational Allowance is available.
Academic Use Allowance is not available.

TESTING PERIOD:   Not Applicable.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Agreement
This program is  available  from  IBM  under  the  Agreement  for
Purchase of IBM Products, and is subject to the Vendor Conditions
of Use contained in the program package.
Program Services

No program services are provided.  See Product Support above.

Warranty:
Not warranted by IBM.

IBM standard warranty of media.  Warranty period 3 months (or the
period required by local legislation, if greater).

PLANNED GENERAL AVAILABILITY:     December 1989

=================================================================
ORDERING PROCEDURE OUTSIDE OF EMEA

Procedure for both internal and external US owners of 4216-020's:

Send or Fax a purchase order for

     "DGA Device Support for the 4216 Model 20"

to

     David Goodenough & Associates Ltd.,
     283 City Road,
     London ECIV 1LA
     United Kingdom

|    Fax Phone:      [phone]
|    Business Phone: [phone]

     Program cost is 75 pound ( about $125.00 )
     Shipment: regular ( about 1 week delivery ) is free
               express will be billed to you.

     Availability: Actual product shipments will begin in January '90.

Payment will be expected after you receive the package.  The invoice
will specify the exact amount and payment will be expected within 30
days.  Pay by either wiring to the bank specified on the invoice or you
can send a 'British pound currency' check.  DO NOT send a US dollar
check.

If you have problems, the IBM contact is:

 E.G. Samuele
 Acquisition Product Manager
 IBM Brentford (UK)
 SAMUELE at CROVM3

=================================================================
Cliff Cullum                                     Vnet: CULLUMC at YKTVMZ
                                   Internet: [e-mail]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:18:56 on 92/07/11 GMT (by CULLUMC at YKTVMV)
Subject: 4216-020
Ref:     Append at 17:29:39 on 92/07/10 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)

Paul, after sending the previous append, I realized that you may already
have the DGA support and be asking how to adjust the settings.

I found the most important setting to be the LPT1 timeout delay.  You
get to this by opening the settings for you 4216 printer object, go to
Output, then on the selected Port (say LPT1) open its settings by the
usual right-mouse-button operation on the LPT1 icon.  You will see the
timeout when you open LPT1's settings.  I have set all the other timeouts
to zero (wait forever).  This works reliably for me on a mixture of DOS,
Windows (Excel and Pagemaker), and OS/2 apps.

Cliff Cullum                                     Vnet: CULLUMC at YKTVMZ
                                   Internet: [e-mail]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:44:59 on 92/07/11 GMT (by WZ00537 at OS2CUST)
Subject: WINOS2 Printing Guidelines

I have been trying to sort out the rules for deciding when to use both the
OS/2 and WINOS2 spoolers whilw printing.  It looks like I should disable the
WINOS2 spooler if I have any prblems printing inder WINOS2.  It also looks
like I need to use the WINOS2 spooler if I only have a WIndows device driver
(and not an OS/2 device driver) for my printer.  In this case I understand that
I should assign the OS/2 port with an IBMNULL device driver.  I also understand
 that WINOS2 should (always?) be set up to print to LPTn.OS2 nad not LPTn.

The above is probably not totally correct as it reflects my current state of
limited understanding.  i am looking for any information that will help me
understsnd this subject better.  (If anything has been published or on any
other BBS pleas let me know)

Thank you for your help
Bill Zack

Bill Zack

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 08:42:55 on 92/07/13 GMT (by 86628050 at WARVM2)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)

I HAVE GOT OS/2 VER 2 INSTALLED ON A PS/2 MOD 95.  I AM TRYING TO INSTALL

MORE PORTS LPT4 LPT5 LPT6.  WHER CAN I GET THE PARALLEL.PDR FILE THAT

CONTAINS LPT4,LPT5,LPT6.

IF I CLICK ON TEMPLATES THAN PRINTER INSTALL.  THAN I COULD INSTALL MORE

PARALLEL PORTS FROM OUTPUT PORTS.

ANY IDEA'S  IT IS REALY URGENTTTTTTT. HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.  I READ THE

MANUALS BUT NO HELP...

YOU CAN SEND ME A NOTE TO MY NOSS ID ( 9UZUNY  CROVM3) AS WELL.

THANKS FOR ANY HELP

YUNUS

Appended by: , 86628050 at WARVM2

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:45:57 on 92/07/13 GMT (by MTMV009 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C

I have a HP Deskjet 500C color printer and was wondering if there was a print d
river for it under OS/2 2.0.  The only supplied driver is for a HP DeskJet usin
g Epson emulation.  This works OK but is not in color.  Any help finding a prin
t driver will be appreciated greatly.

Roger Fuchs

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:50:01 on 92/07/13 GMT (by MTMV009 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C print driver?

I was wondering if there is a print driver for the HP DeskJet 500C color
printer under OS/2 2.0?  The only driver available within install is
for the DeskJet using Epson Emulation and does not support color printing.
Any help will be appreciated!!!!

Roger Fuchs

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:26:20 on 92/07/13 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref:     Append at 08:42:55 on 92/07/13 GMT (by 86628050 at WARVM2)

See the append #166 in the OS2REXX forum. It has a reference to
add more ports. (No tools other than Rexx is needed.)

Geza Szivos
NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:53:24 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Spool problem when printing from VDM
Ref:     Append at 17:36:19 on 92/07/10 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)

David,

  Under OS/2 1.3, the multiple queues are set up in Print Manager
and each given a unique name (LPT1Q, LPT2Q, etc.). Direct the print
to the queue name and set up each queue with a different form.

  Under OS/2 2.0, set up multiple print objects going to the same
port, with the same or different drivers, each with its own form.
Each printer object is given a unique physical name when created.
Specify the printer object physical name as output.

  However, I did a quick test under 2.0 and found out the PRINT
command would not allow specifing the phyiscal name as output.
I don't know about program output specifing a physical name. This
is how I thought you would duplicate the 1.3 set up. Will need
to do more research on this. Surely there would not be a loss of
function from 1.3 to 2.0? Anyone in development care to answer?

  BTW, how would the PRINT command resolve things if you have multiple
objects/drivers going to the same port? Hmmmm.....

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:59:32 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref:     Append at 08:42:55 on 92/07/13 GMT (by 86628050 at WARVM2)

  Under settings while creating the printer object, under "output"
use the right mouse button on one of the LPT objects. This will
allow the install of the LPT4, 5, etc. objects. The filenames are
LPT4.OS2, LPT5.OS2, etc. and are on one of the install diskettes
which must be inserted at the time you are installing LPT objects.
I'm not sure which install diskette they are located on, my guess
is either the first driver diskette or diskette #6. Unfortunately,
I do not have easy access to a set to check this out.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:02:40 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref:     Append at 16:45:57 on 92/07/13 GMT (by MTMV009 at OS2CUST)

Roger,

  A search on this showed that color printing is not currently
supported under OS/2 2.0. There were suggestions that the LaserJet
Classic driver was the best to use with the 500C but it does not
support color.

  A new set of HP drivers was just released from development today.
I will see if there is anything for color printers as soon as my
copy of these arrives.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:19:27 on 92/07/14 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref: Append at 15:02:40 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen,

I assume that there will be an annoucement on this BBS concerning the new
drivers once you receive.  Also, I'm assuming that we can download from here
too.  Am I correct?

Thanks!

Tracy Pipkin, Amoco Production Company - Houston, TX, [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:53:16 on 92/07/14 GMT (by TCC3961 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing from WIN-OS/2

I have seen some messages referring to my problem, but I have not seen any
answers, so if it has already been answered, please forgive me.  Now, I am
having problems printing from WIN-OS/2.  I have been able to print just fine
up until a few days ago.  I am not sure what has changed.  I have tried every
possible combination I can think of but nothing seems to work.  I have turned
network drivers on and off and the print manager on and off in WIN-OS/2.

I am trying to print to a network printer from WIN-OS/2.  I have network
drivers turned off and have print manager in WIN-OS/2 enabled.  When trying to
print a document from Word for Windows 2.0, it acts like it is printing, the
document appears in the print manager, but never appears in the network
queue.  Again, I have tried turning on the network drivers, but WIN-OS/2
complains that there is no network present.

I have no problems printing from OS/2 and until recently had no problems
printing from WIN-OS/2.  Any suggestions?

Craig

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:11:14 on 92/07/14 GMT (by CACOX at AUSVM1)
Subject: Epson Driver and a Panasonic KXP-1124.
Ref:     Append at 15:53:16 on 92/07/14 GMT (by TCC3961 at OS2CUST)

A few days ago someone ask how to kill the extra form feed when
using a KXP-1124 in LQ-2500 mode and the Epson DD under 2.0.  I have
a friend who is a real live OS2 customer and this scenario is causing
him significant problems.  The Help Desk has not been helpful.  Does
anyone have a solution to this?

Cliff Cox

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:31:18 on 92/07/14 GMT (by CACOX at AUSVM1)
Subject: Epson Driver and a Panasonic KXP-1124.
Ref:     Append at 18:11:14 on 92/07/14 GMT (by CACOX at AUSVM1)

OK, just got a call from my friend.  It seems tech support has come
through.  They are aware of the problem and are shipping a replacement
Epson driver.  I'll post the results when he gets it.

Cliff Cox

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:37:10 on 92/07/14 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref: Append at 15:19:27 on 92/07/14 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

Stephen,

I just tried the new LaserJet printer driver.  It seems to be a whole lot
faster.  However, it seems to be a fairly generic HP type driver.  Any word
on when we will be getting specify drivers for the HP (i.e. I have a HP IID)
which can print on both side.  This new driver doesn't seem to support that
option.

Thanks for your help.

Tracy Pipkin, Amoco Production Company - Houston, TX, [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:38:13 on 92/07/14 GMT (by XXMINC08 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Printing from WIN-OS/2
Ref:     Append at 15:53:16 on 92/07/14 GMT (by TCC3961 at OS2CUST)

Craig,
   Try turning off the print manager, and make sure that your printer
driver is setup on a port such as LPT1.OS2 instead of just LPT1:.
I think that the only time that print manager is of any use is if you
want to be able to print from two WIN-OS/2 applications at the same
time.  Note that printing is quick because it is just sending the
output to the OS/2 spooler.  No sense going through 2 print spoolers!!
Good luck.

Bill Nelson
Manulife Financial

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:28:36 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref: Append at 14:59:32 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen,
I tried your idea for adding LPT4-9 and went through the root (A:\) of the full
set of install diskettes.  I could not find a LPT4-9 driver, although I did
find the parallel 1-3 driver in C:\OS2\DLL, it is called PARALLEL.PDR.  Could
you please provide more details about this method to add LPT4-9.  It is not suc
h a concern now as it was with 1.3, now that we have network printer objects,
but it is still nice to know how to do this.
Thanks,

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:47:48 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Visual 'Queue held' indicator

It would be nice to tell if the print queue was held, by a change in the
printer icon.  In order to tell if the print queue is held, I now have to
either open the queue, or go to the change status option of the pop-up menu.
I would like to tell by the status of the printer icon.  The international
"don't" (circle with slash) might be miss leading, but something to indicate
the status of the print queue in a more passive way.

David Eller
Sherrill Furniture

How are you going to do it?  OS/2 it!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:46:44 on 92/07/15 GMT (by TEC05 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer drivers for OKIDATA Microline 93

Is there a printer driver for the Oki 93 printer, If not is there a driver that
 will work????

Eric Decker Burroughs Wellcome Co.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:38:25 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PNWB016 at HONE82)
Subject: Internal fonts in Epson 9-pin printers

I have run into a situation with print quality that appears
to be across most of the Epson family of printer drivers.
Specifically, when an application enumerates the printer fonts
from the Epson driver you DO NOT receive the built-in high
quality fonts.  This is PAINFULLY apparent when printing from
Describe. I have called Describe, and their comment is that
they are only listing those fonts that are listed by the
driver.

What ends up happening is that the printer is constantly being
put into graphics mode... with the result being output that
takes longer to print and is of a lower quality than if the
file was just dumped in ASCII and copied to the printer using
the OS/2 COPY command.

This problem also shows up in 123/G and our internal applications
when we print to a dot-matrix type printer.

Is there any hope for printer drivers that will also list the
INTERNAL non-proportional fonts that will then give us the
output quality we are used to with our "non-OS/2" word
processors and spreadsheets?

Thanks for any comments.

Wayne "Too cheap to buy a laser printer" Holmes

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:05:46 on 92/07/15 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Internal fonts in Epson 9-pin printers
Ref: Append at 18:38:25 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PNWB016 at HONE82)

Many print drivers have an option to set deciding this.  "Printer Fonts
Available / Not Available", for example, is what it is called in the 42XX
driver.  I don't know the Epson driver.

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:19:37 on 92/07/15 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref: Append at 00:28:36 on 92/07/15 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

If you are dealing with _real_ LPT4... ports, the hardware supplier
should provide you with the necessary code.  If you merely want a
dummy port for rerouting, Lexmark (the IBM subsidiary that makes PC
printers and keyboards) has a module called LPTX.SYS that is
available as part of the software support of the 4033 LAN Printer
Connector (a little black box that lets you connect a printer
directly to a LAN without needing a PC to service it), and also as
part of the Supplemental Utilities package for 4019 and 4029
printers.

If you have a 4033, 4019 or 4029, the software is available for free
from the Lexmark BBS.  If you don't, I honestly don't know what the
legal situation is.  Lexmark does not charge for the board or for the
software and I have an explicit statement from Lexmark that the
standard price quoted for the Supplemental Utilities is only a medium
charge, and is not necessary for a license, so that downloading the
code is legal, even if you never paid for it.  On the other hand,
when they told me this they _were_ supposing that the software was to
be used as an enabler for their hardware.

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:13:39 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PNWB016 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Internal fonts in Epson 9-pin printers
Ref: Append at 19:05:46 on 92/07/15 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

John: No such option on the Epson driver. Unfortuantely I can't find a
native drive for my Panasonic KP-1091i, so end up having to use this
rather poor (in my opinion) Epson driver.  The result is poor quality
output and slow printing.

Wayne

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:51:46 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PSPL022 at OS2CUST)
Subject: System Error in 3270 Print Control

I am running OS/2 2.0 and ES 1.0.  I have a HP Paintjet XL connected to LPT1.
I am trying to do a screen print (Shift+Print Screen) of a 3270 window.
In 3270 Print Control I get a status of System Error.  The Paintjet ejects a
blank page.  The 3270 window also locks up.  I am using a PS/2 mod 70-121.
I can use the paintjet to print from other OS/2 applications.

Any thoughts about what is not working?

Thanks, Paul Koppe

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:17:19 on 92/07/16 GMT (by IL61500 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 4033PROBLEM

HELLO FOLKS...
HAS ANYONE HAD ANY PROBLEMS USING THE LEXMARK 4033 SERIAL INTERFACE?
I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE 4033 SERIALLY TO AN IBM 4226 PRINTER. CONSTANT "PRINTER
 JAMMED" WAS APPEARING IN THE SERVER PRINT MANAGER. AFTER USING THE PARALLEL IN
TERFACE I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

MUCH OBLIGED

LOU BREIT, DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:57:33 on 92/07/16 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Internal fonts in Epson 9-pin printers
Ref: Append at 20:13:39 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PNWB016 at OS2CUST)

The rules for just what a printer driver ought or ought not to
permit/achieve seem to be rather vague.  Most IBM drivers have
a pretty good selection (at least nowadays), but the outside
drivers (and I have a vague idea the Epson driver is a case in
point) seem to run all over the place.

I'd enter this as an official problem; since IBM is distributing
the driver as part of OS/2, it shouldn't matter, technically,
who wrote it.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:59:49 on 92/07/16 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: System Error in 3270 Print Control
Ref: Append at 20:51:46 on 92/07/15 GMT (by PSPL022 at OS2CUST)

Get the fix variously known as the "PMSPL fix" or as "PJ03671".
I suspect it's what you need.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:57:55 on 92/07/16 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
Subject:  AES program for Lexmark Laser Printers

For those people who use Lexmark Laser Printers (4019, 4029)
and use the various emulation modes of the printer:
Lexmark has just released a new version of the AES program
that will run under OS/2 2.0 .  Note This is a pre release or Beta
version but I was told that it is very stable.
This program allows the user to set up a single IBM Laser printer
on LPT1: to appear as if it is on three printer ports with each
port having a different emulation mode.
Example LPT1: is IBM PPDS (IBM graphic)
        LPT2: is HP PCL4 or PCL5 (depends on model of LASER)
        LPT3: is Postscript (if installed)

With the AES program installed the printer will automaticly change
emulation modes.  This means you no longer need to change it from the
front pannel controls of the laser.
Give Lexmark a call if you could use this program.
Highly recommended!

Jerry Sitbon [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:04:59 on 92/07/17 GMT (by MMLIR02 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Panasonic KXP-2123 Drivers

Has anyone found any printer drivers for the Panasonic KXP-2123 printer? This i
s not a major problem since I can use the lower level emulation but it would be
 nice to use all of my printer. Panasonic has been less than helpful. Their onl
y response was that it would be up to IBM the produce OS/2 drivers for their pr
inter.

Dennis Airoldi, MassMutual Life Insurance

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:57:47 on 92/07/17 GMT (by DALNK03 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Laserjet III & Adobe Fonts

When we select the Laserjet III or IIIP driver and then
go into Describe, the Adobe Fonts do not appear.  If we
then go and select the IID driver, the fonts show up.
Doesn't the IIIP driver support Adobe Fonts or have we
set something up wrong?  The printer is not a postscript
printer.  Thanks for any help.

Pat Malneritch, Delta Air Lines

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:23:32 on 92/07/17 GMT (by RRPLYLER at CLTVM3)
Subject: HP Laserjet III & Adobe Fonts
Ref:     Append at 11:57:47 on 92/07/17 GMT (by DALNK03 at OS2CUST)

When you select your printer, Un-check Printer fonts under
Printer Setup.  You should then see all the Adobe fonts.

Bob Plyler

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:13:37 on 92/07/17 GMT (by DALNK03 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Laserjet III & Adobe Fonts
Ref: Append at 12:23:32 on 92/07/17 GMT (by RRPLYLER at CLTVM3)

Thanks, Bob, we'll give it a try.

Pat Malneritch, Delta Air Lines

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:05:02 on 92/07/17 GMT (by GDOBSN at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM 4029 10P print drivers

We have purchased an IBM 4029 10P for use on OS/2 1.3 CSD 5050 print server.
We may be migrating to 2.0.  We are testing as many permutations as possible
under both environments.
The biggest problem we have is that I have no viable 600 dpi driver for the
OS/2 1.3 server.
PSCRIPT.DRV CSD5050 level as well as the one that ships with OS/2 2.0
both lock-up with the 4019 17 or 39 font, 300 or 600 dpi settings.  The only
printer for PSCRIPT.DRV that works without hanging in the queue is the
PSCRIPT.IBM Personal Page Printer Model II-31.(4029 does not either).

The 1.3 driver does not support 600 dpi.  The OS/2 2.0 driver loads and says
it supports 600 dpi, but still only works with the Personal Page Printer II
Mod II-31 mode.

After calling Lexmark, I am distressed to feel that Lexmark really doesn't
know how to support this printer with OS/2.  I was going to purchase 3 more
of these for our network, but I am seriously considering eating the 15%
restocking fee and getting something else.  In addition, if you try to get
an IBM 4029 10A to work across a gateway, Lexmark will not give you the
drivers because they say that Apple will not allow distribution of the drivers
without the Localtalk card for a 4029 model 10.  In addition,  Apple has
written the driver so that it won't access information across a gateway.  It
will only work on an appletalk lan.

This is NOT the cozy relationship I have been reading about in the trade
journals.  Nor does this seem to prepare the way for integration of MACS
into the OS/2 Lan Server LAN.

I have even had an IBM rep, who will remain unnamed, mention that this
would not be a problem in a netware lan.  Funny how easily that is
suggested now that IBM sells netware.

Is there anyone else out there with an OS/2 LAN server with 4029 10Ps?
Anyone else out there who needs MAC connectivity?  Should we just bite the
bullet and dump LAN Server and go to Netware?

What signals am I supposed to listen to from IBM anyway?

By the way, anyone know how to get 600 dpi across LAN server?

Bryan Nahrwold

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:32:45 on 92/07/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref:     Append at 15:19:27 on 92/07/14 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

Tracy,

  Sorry, the printer drivers have arrived and are available for
downloading. But they are drivers for WINOS2, correcting problems
with printing from that environment. No color printing that I could
find. OS/2 1.3 and 2.0 print drivers are interchangeable usually.
Did you have a driver from HP for 1.3? If so, try using it on
2.0. We should be posting a set of 1.3 drivers not included in
OS/2 2.0 in the Software Library shortly.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:35:37 on 92/07/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Printing from WIN-OS/2
Ref:     Append at 15:53:16 on 92/07/14 GMT (by TCC3961 at OS2CUST)

Craig,

  Try the "Network printer fix" PJ03671 available for downloading
from the Software Library. I think this will fix your problem.
You may also want to investigate the new WINOS2 print drivers recently
posted in the Library for downloading.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:51:24 on 92/07/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Panasonic KXP-2123 Drivers
Ref:     Append at 11:04:59 on 92/07/17 GMT (by MMLIR02 at OS2CUST)

  Unfortunately IBM does not usually write drivers for printers
from other companies. IBM will assist that company's staff, test
and check out the driver and even include it in install diskettes
once it is provided by the printer company. To go one step farther,
if provided to IBM and then included with the install diskettes,
IBM support will support it.

  But, I find it very ironic that Panasonic (who is saying the same
thing about their CDROMs) would expect IBM to go to the expense and
trouble of writing a driver so that Panasonic can sell printers that
compete with IBM printers. Especially since development doesn't have
specifications on the device or even one available (provided).

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:02:38 on 92/07/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: IBM 4029 10P print drivers
Ref:     Append at 21:05:02 on 92/07/17 GMT (by GDOBSN at OS2CUST)

Bryan,

  Considering the fact that information APAR II06054 (Correct drivers
for all printer types) states that the IBM 4029 in 17 font 600dpi
IS supported in OS/2 2.0 with the PSCRIPT.DRV, I would say that you
should contact IBM support (800-237-5511 or via BBS Problem Report),
mention your problem and APAR II06054, and insist that a new APAR
be written for your problem (one does not exist yet, I checked).

  BTW, anyone can access this valuable information on drivers in
APAR II06054 by using the "Search Service" on the first menu after
logon to the BBS or their standard IBMLink Search if accessing from
IBMLink.

Good Luck!

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:41:52 on 92/07/19 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Damaged Extendee Attributes on .DRV file
Ref: Append at 14:41:59 on 92/07/09 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen,

I have gone a little further and am still stumped.  I moved OS2¢BOOK and
OS2¢HELP off to another drive, and have about 3 meg free on the C drive.
I deleted all presence of the HP printer drivers (removed OS2¢DLL¢HP¢PCL and
¢OS2¢DLL¢HP).  I ran a CHKDSK /F from a floppy booted system, and it found
one EA problem.  Seemed to be unrelated based on contents.  (Boot drive
is NOT HPFS, so /F:3 doesn't apply.

After all that I reinstalled the printer and HP Laser iiisi drivers, and
after install finishes, I get a message box telling me that  "HP Laserjet
Pinter Driver   The extended attributes on the .DRV file have been corrupted.
The installation is not complete - a new driver may be required."

I tried it all again, with a different (new shrinkwrap) set of diskettes,
ran CHKDSK along the way several times, with no errors reported, but still
no luck.  Same exact symptoms.

I am pretty much at a loss here.  I have 3 other workstations using the
same drivers from the same diskettes with no problem.  About the only thing
different here is that the others were installed from the OS/2 install
process.  I added this one after the fact when the person moved to an area
covered by the LAN.  The install initially was done by pointing the
source drive (normally A:¢  to ¢¢server¢VOL2¢OS2¢OS2SE20¢PMDD_1).  Since
that time I have been working from diskettes to get the network out of the
picture.

Could something be messed up in OS2SYS.INI?  I hate to remake the desktop.
It is such a pain to put everything back.

Any help would be appreciated .... Thanks

George Clark,   Norton Company

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:57:08 on 92/07/20 GMT (by IL62928 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print too slow

Using os2 v1.3 and lan server 1.3 at csd 5015. Print graphical is unbearably
slow. I have an HP laser Jet III with 5Mb of memory and the output is being
spooled. Any Ideas? Specifically the user is printing power point
files and five pages take over 30 minutes to print.  The same output
using a copy command to the lpt1: port on a dos machine takes less than
5 minutes. What does os2 do with the output from a dos requestor under Windows?
what can I do to improve performance?
Thank You!
Tony Jimenez IL62928

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:11:08 on 92/07/20 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM 4029 10P print drivers
Ref: Append at 21:05:02 on 92/07/17 GMT (by GDOBSN at OS2CUST)

We had no problem running PostScript 4029 on LAN Server 1.3 5050.
Whatever is going on is either unique to your system or unique to the
10P (we have a 10L with PostScript added, but this is supposed to be
completely interchangeable).

There _are_ some problems with the Automatic Emulation Switching and
with 4033 support, but on 2.0 only; you mention none of these three.

There is also a conceptual problem in that the 600dpi driver does not
put the printer into 600dpi.  You have to manually set it for 600dpi
and then use that mode and driver exclusively, or else use Automatic
Emulation Switching to create two PostScript ports, one 300dpi and
one 600dpi. I opened a problem with IBM on this, and the consensus
was that the driver should be changed to switch between the two
modes, but I don't know when this will come about.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:51:07 on 92/07/20 GMT (by MIKELAMB at KGNVMC)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref:     Append at 08:42:55 on 92/07/13 GMT (by 86628050 at WARVM2)

Was wondering if you tried the REXX code mentioned in OS2REXX to add
the extra ports? Did it work for you?

              Michael A. Lamb  (MIKELAMB @ KGNVMC)  1992/07/20 14:50 EDT

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:57:10 on 92/07/20 GMT (by SBYNGRO at OS2CUST)
Subject: PRINTING THRU SWITCH-BOX

Have OS/2 2.0 installed, have a switch-box to two printers, I print to
LPT1 and get a message back that "Printer did not respond" after about
30 seconds. If I bypass (connect the printer direct to the PC) the
switch-box, it prints fine.

Don McMillan - SCE&G

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:03:13 on 92/07/20 GMT (by SBYNGRO at OS2CUST)
Subject: Screen print to PCPL printer

Trying to screen print from my host session to a PCPL printer, it is
defined as an external resource to the server. I have PJ03671 installed
and still I can't get my output. I set the printer to print to a file and
the job gets to the print queue but I can't get it to print from there.
Any help would be helpful.

Don McMillan - SCE&G

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:15:28 on 92/07/20 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: IBM and Lexmark

So far, most of OS/2 2.0 is doing pretty well.  The WPS could be a
tad more stable and more responsive, Brand-X support should
(apparently -- I don't know from personal experience) be improved.
The install code for ES and LS is in a mess, and there is a desperate
need for something to scrub the desktop with respect to OS2.INI and
OS2SYS.INI and to scrub those files with respect to the desktop.

But one area that (in my observation) is in _big_ trouble is
cooperation between IBM and Lexmark.  Spinning off Lexmark has
certainly meant greater innovation and responsiveness from Lexmark.
While the older IBM printer products, from the Proprinter on, have
often merited a "Gee, that's nice," but no more, the products introduced
since the Lexmark spinoff have frequently deserved an outright "Wow!".
The 4029, for example, was the first laser printer both cheap enough
and functional enough for me to be able to talk my wife into getting
one at home, and it is the first IBM small laser printer that has had
any hope of making inroads against the HP domination where I work.

But there is serious trouble with Lexmark and OS/2 2.0.  4033 support
code, Automatic Emulation Switching and the 4029 Resource Manager
_all_ have nasty problems with 2.0.  And when I try to deal with
either company, I get finger pointing.  Indeed, some of my problem
reports to IBM seem to have been composed by IBMers who don't even
know that "Lexmart" (sic) is an IBM subsidiary.  Lexmark tries to
help, but their response, too many times, has been "Yeah, we know.
Can you please open an incident with IBM on this?  They don't listen
to us, because we're not 'real customers'."

I am the main OS/2 booster here.  But when my personal system is
functioning as a print server for my department, and it's crashing
3-4 times a day, generally because something somewhere in the
"pipe"-line / monitor chain:

CM 3270     OS/2     4029        Automatic    4033
Printing -> Spool -> Resource -> Emulation -> Redirector -> LAN -> 4033 -> 4029
                     Manager     Switching

has broken down, taking OS/2 with it, it doesn't look very good.

Lexmark printers are being sold and advertised as IBM products.
Furthermore, they are the _only_ IBM products in a fairly important
segment of the PC market.  Boca and Lexington should break down these
intercorporate barriers (Good Heavens!  Most of the developers
probably still know each other on a first-name basis, after all!) and
establish a joint program to solve this now!  All this code worked
really well on OS/2 1.3, enhancing OS/2, LS and the 4029.  There
is no reason it can't be made to work as well again.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:27:36 on 92/07/20 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: PRINTING THRU SWITCH-BOX
Ref: Append at 19:57:10 on 92/07/20 GMT (by SBYNGRO at OS2CUST)

Your switch box, like many, isn't passing through all the signals.
Explain to the vendor that when you purchased a "parallel interface
switch box" from them, you wanted a switch box that actually
supported the parallel interface, or else you would have ordered a
"just-the-parts-of-the-parallel-interface-that-DOS-3.3-happens-to-use    itch
switch box".

And when he stops laughing at you, scratch him off your vendor list
and buy a new switch box that was built according to the real
specifications from a more honest manufacturer.

(To be fair, first check both cables.  If cable A is good and cable
B is deficient, and when you test without the box you are using
cable A, then the box could be OK.  Same if you exchange "A" and
"B" in the last sentence.)

                                -----Cable-B----------
                               /
-----------Cable-A----------Box
                               \
                                -----Cable-C----------

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:39:13 on 92/07/21 GMT (by COCKLE at WINVMJ)
Subject: Silver Reed Pengraph Printer  Driver
Ref:     Append at 21:27:36 on 92/07/20 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

Does any one know of a s/w driver for a Silver Reed  ColorPengraph
EB50.

 This is a small typewriter/printer/plotter with calculation and stand
 alone graphics functions.
 Writes (prints) using small ball point pens.

 I can get it to work with normal text but unable to use the full
 capability of the graphics.

 thanks

 Alec S. Cockle

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:12:24 on 92/07/21 GMT (by PSSPPFP at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP7585B Plotter - Queue won't delete

We have run into a problem with the HP7585B plotter driver.  If there is an
error on the device, either device taken off-line or it is powered off, the
plotting is stopped and it can't be restarted.  When we try to delete the plot,
it remains in the queue and no other plots can be done.  We must shutdown OS/2
2.0 and restart it to clear the queue out and reuse the devivce.

We have also had the message come up that the data is in the wrong format for
the queue.  We respond by hitting the Cancel button on the window and the plot
starts up.

The application is IEF form Texas Instruments running on OS/2 2.0 GA.  The
plotter is connected to COM1,9600,8,1,N w/HDWR Flow control on.

Pete Paciorek, Public Service Electric & Gas, Newark, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:51:53 on 92/07/21 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: PRINTING THRU SWITCH-BOX
Ref:     Append at 21:27:36 on 92/07/20 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

You don't mention what type of system you are printing on.  I have
seen strange things using model 90/95's and parallel printing with
long cables (Kinda like a switch box).  They would work fine under DOS
but using OS/2 I got a similar error meesage.  The solution was to
Boot with the reference disk and change the parallel port from a
"shared interrupt 7" to "disabled" (compatibility mode).

Not documented very well but it worked for me!

Gareth Jones
ISM - Information Systems Management
Regina, SK Phone [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:54:09 on 92/07/21 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PRINTING THRU SWITCH-BOX
Ref: Append at 15:51:53 on 92/07/21 GMT (by XXWESB22 at TORVMCOP)

I thought that this was supposed to be a GOOD feature of the Model 90/95.  Can
anyone at IBM explain what this "shared interrupt 7" parallel port feature was
designed to do?  I, also, had to "disabled" because of non-readable print-outs.
When I called the 1-800 number (problem number 0x025), it was explained to be
a defect in the hardware???  I didn't bother to understand what appeared to be
a "wimpy" answer.  So, what's the real story?

Tracy Pipkin, Amoco Production Company - Houston, TX, [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:32:11 on 92/07/21 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref: Append at 17:32:45 on 92/07/18 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Stephen,

I'm a little confused about your reply to my note (see below).

---My note:--------------------------------------------------------------------

I just tried the new LaserJet printer driver.  It seems to be a whole lot
faster.  However, it seems to be a fairly generic HP type driver.  Any word
on when we will be getting specify drivers for the HP (i.e. I have a HP IID)
which can print on both side.  This new driver doesn't seem to support that
option.

---Your reply:-----------------------------------------------------------------

  Sorry, the printer drivers have arrived and are available for
downloading. But they are drivers for WINOS2, correcting problems
with printing from that environment. No color printing that I could
find. OS/2 1.3 and 2.0 print drivers are interchangeable usually.
Did you have a driver from HP for 1.3? If so, try using it on
2.0. We should be posting a set of 1.3 drivers not included in
OS/2 2.0 in the Software Library shortly.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This reply could have been from an earlier request about when will we know the
files are there and where will they be?  I know this information know.

What I don't know is the information concerning the note listed above?  I
understand that this is a WINOS2 driver.  However, it seems to be fairly
generic.  What's the latest word with this WINOS2 driver.  Does it replace
all HP drivers?  Is this a short term driver provide until all HP's can be
replaced?  Thanks for your help.

Tracy Pipkin, Amoco Production Company - Houston, TX, [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:44:15 on 92/07/22 GMT (by PSSPPFP at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP7585B Plotter - Queue won't delete

I think I solved my own problem.  I set the "Printer Specific Format" option
the PMPRINT in the Settings for the Plotter.  This seems to leave the data in
the original format without doing a conversion to a "Device Independent" one.
The plotted output works better and I can delete the plot and startup a new one
without it hanging up the queue.

Are there any good write-ups on how printing works under 2.0?

Pete Paciorek, Public Service Electric & Gas, Newark, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:51:56 on 92/07/22 GMT (by TCC3961 at OS2CUST)
Subject: WIN-OS/2 Printing

Strange...after a few days, as quickly as my printing problem appears, it
disappeared, and I seem to have no problem printing from WIN-OS/2 now.  I
did not make any changes and no changes were made on the network.  I do not
understand it, but I am glad I can print again.  I guess we'll know if this is
one of those hard to find bugs if other people experience it sometime.

Craig

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:29:08 on 92/07/22 GMT (by STRY045 at OS2CUST)
Subject: prtscr: PMPRTSCR failure

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----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:36:15 on 92/07/22 GMT (by STRY045 at OS2CUST)
Subject: prtscrn: PMPRTSCR failure

Got a SYS3175 error at 1a0c6b8c.  OS2CHAR.DLL 001.
Tried to do a prtscr.  Got prtscrn: PMPRTSCR failure.  Free more memory/swap sp
ace and try again.  The system the locked up.  had to reboot.  this system is a
n ibm M70 w/10 meg ram.  This problem exists in a os/2 window.  from a full scr
een everything works.  What is going on?
The application we are trying to run is Microfocus cics option.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:00:26 on 92/07/22 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: prtscrn: PMPRTSCR failure
Ref: Append at 18:36:15 on 92/07/22 GMT (by STRY045 at OS2CUST)

The fix variously referred to as PMSPL or as PJ03671 often fixes
what you're seeing.  It's downloadable from here and all the other
usual places.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:43:24 on 92/07/22 GMT (by STRY045 at OS2CUST)
Subject: prtscrn: PMPRTSCR failure

PJ03671 has been applied already.

I am not sure how to "thread" or reply to an existing message so I am creating
a new one...

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 07:09:30 on 92/07/23 GMT (by CORVENA at SYDVM1)
Subject: Printer Settings on LAN Printer

I have recently installed OS/2 2.0 and am having some problems with
printing ...

I am running OS/2 2.0, ES 1.0 and LAN Req 2.0, and have created
shadows of two LAN printers (through the Network - LS - server path).
As the default paper size is A4 and we have Letter, I go to change
the settings of the printer driver (open - settings) and nothing
happens. NOTE: I am a LAN administrator on this LAN, and the printer
drivers are installed from a LAN drive (I coppied all the printer
driver diskettes onto the server).

1. why can I not change the settings ?
2. why can I not delete the printer driver (no Delete option on printer
    popup)

Thanks for any suggestions.

Alan Corven   SYDVM1(CORVENA)
IBM Australia

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:10:24 on 92/07/23 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref: Append at 16:45:57 on 92/07/13 GMT (by MTMV009 at OS2CUST)

You should call the manufacturer of your printer, Hewlett Packard at 208-323-25
51 and demand support for the OS/2 system.  I have a Deskjet 500C and inquired
about the possibility of a driver (from HP) immediately after the release of
OS/2 2.0 AND was told that none were available or planned.  Recently, I called
again and was told one will be ready shorty - they need encouragement!

Chris Knoell (MGH)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:27:02 on 92/07/23 GMT (by CONT06 at LEXVMK)
Subject: prtscrn: PMPRTSCR failure
Ref:     Append at 18:36:15 on 92/07/22 GMT (by STRY045 at OS2CUST)

Make sure you have enough free HD for swapper file.  In the Full Screen
Print Screen works in char mode (if in char mode), in a window it
works in a graphic mode and obviously requires much more memory to
process and print data.

Leshek J. Fiedorowicz - Team OS/2            Lexington  1992/07/23  14:24
                                             Fido (1:2370/12)  JRFB70A@*P

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:11:12 on 92/07/23 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printer Settings on LAN Printer
Ref: Append at 07:09:30 on 92/07/23 GMT (by CORVENA at SYDVM1)

I don't know why you can't change the settings -- I can -- but I
imagine you can't delete the driver because the driver on the network
printer is merely an image of the local printer on the server, and
that's where the driver is, and where it would have to be deleted.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:06:25 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 05:23:30 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PRINTING THRU SWITCH-BOX
Ref: Append at 18:54:09 on 92/07/21 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

Tracy ,
I think what they are talking about is shared DMA, not shared IRQ's on the
90/95, 25 MHz 80's and 56/57.  All MC machines can share IRQs, but the models
I mentioned before have parallel ports that are capable of DMA.  This feature
can either be a shared DMA, a dedicated DMA, or disable it so that it is like
the other MC machines.  If you have a DMA parallel port, and it is active ,
it will take less CPU to push a print job out of the parallel port.  For a
better reference check out the latest IBM Personal Systems July 1992, articles
on page 10, 18 by Chet Heath.  A very good article about MC and DMA.
When running in non-DMA mode, the parallel port is using programmed I/O to perf
orm data transfers.  This method uses more processor cycles than DMA mode.
Another good reference is GG24-3616 "PS/2 Mod. 95 XP , 90 XP, 55 LS, and P75
Fundamentals"

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

If shared DMA did not work for you, give dedicated DMA a try before falling
back to disabled.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:16:10 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print too slow
Ref: Append at 12:57:08 on 92/07/20 GMT (by IL62928 at OS2CUST)

Tony ,
You could try with the Print Manager disabled, or also play with using
LPTx.OS2on the DOS/WIN requester to see if that helps matters any.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:34:52 on 92/07/24 GMT (by NAAG8T6 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Disable WIN-OS/2 Print Manager

This was suggested as a performance improvement in the 7/23 FTN (disabling
the WIN-OS/2 full screen print manager). Now I get harrassed every time I
start WIN-OS/2 with a message telling me it's disabled and to run Control
Panel to enable it. Why do I have to get this message?

Bruce Ferrero (Aetna)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:11:23 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL62843 at OS2CUST)
Subject: KXP1124 Form Feed

How do I stop the Panasonic KXP1124 printer keep from printing a Form Feed
at the end of each documnet, under OS/2 2.0?  This really bugs me.

Eddie Carter

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 07:57:55 on 92/07/26 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: Disable WIN-OS/2 Print Manager
Ref:     Append at 12:34:52 on 92/07/24 GMT (by NAAG8T6 at OS2CUST)

Edit -WINOS2-SYSTEM.INI, and try the following change

;---------turn off print manager - let OS/2 do the spooling --------
MAVDMApps=!gopm,!clipwos2,!ddeagent
;MAVDMApps=!gopm,!clipwos2,!ddeagent,!printman

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:38:58 on 92/07/27 GMT (by JFRANCIS at BCRVMMS1)
Subject: Physical name assigned to printer
  I am still trying to get the IBM printer sharing device to work on
the COM1 port under V2.0. It appears that it is looking for a queue by
the name of COM1Q. This apparently equates to the physical name assigned
to the printer object by the system. Since it is not a changable field
how do we accomplish this feat? Removing the COM02.SYS file from 1.3
and using the supplied COM.SYS from 2.0 eliminates the SYS0049 error
msg, but the output directed to system assigned queue for my printer
object reaches queue and immediately is deleted from the queue without
getting to the printer sharing device attached to the port and printer.
  Please respond to JFRANCIS at BCRVMMS1.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:18:31 on 92/07/27 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Physical name assigned to printer
Ref: Append at 14:38:58 on 92/07/27 GMT (by JFRANCIS at BCRVMMS1)

I don't know about your problem in general, but you can assign any
eight-letter physical name to a printer queue when you create the printer
object by using that name.  That is, in your particular case, create
a printer object using the name COM1Q which will create a printer
with the physical name COM1Q and a queue with the same name.

I seem to recall offhand that you can rename the printer object to
something else and the physical name will be kept intact, but I may
be incorrectly generalizing.

At present, the printer-object print architecture is perching, rather
precariously, atop the 1.x printer/print-queue architecture, with
many surprising artifacts as a result.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:46:25 on 92/07/28 GMT (by IL38773 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Brothers Laser printer support

Unable to print to Brothers Laser printer from OS/2 or WIN-OS2.  Get message
that printer is not ready.  Boot machine in DOS with Windows, prints fine.
Printer emulates a HP laserjet.  Installed fix for HP print drivers.  Did not
help.   Any answers.

Steven T. Francis  Atlanta, GA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:45:36 on 92/07/28 GMT (by IL42384 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Brothers Laser printer support
Ref: Append at 14:46:25 on 92/07/28 GMT (by IL38773 at OS2CUST)

I have seen this problem before on other printers.  While it is true
that the printer will work in DOS it is also possible that it will not
work in OS/2.  I recommend that you check your printer cable first.
It must have all the lines (wires) connected.  Open the parallel cable
shell cover.   If you count only 12 to 16 wires used it is not a full
cable.  Get another cable and try it.
The other problem I have seen is the assigning of the printer ports.
Some systems have more than one printer port assigned to the same LPT port
number.  It will work for DOS, in most cases, but causes problems for OS/2.

Finally I have seen a few Parallel port adapters that were  missed designed.
In other words a signal that represense a busy printer was set to a
logic level opposite to what it should have been.  The only way to prove
this is to change the card with a known working card.  I am assuming that
the printer is connected to a parallel port.

OS/2 2.0 GA Beta Version - 1 <joke>

Jerry Sitbon [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:27:06 on 92/07/30 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing.
Ref:     none.

  This not a new problem but one I have had under OS/2 2.0 from
  the beginning. I have an HP IIP printer on LPT2 setup with the
  correct printer object, I think. I have the print spooler
  disabled. I can print directly from WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows
  in Win-OS2 very fast. If I print from a DOS or OS/2 window,
  it takes several minutes per page to print. I have used Print
  and/or Copy commands, e.g. copy filename LPT2. If I boot DOS
  the printer runs great at 2-4 pages per minute.

  Does anyone have an experience using HP IIP on OS/2 and slow
  printing.??

  Dick Rieck   RIECK(TUCVM2)

  P.S. Do I have an interrupt problem, what level should it be
       for OS/2 and how is it noted???

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:07:48 on 92/07/31 GMT (by B72438I at OS2CUST)
Subject: MICROLINE PRINTER DRIVERS

ARE THERE OS2 2.0 PRINTER DRIVERS FOR MICROLINE 193, 293, AND 390 PRINTERS.
ALSO HOW DO YOU SET UP A PRINTER THAT HAS BEEN CONNECTED SERIALLY TO THE
HARDWARE?

BOB LANUM - ROYAL INSURANCE

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:23:42 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing.
Ref:     Append at 19:27:06 on 92/07/30 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)

Under WIN-OS2 be sure to select LPTx.OS2 instead of just LPTx
in the WINDOWS print manager.  The problem may be that Windows
prints directly to h/w addresses and if these addresses are
grabbed by an app it blocks them from other apps.

We recommend using LPT2.OS2, disabling the Windows print spooler
and setting up a queue on the OS/2 side connected to LPT2.
This will allow print jobs generated by Windows apps and Windows
printer drivers to spool using OS/2.  OS/2 will not write
directly to h/w addresses and lock them from other apps.  The
OS/2 port driver manages the h/w addresses for all apps and makes
sure one doesn't just take over.

I have WP 5.1 running fine on a Mod 95.  A six page job with
text consisting of 20 different fonts prints in about 1 minute
and my OS/2 printing is not affected.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:33:11 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: MICROLINE PRINTER DRIVERS
Ref:     Append at 19:07:48 on 92/07/31 GMT (by B72438I at OS2CUST)

I assume your talking about the Okidata Microline 193, 293, and
390.  Okidata says try: IBM5152 driver(*) for 193
                        IBM5152 driver(*) for 293
                        EPSON LQ printer driver or IBM Proprinter 24
                        driver for the 390

(*) The IBM5152 support is only available in some models and
    depends on who made the engine for the printer Okidata says
    that each printer has a self-test that prints out "IBM" in
    some form to indicate an IBM comaptible engine.  Check
    your printer users guide.

The IBM5152 driver no longer ships with 2.0 but can be had from
OS/2 1.3 diskettes or on BBS's: CompuServe (GOIBMOS2, library
# 17, 3852.zip) or on IBM BBS in Atlanta.

For the Epson driver select any LQ device listed and see what
produces the best output (start w/ lower model #'s eg LQ100, LQ200)

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:35:25 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: KXP1124 Form Feed
Ref:     Append at 13:11:23 on 92/07/24 GMT (by IL62843 at OS2CUST)

What app are you printing from ???  It MAKES A BIG DIFF if it is a
WIndows app or a DOS app or an OS/2 app!!!

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:51:06 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref:     Append at 15:19:27 on 92/07/14 GMT (by ZTKP01 at OS2CUST)

We will make sure to append any information on new driver support
as it becomes available and we are legally able to do so.

On CompuServe in libray #17 (GOIBMOS2) 5 files are there in .ZIP
format.  These files are printer drivers that were shipped in 1.3
and are no longer under 2.0.  They include: IBM5152 (5152.zip),
IBM5216 (5216.zip), IBM52011 (52011.zip), IBM3852 (3852.zip), and
IBM5182 (5182.zip).  They were left off because these printers have
out of support for 5 or more years.  However, some popular OEM
printer models emulate some of these and might use these drivers.
They should also be available on IBM BBS in Atlanta.

Matt Rutkowski
OS/2 Advanced Printing Development

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:58:20 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref:     Append at 15:02:40 on 92/07/14 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

We are aware of the popularity of the DeskJet family printers
especially the 500C and we are currently looking at solutions for
these models.  Until that time the Epson Driver under OS/2 will
provide b/w support for all DeskJet fmily models.
I have a DJ, DJ+, DJ500, and DJ500C in my office that all work with
it in b/w.  If you print from Windows apps, you may still use the
500C driver to generate color output using the HP Deskjet 500C
driver shipped w/ the printer (version 2.1 is the one I have).

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:01:02 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4,LPT5,LPT6)
Ref:     Append at 08:42:55 on 92/07/13 GMT (by 86628050 at WARVM2)

LexMark corp's AES program when installed creates lpt4-9
automagically when installed.  These ARE logical ports
to be redirected to physical ones.  If you actually have
physical lpt4-9 then I am not sure if this will help you or
not.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:07:10 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Spool problem when printing from VDM
Ref:     Append at 17:36:19 on 92/07/10 GMT (by IL22590 at OS2CUST)

It depends on what type of app you have.  A DOS app tends to print to
lptx (a logical port under OS/2) so whatever queue you associate
with lptx is the one it will appear in.  Be aware that the OS/2
printer driver attached to queue is only used as a passthru for
jobs submitted from WIN-OS2 or DOS (the jobs enter the Q already
in the correct language for the printer).  The only things the
OS/2 driver may do is send INIT strings to the printer prior to
to sending your job generated from DOS/WIN.  That is why we rec-
ommend using IBMNULL for DOS/WIN since it is guaranteed NOT to
generate ANY extra INIT data that may conflict with your job.
(like extra FFs).

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:14:00 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Damaged Extendee Attributes on .DRV file
Ref:     Append at 21:08:54 on 92/07/08 GMT (by IL22993 at OS2CUST)

Do a DIR /n on the directory where your printer driver is installed.
If the extended attribute column says "0" for the .DRV file then
you don't have a good OS/2 driver.  Be aware that ALL OS/2 drivers
have EAs attached to them all the .DRV files that don't are
Windows drivers or have been copied by a program/command that does
not recognize EAs (such as a DOS copy command).

Also beware that some WIndows drivers have the same name as the
OS/2 driver (like PSCRIPT.DRV one OS/2 one Windows).

If you have the DDx diskettes the .EA files are there and can be
tacked on to your driver using EAUTIL.EXE (part of OS/2)
for info type "help EAUTIL".  Good Luck.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:42:42 on 92/07/31 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing.
Ref:     Append at 20:23:42 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)

  I am printing just fine for Win-OS2. Its DOS and OS/2 windows
  that are having the problem. Does it matter if I am running a
  print spooler or printing directly to the printer using a command
  like COPY filename LPT2.

  Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

  Dick Rieck   RIECK(TUCVM2)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:19:28 on 92/08/02 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing.
Ref:     Append at 21:42:42 on 92/07/31 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)

Do you have LPT2.OS2 on the Win-OS2 side??????????????????
Also, the OS/2 spooler should be enabled and win-os2 print
mangler disabled.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:04:17 on 92/08/03 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Screen with ES 3270 session

When we try to do a screen print in an ES 3270 session we get a reverse-
video type affect with black background and white characters.  Colored
text (such as red) does not show (black on black?).  I'm not sure if this
this is the proper forum or the Comm Mgr conference, but there are a lot
of individuals trying to find a work-around for this particular feature.

Great on graphics images, bad on character screens.

Thanks for the help.

Leo Tornow

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:14:12 on 92/08/03 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Screen with ES 3270 session
Ref: Append at 20:04:17 on 92/08/03 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST)

Use shift-Print-screen on 3270 emulators.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:30:35 on 92/08/04 GMT (by IL11901 at OS2CUST)
Subject: NEC PINWRITER P9XL driver for OS/2 2.0

Does anyone know the right printer driver to use for this printer under
OS/2 2.0?  Thanks in advance

Steve Dacek - Soft & GUI Inc

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:44:18 on 92/08/04 GMT (by SBOA8M4 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Postscript Printing

I am not having any luck in getting OS/2 to print on an HP-II with
Adobe Postscript cartridges.  The printer works fine in pure DOS.

Symptoms of my problem are simple:  Nothing prints to paper.  When I
submit anything to print (from a DOS VDM, an OS/2 program (applet),
or from a Windows app - WP for Win), I see the data going to the
printer (as evidenced by the message on the printer's display of
'POSTSCRIPT DATA') but nothing prints.  No error messages are
displayed on the PS/2 or on the printer.

Has anyone had this experience and found an answer?  There must be
many successful Postscript printer users with OS/2 as this forum is
not inundated with entries.

I'm using the GA version of OS/2.  The printer driver is the 'Apple
Laserwriter II NT' and is at version 13.342 (as displayed in the
SETTINGS notebook page).

I have opened a problem on this but the last entry is 6/25.  This is
when IBM told me they were opening an official ETR on the problem and
assigned it number 5X977, 916.  I can't find this under the ETR
system of IBMLINK and all level-1 tells me is that it's closed.  I
HAVE NO FEEDBACK WHATSOEVER!!!  I asked level-1 a week ago to have
someone contact me and no contact yet.  Hey IBM, what gives?

Dave Nagy, Talbots, Tampa, FL

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:41:57 on 92/08/05 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)
Subject: AFP Printer Driver?

Is there any print drivers that will let me create a document using a word
processor (e.g. Word for Windows) and generate a LIST3820 type output that
I can upload to my MVS system for printing on my 3820 printer...?  The
quality, speed and volume can't be beat using the AFP printer but it is
very easy to beat DCF/Script/BookMaster with most of the DOS/Windows/OS/2
Word Processors.

Lionel Dyck - Rockwell International, Information Systems Center

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:49:09 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Paintjet & HP Paintjet XL Print drivers

We have  HP Paintjet and a HP Paintjet XL printers. Does OS/2 2.0
have a print driver for these prnters and if so which one?

Thank You

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:58:28 on 92/08/05 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP Paintjet & HP Paintjet XL Print drivers
Ref:     Append at 13:49:09 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST)

Yes, the driver is SMGXPJET.DRV (Micrografx PaintJet Printer Driver)
supporting both the PaintJet and PaintJet XL devices.

It is listed starting with "Micrografx ..." in the grand printer device
list.

NOTE: This driver is a MGX's Windows 3.0 PaintJet driver ported to
run under OS/2 via OASIS.DLL and MIRRORS.DLL.  It relies on
MIRRORS' 32-bit code so will NOT work under 1.3 for obvious reasons.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:22:46 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP PaintJet Driver
Ref: Append at 11:47:17 on 92/05/21 GMT (by G2851 at OS2CUST)

I have also tried to install that same driver. It does not show up in the list
of printer drivers on the diskette.  We're having trouble printing from Quattro
Pro 4.0 to an HP Paintjet. All our other applications don't seem to be having a
ny problems printing to it. They're not printing as fast as they used to, but a
t least they print. For our Windows applications, we have installed the regular
Paintjet driver from HP. I tried using the Epson.HPdeskjet driver and it seemed
to work. However, I didn't print anything in color, and since we do color print
ing from the Paintjet, I don't know how things will turn out when we try printi
ng with color.

David Lawrence

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:27:50 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Paintjet driver & Quattro Pro 4.0

Has anybody succeded at installing the Paintjet driver on printer driver disket
te #4. If so, how did you do it. We're having trouble with our Paintjet printin
g extremly slow.  We need to print some large spreadsheets from Quattro Pro 4.0
and at the rate that it prints, it could turn into a marathon session.

David Lawrence

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:55:27 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL22868 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Postscript Printing
Ref: Append at 15:44:18 on 92/08/04 GMT (by SBOA8M4 at OS2CUST)

I have an HP LaserJet II w/ Adobe PostScript Cartridge and can print
sucessfully to it from PM apps. in OS/2 2.0.  It sounds like there is
an error in the  PS print stream that is causing the Adobe PS
interpreter to abort the job.  Are you using a separator file (in the
Print options Settings for the printer object)?  If so, try it
without that file (i.e., remove it from the settings), as it may be
injecting a non / bad PS command.  Another thing to try: Set up the
printer object to output to a file, and then print something very
simple. Then look at the generated file to see if there is an invalid
PS command in it (not an easy task, I realize, if you aren't familiar
with PS).  You might then boot with DOS and copy the generated file
to the printer. If the generated PS file prints OK in DOS, then all
the PS statements are valid, and something else appended to the print
stream by OS/2 is the culprit.

It shouldn't matter, but I have used the QMS PS-810 and HP LaserJet
IIIsi PostScript drivers with the Adobe Cartridge, rather than the
Apple Laserwriter NT.

Let us know what you find.

Ken Singer, Shell Oil, Houston

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:36:22 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL63537 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Paintjet & HP Paintjet XL Print Drivers

Matt R.

Thank you very much for the information .........
I tried the SMGXPJET.Paintjet driver and it works great......

Again, Thank You !!!

Peter P.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:12:12 on 92/08/05 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP PaintJet Driver
Ref:     Append at 16:22:46 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)

Like I said it IS IN THE LIST!!!!!

Not under 'P' for Paintjet
but under 'M' for Micrografx Paintjet presentation driver
(since Micrografx wrote this version of the driver not HP).

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:13:55 on 92/08/05 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP PaintJet Driver
Ref:     Append at 16:22:46 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)

The DeskJet device under the EPSON.DRV driver although may work
to drive the paintjet (taking you word for it) in b/w will not
work in color.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:15:32 on 92/08/05 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP Paintjet driver & Quattro Pro 4.0
Ref:     Append at 16:27:50 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)

The Paintjet.drv file you see on diskette #4 is NOT AN OS/2 DRIVER.
It is a Windows 3.0 driver written by uSoft and HP.  The OS/2
printer installer may install the PAINTJET.DRV file but the
Operating system will not be able to use it!!!

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:18:11 on 92/08/05 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Recognizing an OS/2 Printer Driver
ref:     Append at 16:27:50 on 92/08/05 GMT (by IL58390 at OS2CUST)

All OS/2 drivers shipped have EAs attatched to them (hidden
extended attributes).  To see the OS/2 drivers on the printer
driver diskettes use "DIR /N *.DRV" any .DRV file has listed
'0' bytes in its extended attribute column is NOT an OS/2
driver but a Windows driver that we ship to be installed by
WIN-OS2.

Conversely, OS/2 drivers can not be used by WIN-OS2.

Matthew F. Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:46:29 on 92/08/06 GMT (by BRENT at DALVM41B)
Subject: AFP Printer Driver?
Ref: Append at 00:41:57 on 92/08/05 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

You might want to check out the IBM Publishing Systems PostScript Interpreter
for Advanced Function Printing (program #5688-104).  It's not an OS/2 driver
but it does allow you to upload a PostScript file to your host and it will
convert it to an AFP file.  I haven't used the MVS version but used the VM
version once-upon-a-time.  Pretty neat if your budget allows for it...

Brent Allen - IBM OS/2 Base Services Support

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:01:19 on 92/08/06 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Printer Driver?
Ref:     Append at 00:41:57 on 92/08/05 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

I believe AFP Printer drivers for Windows and OS/2 PM are provided with
PSF/2.  It may be possible to intercept the output and xfer to host
for printing.  PSF/2 may be somewhat of an overkill depending on your
situation, though...
Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:21:11 on 92/08/07 GMT (by MBCSQ11 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Postscript Printing

Turn AUTO CONT to OFF on the printer panel. This will cause the printer to
stop receiving data if it encounters a postscript error and will display the
appropriate error code on the printer panel.  Also, route the output from
suspecting apps to a file instead of to the LPT port. Several programs in
OS/2 do not use the PM print driver and simply "dump" text to an LPT port,
so no conversion to postscript is done ...

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:34:23 on 92/08/07 GMT (by ALLISON at CARVM3)
Subject: 6182 on COM1 on Mod 80 with OS/2 2.0 from a DOS box

I'm attempting to setup a dept Mod80 graphics room. I have the following:

                    : Mod80 w/ OS/2 2.0
                      4019 (w/o PS) on LPT1:
                      6182 on COM1:
                      FreeLance Graphics for OS/2
                      Freelance Plus for DOS (3.01)
I need both FLG and FL+.

I have FLG working to both laser and plotter. However, FL+ in a DOS
box just isn't reaching the 6182. I either get I/O buffer overflow or
nothing happens at all. My current settings are below. Anyone that
has a idea.. please. I've spent this hole week getting this far.
thnaks.

Configuration: OS/2 2.0 - Printdriver 7550a (cause FL+ doesn't use 6182)
                        - PMPRINT que
               COM1 port - Baud 9600
                           Handshake - Hardware
                           Stop bits - 1
                           Parity - none
                           Word Length - 8bits

               Freelance+ options - 7550a driver, parity none.
                                    Output mode - Remote, Baud-9600
               FLG options - plotter

               6182 settings - IEEE488 - addr 05
                               Monitor - off
                               Standard
                                  Dataflow - Remote & Standalone
                               Bypass - off
                               Handshake - none
                                           Direct
                               Duplex - full
                               Baud - 9600
                               Parity - 8 bits & off

          FL+ Books says use HP7550a with these settings:
          (FL+ Print Options screen is set this way)
           Baud - 9600
           No parity
           Handshake - none
           8 data bits
...

David  Allison

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:18:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by IL47031 at OS2CUST)
Subject: print screen from es 3270

When doing a print screen (with Shift + PRint Screen) of a map that
contains blank lines in the middle, all blank lines are removed and
the print out is compressed.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:30:31 on 92/08/10 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing
Ref:     Append at 19:27:06 on 92/07/30 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)

The problem was solved over the weekend. I had been using a mouse
connected to my ATI ULTRA GRAPHICS card that installed as an In-port
mouse and used interrupt 5. When a removed the mouse to replace it
with a serial mouse on COM1 the problem when away and I later realized
that I have a mouse and a printer LPT2 on the same interrupt level.
The printer must have been using a timer or something like that to
cause to slow printing. The Windows programs that printed just fine
must have taken direct control of the printer, I did not have a print
spooler active so that might have happened!!
Others that have trouble with slow printing might look at their
physical connections of port addressing and interrupts.

Dick Rieck  RIECK(TUCVM2)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:28:15 on 92/08/10 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP IIP printer is very slow printing
Ref:     Append at 14:30:31 on 92/08/10 GMT (by RIECK at TUCVM2)

Yes, windows programs write directly to h/w addresses (indirectly)
due to windows design.  Not always a good thing since a single program
can literally take over a port and not share it.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:04:14 on 92/08/11 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: print screen from es 3270
Ref: Append at 19:18:26 on 92/08/07 GMT (by IL47031 at OS2CUST)

3270 Print Control menu.  Setup->Options.  Each screen is individually
programmed.

Going all the way back to 1971, 3270 hardware as differed on this
issue, so ES lets you choose either one.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:08:50 on 92/08/18 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Multiple printers on one LPT1 DOS Operation...

I have a customer that has two printers on one lpt port (LPT1 only).  Can
OS/2 be configured so that boththese printers print to this port (controlled
via switch box and holding/Releasing the queues), and at the same time
be accessed from applications (specifically dos boxes), via LPT1, and LPT2??

The thought here is that LPT1 would be a line printer and LPT2 would be a
laser printer -- but again we need the output to go only to the physical LPT1
port.

Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:07:49 on 92/08/18 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple printers on one LPT1 DOS Operation...
Ref:     Append at 17:08:50 on 92/08/18 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)

Yes, I have a switch box that allows me to print to 5 different
printers from my test machine's LPT1 port.  It is made by "Black
Box".

BEWARE: NOT all boxes support all lines (like DOS print cables
don't work with OS/2)

BEWARE 2: Even "good" boxes can increase the chance of data loss.
(e.g. using a 12' cable from LPT1 works where as 6' cable to
black box to 12' cable causes data loss).

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:11:38 on 92/08/18 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Multiple printers on one LPT1 DOS Operation...
Ref: Append at 17:08:50 on 92/08/18 GMT (by SSIA013 at OS2CUST)

In my experience, you're likely to get queer results if you try it
that way.  Did you ever use OS/2 1.x?  On that system, "printers" and
"queues" were separately defined, and you could have multiple
"queues" for one "printer".  Well, the WPS print mechanism is based
on that, with the printer objects on the desktop corresponding to
"queues".  Creating the first printer object on a given port also
creates a "printer".  Therefore, if you create two printer objects on
the same port, the underlying system will see one "printer" with two
drivers -- but one of those drivers will be the "real" driver for the
"printer", and that will foul up some programs (like PRINT.COM).

A safer way to do it is to define your first printer object on LPT1.
Then, once you have everything as you wish, hold the printer object
and then alter it (Open->Settings->Output) to use no port (click in
the ports window outside of all the ports).  Then define another new
printer object to use LPT1.  This will create not only two printer
objects, but two "printers" in the underlying system.  However,
you'll have to keep passing LPT1 back and forth whenever you change,
in addition to holding/releasing.  Pesky, to say the least.

The present state of affairs, with the WPS printer objects
precariously perched on top of the "printers" and "queues" of an
invisible 1.x Print Manager, is rather fragile, and produces many
unintuitive artifacts.  I _trust_ that it will receive a rework
in 2.1 (I'd like it in 2.01, but I don't expect it).

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:04:32 on 92/08/19 GMT (by ROK2070 at OS2CUST)
Subject: screen print with es 3270
Ref: Append at 18:58:28 on 92/07/08 GMT (by DAVISN at HOUVMSCC)

The PROMPT that you suggest ALMOST works.....
The displayed window is black text on a gray background; but it prints as a
dark-gray background with black text  -  not very readable and still very
wasteful of ink.
Is there any setting that would give a WHITE background?

Ron Palmer, Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:42:09 on 92/08/19 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple printers on one LPT1 DOS Operation...
Ref:     Append at 21:11:38 on 92/08/18 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

The problem is with the apps under OS/2.  Unfortunately developers
feel the need to dig around to know what driver they are on and
what port.

Under 2.0 (and 1.3 and 1.2) the app only needs the queue (print object)
name to print to.  The app can then use SplQxxx calls to get any
and all info it needs and the app will never be confused.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:06:09 on 92/08/20 GMT (by ABTS196 at OS2CUST)
Subject: LaserJet III on a PS/2 57 SLC

OS/2 2.0 on a PS/2 '57 SLC, 8 Meg RAM, 80 Meg HD;
A Laserjet III printer on LPT1.
WinOS2 and OS/2 native printing results in garbage; especially with graphics,
ATM documents or picture files.
Printing works OK on a PS/2 '90; or on assorted clones.
Running Windows under DOS 5.0, with ATM, on the same PS/2 57 SLC, the printer
works OK.

Fred Stone

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:46:16 on 92/08/20 GMT (by TXEC020 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 14:41:00 on 92/08/21 GMT (by TXEC020 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Extra page eject with HP LaserJetII

I have a HP LaserJet II attached to my PS/2 8570 running OS/2 2.0.
Everytime I submit any print job from PMWord I get a leading blank page.
I have printed the files from similar workstations to LaserJet IIIs and
everything works fine.  It doesn't matter where the file originates or
who created it when I print it from the 8570 to the LaserJet II the
leading blank page is produced.  I have checked the printer settings on
the OS/2 desktop, in the driver, and on the printer itself - nothing
appears to be out of order.  I would appreciate any help I can get on
eliminating the leading blank page eject from every print job.

Barry Fealy, Texas Employment Commission, Austin TX

Update:  After lowering the graphics resolution from 300 dpi to 100 dpi
         in the printer driver and the default print setttings the
         problem has disappeared and has not reoccurred, even after
         setting the resolution back up to 300 dpi.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:47:47 on 92/08/20 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: LaserJet III on a PS/2 57 SLC
Ref:     Append at 19:06:09 on 92/08/20 GMT (by ABTS196 at OS2CUST)

Sounds like a bad cable (not properly shielded or only enough
lines active to support DOS printing).  Try using a 6' IBM
approved cabel (I get mine from EGGHEAD).

We have had many skeptics on this advice (including large
co.s) but they try it and find they save $1 or 2 on a cable
only to find it's not properly shielded or have all lines
active.

Lots of cables say 'for DOS X.X' which means that not all lines
are active...

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:33:32 on 92/08/20 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: LaserJet III on a PS/2 57 SLC
Ref: Append at 19:06:09 on 92/08/20 GMT (by ABTS196 at OS2CUST)

Fred,
Was there a reference disk update for the 57?  Are you using 1.24 version insta
lled in the system partition to configure the machine.
Good luck,

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:56:47 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Queue and Priority Mg't

How do I setup multiple queues for the same printer under OS/2 2.0?
Do I just create two physical printers using the same port?  Also,
how do I set different priorities for these queues, like it did under
OS/2 1.3?  I have an OS/2 application that was designed to print to
specific queues in OS/2 1.3.

Randy Tiegs

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:34:43 on 92/08/24 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST)
Subject: PostScript Printing through NETWORK Shadow

We are currently running OS/2 2.0 clients connected via Token Ring 16/4
cards running at 4 to a PS/2 Model 90 fileserver runing OS/2 1.3
at WR05050 on Lan Server 1.3 .  We are having difficulty printing
to the Lan Aware Network drives (via shadows) .  I created the post-
script shadow by going all the way through the network icon and
opening up the domain icon.  I created a shadow of the postscript
icon that showed up there as pointing to the postscript que name
defined in lan server 1.3 . Drag Drop, Highlight file/right mouse
click print, and excel all reconize the LS or lan aware shadows.
However only DotMatrix and HPCL (Hp Laser Jet Series II) que's
actually print using the network shadows.  Post does go to the que
but imediately goes into job paused status in the servers 1.3
print manager.  The brother laser printer is attached to the server
via lpt1 physically. It has two modes or ques LaserJet and PostScript
assigned to the same physical drive definition on the server.  For
non 2.0 clients they get to DOTMATRX, HPCL, and PSCRIPT ques via
alias's.  I have the same problem with postscript if I create a printer
icon using the printer object in the template and naming the printer
object the same name as the printer alias name.  We then assign via
lan server at logon HPCL to LPT3, DotMatrx to LPT1, and PScript to
LPT2.  This also works for printing HPCL and DOTMATRX.
However when not using the lan aware shadows drag drop
and highlight file print do not work for anything.
In PMWORD it sees the lan aware drives by que name but
puts at NONE for location and will not allow printing.
The 2.0 client has had the latest kernel and the printer
patches.

Can anyone shed some light on this situation.  I am in
a time crunch needing a few people working on 2.0 before
I have the time to read all the manuals, research, etc.
the printing over the lan.  Can anyone help.  I can not
at this time change any part of the server to 2.0 .

Ken O. (American Airlines, Tulsa, Ok.)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:58:05 on 92/08/24 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Queue and Priority Mg't
Ref: Append at 15:56:47 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST)

When you create a printer object on the desktop and assign it to a port that
does not have a printer object, you create a printer and a queue, both named
the same as the printer object, if possible.  (The names have to be fit in
eight characters and not be duplicates; otherwise they'll be mangled.)  If
you then create another printer object and assign it to the same port, you
will create a queue that is named the same as the new printer object, if
possible.  The queue name (and the printer name, in the first case) is the
"physical name" you can display on the "settings" book.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:15:37 on 92/08/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PostScript Printing through NETWORK Shadow
Ref: Append at 18:34:43 on 92/08/24 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST)

KEN,
I WOULD RECEMEND TWO THINGS,
PUT THE PMSPL.DLL FIX ON ALL OS/2 2.0 REQUSTERS,IT IS AVAILABLE ON THIS BBS
USE PRINTER DRIVERS ON ALL OS/2 (1.3 AND 2.0) THAT ARE AT EXACTLY THE SAME LEVE
L (VERSION)

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:54:02 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Queue and Priority Mg't
Ref: Append at 19:58:05 on 92/08/24 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

Thanks John - was queue priority carried over to 2.0?  I've gone through
the object settings several times and haven't seen anything obvious permitting
me to assign priority to each printer object.  I'm working w/network objects.

Dave Scheffer

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:55:35 on 92/08/25 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST)
Subject: Using printer template For 1.3 Network Templates

We have a Brother CB-8PS Laser printer which is attached to LPT1
on a OS/2 1.3 WR05050 file server named RFSSRVR1.  This laser will
print in HPCL mode using driver HP LaserJet Series II .  It also
has a postscript drive using driver PScript.Apple Plus v 42_2 .
We then have a proprinter Brother M-1709 using IBM 4201 Proprinter II
driver connected to COM1.  Using PrintMgr 1.3 we set up 2 printer
definitions one for the laser and one for the DotMatrix printer.  For
the laser we highlighted the two drivers available for the same
printer.  We then created 3 que's . Que LANHP has a separator file
for HPCL printing with the LaserJet Series II driver selected.  LANPS
que has a separator file for PostScript printing with the Apple Plus
v 42_2 . Que LANDOTMX has a separator file for ProPrint with the IBM
4201 Proprinter II driver selected.

In LanServer 1.3 we defined the Alias HPCL to point at the LANHP que,
Alias PScript to point at the LANPS que, and DOTMATRX to point at the
LANDOTMX que.  We then per user assign LPT1 to alias DOTMATRX, LPT2
to alias PScript, and LPT3 to alias HPCL in the User Logon Startup
settings.

Everything works fine this way for OS/2 1.3 workstations.  But when
we started converting some of these users to OS/2 2.0 workstations
we started having problems printing to the 3 printer que's on the
OS/2 1.3 file server.  As a note the printing problems increased when
we applied the latest OS/2 2.0 kernel patch and drop/drag printer
fix.

At install of OS/2 we selected No Printers which installed the IBMNULL
driver.  After install we installed the 3 drivers we needed as
specified above from the install pop-up on the IBMNULL icon.  We
then draged the printer icon (not the Network printer icon) from the
template folder to the desktop.  The network printer icon was not in
the template folder at this time.  We created 3 printers this way.
We gave it the same DOTMATRX, PSCRIPT, and HPCL names so it would
match the alias printer names assigned to the user.  We highlighted
the appropriate driver out of the Default printer driver box.  We
then assigned it to the LPT1 for DOTMATRX, LPT2 for PSCRIPT, and
LPT3 for HPCL to match the LAN SERVER logon assignments.

Drag/Drop never has worked to these ICONS, however Exel, PMWord, and
Corel do see these drivers.  The enhanced editor also would see them.
Print to HPCL and DOTMATRX worked as long as the packages supported
them.  PScript always made it the the OS/2 1.3 server print manager
que but would go into imediated Job Paused status or even hang up
the laser printer with Ignore data's.  We thought maybe the OS/2 2.0
drivers do not work on the laser printer.  We took the laser printer
off of the 1.3 file server and attached it to physical LPT1 on one
OS/2 2.0 workstation.  We changed this users logon driver assignments
to blank so no conflict would exist with the LPT1 physical verses
LPT1 logical assignments.

Now I then discovered the NetWork ICON's printers and tried shadows
of them, copies of them etc.  The net result is I can no longer print
at all to my HPCL, DOTMATRX, and PSCRIPT printers as first setup.
I also under enhanced editor, 3270 print control, EXEL, etc have a
long list of printers when I only have 3 que's.

I do have OS/2 drag/drop , right mouse pop-up print, EXEL, and
3270 Print Control working to the LANHP and LANDOTMX que's on the
OS/2 1.3 server printers.  However I can not get anything at all
or a job pause/hang when using the LANPS que.  This is where I am
now using a copy of the printer ICON's to the desktop from the
Aliases for the Logon Domain folder.  My HPCL and DOTMATRX regular
printers no longer work at all.

Is it possible that the ProPrinter and LaserJet drivers I am using
did not change at all between 1.3 and 2.0 and hence because they
match - they print ?  Is it also possible the PostScript will not
work through the lan when it did locally attached because that
driver I am using has changed between 1.3 WR05050 and 2.0 with the
Drag/Drop printer patch?

Also OS/2 icon pop-up print, EXEL, enhanced editor, etc now show
multiple copies of my LS:\\RFSSRVR1\LANHP, LS:\RFSSRVR1\LANDOTMX
printers.  Is one a ghost, if so how do I remove it?

Also I can no longer print to the LASER in PMWORD anymore because
it shows the right que names for the LAN AWARE but shows them as
being at NONE port and will not allow print.  Can I fake out PMWORD
and give it PORT assignments without messing up the other one's
that work because they use the fileserver info to locate the LPTx?

Is there anyway to have both OS/2 2.0 , applications, etc. all print
properly to the 1.3 server attached printers?  Could I somehow use
the 2.0 drivers on the 1.3 server without messing up the 1.3 work-
stations out there?  What about assigning a different set of printer,
que, and alias definitions in OS/2 lanserver 1.3 for OS/2 2.0 work-
station use only?

Please download and print this article if you are in a similar
situation or have been.

I need to have about 10 out of 90 workstations working at minimum
acceptable standards before I can start the proper OS/2 1.3 migration
plan and update my server!!!!  I would just like to find a setup
that would allow these 2.0 workstations access to the 3 printer modes
on the 2 printers attached to the 1.3 server some how.  As Long as
they can print out of PMWORD, EXEL, COREL to the supported modes for
those products they don't care how they have to do it.  The same with
printing ASCII files.  As long as they can print them through the
OS/2 editor or somehow they are happy.  If drag/drop does not work
thats fine as long as the editor would or visa/versa.

Ken O. (American Airlines, Tulsa, Ok.)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:42:11 on 92/08/25 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST)
Subject: OS/2 2.0 client prnting - 1.3 Server Printers

This is an append to Using printer template For 1.3 Network Templates!!!

Please read the question referenced above.

This applies to more than just printer issues.  It applies to installing
OS/2 2.0 Extended Edition on PS/2 Model 70's with only 8 Meg of memory,
60 Meg Drive, and running at 16 mhz.  These are attached to an OS/2 1.3
WR05050 model 90 File Server.  1 Brother Laser with HPCL and PSCRIPT
modes is attached to LPT1.  1 Brother Dot Matrix printer is attached to
COM1 on the server.  We are not able to upgrade the server at this time
but need to bring up some OS/2 2.0 workstations now ASAP.

I have IBM Account Market Support Representative John Muller also
helping us research these difficulties.  If you have any information
which could help us bring up a few workstations on OS/2 2.0 and
still use the OS/2 1.3 Server attached printers your information
would be much appreciated.

You may contact John Muller at 214-280-2740
    or              fax him at 214-280-2779.
Thanks

Ken O. (American Airlines, Tulsa, Ok.)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:32:21 on 92/08/25 GMT (by STEVENO at RHQVM20)
Subject: OS/2 2.0 APGS Print Screen to a 4019
I'm looking for a tool to help do a print screen from a 3270
host session to 4019 in ppds mode.
I will need it to print out an exact full page copy of the screen.
Any tools you can recommend?

Steve

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:21:34 on 92/08/25 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: Queue and Priority Mg't
Ref: Append at 13:54:02 on 92/08/25 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST)

There doesn't seem to be a way to set queue priority externally.  There is
a C API to do it; however, I don't yet have 2.0 programming documentation,
so I don't know whether the API is still effective.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:11:12 on 92/08/25 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: PostScript Printing through NETWORK Shadow
Ref:     Append at 18:34:43 on 92/08/24 GMT (by AMRT04A at OS2CUST)

You will have to install the 2.0 printer drivers on the 1.3 system.
They should not hurt anything else, as the are upward compatible.

Tony Valenti
Valcomp Technology Inc.
[phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:11:38 on 92/08/26 GMT (by IL12431 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Queue and Priority Mg't
Ref: Append at 17:21:34 on 92/08/25 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

Thanks John - I dig around our 2.0 dox and see what I can dig up.

Dave Scheffer

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:27:24 on 92/08/27 GMT (by CFB006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 3270 printing to HPIII

I have a server running os/2 2.0 base; Lan Server Entry; Lexmark 4033; Lanspool
3.0 and ES1.0.  I use this as a print server.  There are sereral printers being
 shared via this addtional server.  The problem is that often the printer will
error in the 3270 print control.  once this happens there seems to be no way to
 fix the proble shirt of reinstalling all printers in the system.  Almost as if
 the printer drivers on the PC become corrupted and need to be replced.

I can make the printer begin to print by using the IBMNULL driver.  This howeve
r prints garbage.

Any suggetions ????

Chris Broughton

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:27:05 on 92/08/27 GMT (by IL53645 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Not Spooling

I have a PS/2 Model 90 with 8Meg, 170 MB and a 4029-10L printer.  I converted o
ver to V2.0 about 10 days ago and any print goes directly to the printer.  I ha
ve the spooler Enabled and the Print Queue on Hold.  Worked fine under 1.3.2. W
hen I installed V2.0 I was using Lexmark's AES and RM, with two printers define
d.  One real printer on LPT1 in PPDS mode and 1 virtual printer on LPT2 in HP m
ode.  After the conversion, there were two printer icons, 1 for PPDS and 1 for
HP.  There have been many fires to fight as a result of the conversion, but now
it is time to address the spooler problem.
  Does this sound familiar to anyone?
  How about a suggestion?
I have removed AES and RM from the STARTUP.CMD because the version I have does
not support V2.0.  I thought that might have some bearing on this problem but h
as not made any difference.

Thanks, George in Orange, Ca.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:23:09 on 92/09/02 GMT (by METGMT1 at OS2CUST)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4, LPT5, LPT6)

The version of AES that I have only accesses LPT1 to LPT3.   Where can I
get a copy of the AES program (on the Supplemental Utilities disk) that
will let me access ports above LPT3? (phone number or name would be nice)

Michael Talbert  MetLife

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:06:05 on 92/09/03 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4, LPT5, LPT6)
Ref: Append at 19:23:09 on 92/09/02 GMT (by METGMT1 at OS2CUST)

You can call the Lexmark BBS at 1-606-232-5238.

A warning from my own experience.  Install AES using the documented
procedure.  Otherwise, LPT4-n won't appear.

John Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese, Bridgewater, NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:36:08 on 92/09/03 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: MORE PORTS (LPT4, LPT5, LPT6)
Ref:     Append at 17:06:05 on 92/09/03 GMT (by NAAO3IY at OS2CUST)

Better yet:

  A new beta (3.1) of AES for IBM 4019 and 4029 printers
  is now available thru Lexmark BBS (maybe not beta anymore?)

  The file is called: 40X9SU32.EXE in the "Utilities"
  directory.

  I have it on my machine and it seems to work fine.

  BBS support line: 1-800-537-2540

  Download Tips:  A) N, 8, 1
                  B) ANSI term. emul.
                  C) XModem or ZModem transfer protocols
                  D) Baud rates supported = 1200-38400

  NOTE: Internally (VM) the package is available by:

        REQUEST 40X9SU32 FROM DRIVERS AT LEXVMD

Hope this help,
Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:12:04 on 92/09/04 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE82)
Subject:  Print from VDM to HPLJ

In the process of trying to migrate to OS/2 we have run into a problem.  In
our  DOS machines we have a program that uses several DOS calls  5F02H, Get
Redirection List, and most importantly 5E02H, Set Printer Setup.  This is
being used to allow Lotus 123 2.01 users to select the orientation, font, and
print line width that they wish to use for each spread sheet.  Apparently
these calls are not supported in OS/2.  Has anyone run across a similar
situation and come up with a good easy to implement solution.

Jack Hiatt    MARC-Life   Atlanta  Ga.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:04:19 on 92/09/08 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Print from VDM to HPLJ
Ref:     Append at 19:12:04 on 92/09/04 GMT (by IL26761 at HONE82)

This sounds more like a DOS emulation problem in the filesystem.
Maybe it would be better to append in a DOS related forum as
the print subsystem does not get activated/involved using these
INT 21 functions.  The filesystem should use the existing
LAN software and hnadle these calls but...

OS2DOS forum would be good.  I'll also point this out to a few
people who might know, but no promises.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:25:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCHI040 at OS2CUST)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue

I had some kind of mishap that is the best I can describe it.  I some
how lost my print Queue Icon from the desk top it's name was laserjet
so I thought ok I'll make another no big deal.  I create another and
tyr to give it the same name and the system saves it as laserje1 it
seem that laserjet still exists somewhere.  I have other application
that can see this mystic print queue also Knowledgeware's ADW.  If I
try to print to this hidden queue device I also get Mystic output
(none).  I would like to find a way to remove and or recover this
lost print queue does anyone have an idea where I should look....

Jerry Hittle, Hawaii Medical Service Ass'n  P.O. Box 860 Hon Hi 96808

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:52:12 on 92/09/09 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue
Ref:     Append at 00:25:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCHI040 at OS2CUST)

You must reset your INI files.  When I get some time I believe
I'll write a program to do this...  Until ALT-F1 during reboot.
Or if you (wisely) made a backup of you INI files after you
setup your desktop copy them over the bad ones in the \os2\ directory.

EVERYONE would be wise to backup INI files.  I do every time
I add or change a program/setting in my desktop.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:53:26 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCHI040 at OS2CUST)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue
Ref: Append at 14:52:12 on 92/09/09 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)

No such luck my backup also has this ghost Queue..  What would be nice If you h
ave the time to write a program would be an INI editor or INI Settings option o
ff of the desktop....

Thanks...

Jerry Hittle, Hawaii Medical Service Ass'n  P.O. Box 860 Hon Hi 96808

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:28:07 on 92/09/10 GMT (by IL39800 at OS2CUST)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue
Ref: Append at 21:53:26 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCHI040 at OS2CUST)

I've had some luck using MAKEINI when I've lost icons.  I'd back up your INI
files before you try it.

Chris Silsby, Michigan Dept. of Treasury

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:50:35 on 92/09/11 GMT (by TSO09 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Spooler Setting Stuck Open

Some how I have gotten the spooler settings stuck open.  It only
shows one tab called spooler path.  The path is set to
D:\SPOOL, but everytime I try close I get a message that the
directory cannot be found.  But it is there. I have been stuck this way
for several days.  Spooling continues to work with no problem.  I
have tried Undo and Default push buttons but they make no difference.
When I shutdown I get the same bad directory message, then when I
start back up workplace shell reopens the settings book.

D is my normal OS/2 r2 start up drive.

Any suggestions will be appreciated

Ed Klein

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:06:43 on 92/09/14 GMT (by 76660454 at NHBVM4)
Subject: Host Screen Printing

In my area we have just replaced the old gas panel Tiger Screens (3290)
for a series of PS/2's running OS/2 2.00EE and the biggest complaint
I am getting is the loss of the Host Screen Print. With the dumb screens
you could print the screen directly to your Local printer. Does anyone
know how this is done with the PS/2 ? Unfortunately we are unable to get
PC Printers to sit on the desk.

Thanks in advance.

Robin Millar:  NFC-E, North Harbour, Portsmouth (725-1031)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:35:11 on 92/09/14 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST)
Subject: OS/2 PostScript Printer Driver

While looking at the latest list of OS/2 printer drivers, I noticed that
the PostScript driver now available for download is designated V13.345
and the GA driver is designated V13.342.  But in the description of
fixes and changes it is stated that there had been no changes to the GA
driver.

Probably some misinterpretation on my part, so how am I supposed to
interpret these descriptions?

Thanks!

Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:34:43 on 92/09/15 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: OS/2 PostScript Printer Driver
Ref:     Append at 20:35:11 on 92/09/14 GMT (by IL78568 at OS2CUST)

The PS driver has been rebuilt as a matter of course and every
time the version # changes.  No changes over GA have beenmade.
If you don't believe me check file size and byte compare.

You may see a couple bytes change where the version string is...

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:46:30 on 92/09/17 GMT (by TSTEILE at OS2CUST)
Subject: print driver for HP500C

Have not seen and updates for the last 2 months. HP has no plans to release
a driver at this thime.  Is IBM going to release a driver? Soon?
What's the current status.

Terry A. Steilen  -- Advantis

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:12:28 on 92/09/17 GMT (by SARMSTRO at TORVMFG1)
Subject:proprinter - 3270 emulation print screen problem
I have 0s2 2.0 installed with ES and lan requester installed.
When I print a 3270 emulation screen with print screen I get
the black background printed. How can I change this? I tried
an earlier suggestion on this forum to do a shift-print screen
but that totally hangs my 3270 emulation and grinds everything
else to a near-halt. I end up having to shutdown (after five minutes
of trying to get the context menu up) to recover. Only some
machines with proprinters are having the problem. Others are
printing fine.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:43:44 on 92/09/17 GMT (by IL04688 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 4019 w/ 4033 print problem

We use 4019 printer on our token ring LAN.  This year we have replaced a
number of connections with the IBM 4033.  We are frequently encountering
a problem wherein documents sent from WP for DOS 5.1 have the last half
of the last line in the job printed unformatted on a new page.  We noticed
that this never occurs on printers connected to the LAN thru a server's
parallel port.  Has anyone else seen anything like this ?  Does anyone
have any suggestions or ideas ?

Leo Tornow

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:03:42 on 92/09/17 GMT (by BOI4802 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Forms mismatch using legal paper

I cannot get legal paper to print with OS/2 2.0 & Laserjet III printer.
I have setup the printer object with laserjet iii driver and set the
printer properties for legal paper automatic feed and legal tray is in
printer.  I have also tried legal paper with manual feed with same
results.  This is on a locally attached printer on lpt1.  I am using the
drivers that come with OS/2 2.0.  Has anyone else had this experience
or has anyone else been able to successfully use legal paper and the
laserjet III?

Hugh S. Joslyn

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:46:10 on 92/09/18 GMT (by TGILES at HVTVM)
Subject: Printer objects all screwed up
Ref:     None

I have been trying to get a server plotter to plot host data from my
requester and had a lot of experiments before I finally figured it out.
During the experiments I added/deleted a variety of printer objects
including network printers, but finally arrived at a working set
supporting the plotter and all other server provided print options.
The first time I tried to print a file from the Enhanced editor I noticed
a list of about a dozen printers, most of which had been dragged to the
shredder during the experiments.
I have now shredded all printer/plotter objects in the hope of cleaning
up this list prior to re-building, but I am left with 4 printers listed
as available to the enhanced editor. Anyone know of a way to clean-up
the printers that OS/2 thinks he has, but I know I have not got on the
desktop (or anywhere else for that matter)??

Trevor Giles   Havant Site   721-4245

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:35:38 on 92/09/18 GMT (by IL87977 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Tools to create forms

We have a team in our OS/2 development area which is responsible for producing
a tool which would make the creation and printing of business forms easier.
They are looking for a tool which would help them generate forms or they are
looking for a C or C++ library which would help in creating forms.

Does anyone know of such a product or library?

Terry Bone- Ford Credit COMPASS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:11:21 on 92/09/18 GMT (by N002015 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Host Screen Printing
Ref: Append at 15:06:43 on 92/09/14 GMT (by 76660454 at NHBVM4)

Robin, If you purchased Extended Services for OS/2, you probably received a
book called Productivity Aids (IBM part# S96F-8313-00).  This book has some
tips about host directed printing.  I don't think it will give you a single
keystroke screen print, but may provide some ideas on how to get a screen
print generated using OS/2 2.0.

If you go to the PCPRINT application in OS/2, There is a pull down menu called
PRINT, and under the pull down is an option for PRINT HOST SCREEN.  This can
be set to print to either a PC attached printer or a LAN printer.  There may be
a method to modify the EXEC on the host side to direct the print to a mainframe
defined printer also.  Good Luck!

Matt McCabe  @ Prudential 612-349-1573

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:38:13 on 92/09/18 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Forms mismatch using legal paper
Ref:     Append at 16:03:42 on 92/09/17 GMT (by BOI4802 at OS2CUST)

There are currently 3 APARS being worked w/ laserjet and A3 or
LEDGER paper, but the result is usually traps.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:30:15 on 92/09/19 GMT (by TSTEILE at OS2CUST)
Subject: - 3270 emulation print screen problem
Ref: Append at 14:12:28 on 92/09/17 GMT (by SARMSTRO at TORVMFG1)

try 3270 emulation print setup options:ignore all attributes
             and                       10 pitch font
this worked with shift printscr on my proprinter.
printscreen alone prints the bitmap image and looks bad.

If you migrated your 3270 config file from a previous release,
print screen might not be defined correctly in the keyboard setup as
shift printscreen.  Trying to remap it to just the printscrkey will not work
it must be shift printscr.
hope this helps.

Terry A. Steilen  -- Advantis

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:50:18 on 92/09/19 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8)
Subject: IBM partication in the CFROUM
Ref:  Various appends by IBMer

I strongly recommend that all IBMer take time to READ THE HEADERS of
THIS AND ALL OTHER CFORUMs.

This Cforum and all other Cforums are for Customers to ask questions
offer views, suggestion, etc. TO other customers, and to IBMers.

They are NOT TO CONTAIN references to IBM Internal USE Only products.

They are not to reference IBM INTERNAL minidisk that are not available
to customers.

They are not to contain reference to unannounced products.
 __   __      ___      __  __   _   _
|  |_|  |    /   \    |  \|  | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8
|   _   |   / _~_ \  Sincerely |  . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2)
|__| |__|  /_/   \_\  |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647  Austin, Texas
                                       LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:09:04 on 92/09/21 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP LASJET AND DATA BASE MANAGER

WE CAN NOT SELECT OUR HP LASER JET TO PRINT FROM A QUERY IN DATABASE
MANAGER. IT APPEARS THAT ONLY IBM PRINTERS ARE VALID...IS THIS CORRECT
WILL IT BE CORRECTED??????

THANKS

MIKE MALINOWSKI   908-918-5012

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:24:07 on 92/09/21 GMT (by WZ00567 at OS2CUST)
Subject: QMS JETSCRIPT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER

I have a QMS JetScript printer, which is the original LaserJet (Classic)
printer with an interface card in the PC replacing the HP controller in
the printer.  It looks to software applications like a QMS 800, except
that it does not use the parallel or serial connections on the PC.

A driver loads in the config.sys file (DOS) and it is invoked in the DOS
autoexec.bat.  Question:  How do you make this printer work with OS/2 2.0?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:15:13 on 92/09/22 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Print Driver for HP DeskJet 500C
Ref: Append at 20:58:20 on 92/07/31 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)

I called the HP Deskjet support line in Boise again, and their position seems
to have changed.  Now they insist that it is up to IBM to supply the driver!  I
told them that I thought this was unreasonable on the part of HP and would
affect future printer purchasing decisions...to no avail.  If you have used the
Windows driver, then you know that it is a perfect demonstration of why Win....
is not acceptable for manipulating large amounts of data!  HP supplies their
own background printing facility (as does Ami Pro, BTW) to circumvent the Print
Manager that has never worked well that is provided by MS.  The newest driver
for the Deskjet 500C - version 3.0 (works with Win 3.0 or Win 3.1) supports 24-
bit color and the speed suffers under the constant start and stop of DOS print-
ing.  It took nearly one half hour to print out a color graphic (1/4 of a page)
using the highest quality settings.  After the service pack is available I will
post the time to print the same page using WINOS2!

On second thought, maybe IBM should provide the driver - a great demonstation
of the increased efficiency of the OS/2 system!

Chris Knoell (MGH)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:25:56 on 92/09/22 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP LASJET AND DATA BASE MANAGER
Ref:     Append at 19:09:04 on 92/09/21 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)

Try OS2DBM CFORUM.  The Database manager is unfamiliar to me
on how it handles printing.  However, our OS/2 Laserjet driver
supports many laserjet models (I am sure yours must be compat.
with one).  You should not be limited by lack of a driver for
HP Laserjet products.  The app should recognize any queues
you have defined and in the queue the laserjet driver installed
and a compatible device selected from it.

If DBM prints to LPTx then it is not printing using our drivers
and doing an ASCII dump of character data to lptx and some
printers do not know what to do with an ASCII dump (like postscript
language printers or those in PS mode) and will receive the data
and discard it as though it were garbage.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:31:01 on 92/09/22 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: QMS JETSCRIPT POSTSCRIPT PRINTER
Ref:     Append at 23:24:07 on 92/09/21 GMT (by WZ00567 at OS2CUST)

Whatever you do in DOS to get your app to work, you do in OS/2.
Try putting it into OS/2's config.sys.  If this does not work
(certain class of driver won't work there) then put it in the
'DOS devices' entryfield for that DOS session (under DOS settings
from the 'session' page in the 'open settings' notebook).

Matthew Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:44:13 on 92/09/22 GMT (by 70667117 at EHONE)
Subject: Rerouting printings from one queue to another?
I have 2 physical printers attached to my OS/2 V2 system.
For each printer I have defined a printer object associated
to a queue.
Once a printing object is stored in a queue and the associated printer
is in defect (for any reason), I would like to change my printing
object from the former queue to the other. I have not found any way
to afford that, nor any tools.
Pooled printers do not fix my problem either.
Has anyone an idea to reroute a queue to the other, or move the object
from one queue to the other, (without resubmitting the printing
of course)?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:52:29 on 92/09/22 GMT (by LLYONS at AUSVMR)
Subject: IBM PERSONAL PAGE PRINTER

Hi,  I am trying to get a personal page printer 1 (1st ed) without the
postscript option, to work under os/2 2.0.  I have heard that you must
use a proprinter driver but I am not sure what port (lpt1,...) since the
printer is driven by a personel page printer adapter/a.  Does anybody
know how to set this up to work under 2.0.

Lance Lyons  t/l 793-8537

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:36:17 on 92/09/25 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8)
Subject: IBM PERSONAL PAGE PRINTER
Ref:     Append at 19:52:29 on 92/09/22 GMT (by LLYONS at AUSVMR)
Lance, call me I believe I can help.
 __   __      ___      __  __   _   _
|  |_|  |    /   \    |  \|  | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8
|   _   |   / _~_ \  Sincerely |  . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2)
|__| |__|  /_/   \_\  |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647  Austin, Texas
                                       LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:54:32 on 92/09/25 GMT (by VFGC053 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Network Printer vs. Regular Printer Object

Currently, I have been defining connections to our print servers with the regul
ar printer objects. Could you please shed some light on the technical differenc
es between the Network and Regular printer definitions.

Jon Grieb, VF-ITS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:25:56 on 92/09/25 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)
Subject: AFP Print Driver

Do we know if the Service Pack will include a print driver for AFP printers
when it ships...?

I have not seen ANY comments from IBM about my original request to this in
this forum so I am hoping that perhaps it has been solved..?

Lionel Dyck - Rockwell International, Information Systems Center

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 04:17:21 on 92/09/26 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 21:25:56 on 92/09/25 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

I posted your excellent suggestion in an internal AFP-type forum.
No-one seemed to disagree that it was a good idea, but the body language
was that it would not happen.  I'm afraid there must be too much
"old-IBM" there still.  I vented some steam there, and they haven't
spoken to me since :-(

I hope they'll do it eventually, but I
think the chances of this happening by Service Pack time are near zero,
and that' being optimistic.

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:46:24 on 92/09/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref: Append at 04:17:21 on 92/09/26 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)

Could someone expand on the AFP printer.  Would this mean that one would have
a AFP printer driver for PM that prints to a host with a AFP printer?  Or does
this mean you want to print host AFP print jobs on a non-AFP printer?
Thanks,

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:48:39 on 92/09/27 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 01:46:24 on 92/09/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

I think the function being discussed is just the ability to generate
an AFP printer data stream (AFPDS or "LIST3820") from a PM program,
not to actually print the data (after all, this is what PSF/2 is all
about).  These drivers are shipped with PSF/2, and the request was to
ship them with OS/2 just like other printer drivers (you would still
need a PSF of some description to be able to actually print the file
that was generated, and of course an AFP printer).

Printing AFP data generated on a PC to a host AFP printer would be
something that PSF/2 talking to PSF/MVS or PSF/VM would achieve, though
this is not a function that PSF/2 currently supports (though I'd be
surprised if it's not fairly high on the list of requirements for a
future release (personal opinion only)).

Printing Host-generated AFP print data on a HP PCL or IBM PPDS printer
is a function provided by PSF/2 1.1.  PSF/2 1.1 will also take
PostScript as input for printing on PSF/2-driven AFP printers, and
includes a utility for generating AFP fonts from Adobe Type 1 outlines.

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:09:07 on 92/09/27 GMT (by ABLI001 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Tools to create forms
Ref: Append at 17:35:38 on 92/09/18 GMT (by IL87977 at OS2CUST)

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for; but we use and love
EZFORMS which is a shareware product available on most BBS's. I have
seen a lot of others in magazine ads, which I'm sure you must have seen,
so this may not be the type of thing that you mean, so you might have to
expand on your question.

->Rich Corbett; ABC Liquors, Inc., Orlando, FL              (NASPA: CORBRIC7)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:07:48 on 92/09/27 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref: Append at 01:46:24 on 92/09/27 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Mike the basic intent of my request for a OS/2 Print Driver for AFP printers
would be to allow me to generate AFP print from any OS/2 application and then
upload it to my host for printing on any of my host managed AFP printers.

Another excellent option is to take the AFP print output and forward it to
a server running PSF/2 which is able to drive AFP printers attached to a
PS/2.

The AFP family of printers provide excellent print quality, excellent print
volumes and quality support that place them far ahead of the best 'pc'
based printers.  I submitted a requirement to the SHARE Enterprise Publishing
Project as the SHARE last month in Atlanta for this and hope that it will
be satisfied by IBM in some manner soon.  Considering that IBM just announced
a BookManager/Build for OS/2 and they have a BookManager/Read already, why
not support more of the Bookie product set and capabilities along with the
premier printers in the industry?

Lionel Dyck - Rockwell International, Information Systems Center

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:35:22 on 92/09/28 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 22:07:48 on 92/09/27 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

>Another excellent option is to take the AFP print output and forward it
>to a server running PSF/2 which is able to drive AFP printers attached
>to a PS/2.

If this is what you need, it shouldn't be a problem, since you have
PSF/2 anyway, and the PM and Windows AFP printer drivers ship with PSF/2.
Sending the AFP across a LAN to the PSF/2 server should only require
standard LAN printer port redirection. (or maybe I misunderstand and
you are describing the capability rather than stating a requirement...)

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:16:41 on 92/09/28 GMT (by PCHIU at NYCVMIC1)
Subject: HP Laser Jet Print and OS/2 version 2.0
Ref:     Append at 22:07:48 on 92/09/27 GMT (by PCHIU at NYCVMIC1)

I installed SMGXPJETXL driver for the HP Laser Paintjet.  It is at
level 3.9.P2.  I have set my EMS memory limit to 10K, and my XMS memory
limit at 10K.  My OPMI memory limit is 4M.  My system is configured with
14M RAM and I have over 128M H/D.  When I try to run a DOS Window
application (Microsoft Excel) in my Windows environment, I receive
a software RIP failure, with no other form of information.  Is there
a new update to this driver.  We need to reboot the system in order
to print a job.  Swapper space is not filled, so memory is not a problem,
at least I don't think so.
Thanks.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:48:27 on 92/09/28 GMT (by IL22856 at OS2CUST)
Subject: PMPRTSCRN and color contrast

If I do a PMPRTSCRN to a HP LJ Series II on the network, the contrast is revers
ed (i.e. black background and white lettering).  I tried messing around with th
e Effects... in the network printer ICON.  No help.

When I made the LJIIISi my default printer, it worked really nice.

Is this a hardware dependent problem or di I have somehting messed up?

Any help??

Len Jejer, SONY Park Ridge NJ

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:33:27 on 92/09/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: HP Laser Jet Print and OS/2 version 2.0
Ref:     Append at 14:16:41 on 92/09/28 GMT (by PCHIU at NYCVMIC1)

I do not understand what you are trying to do.
SMGXPJET.DRV is an OS/2 printer driver NOT a windows or DOS printer
driver and should have no effect on starting a DOS or win session.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:07:12 on 92/09/28 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref: Append at 03:35:22 on 92/09/28 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)

Dave,

The problem is I don't have PSF/2 but I have 30 AFP printers around being
driven by PSF under MVS.

Lionel Dyck - Rockwell International, Information Systems Center

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:08:15 on 92/09/28 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 16:07:12 on 92/09/28 GMT (by ROK2027 at OS2CUST)

Understand - back to where this started! (wouldn't it be nice if OS/2
shipped an AFP printer driver ...)

Dave (there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, ...) Thrum

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:39:52 on 92/09/29 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: LAN PRINTING FROM OS/2 TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS/PRINTERS SAME LU

FROM A COBOL PROGRAM WE USE LU-1 FOR LOCAL PRINTING (LASER-HP)
LU-3 FOR LAN PRINTING (LASER-HP)
PROBLEM ARISES WHEN WE WITH OTHER PROGRAMS USE
                            LU-3 FOR LAN PRINTING (EPSON-DFX-5000)

CAN WE, USING PRINT MANAGER, HAVE TWO DEVICE DRIVERS ASSOCIATED WITH
     ONE PRINTER......

CAN WE USE REX TO DYNAMICALLY RE ASSIGN DRIVERS TO THE LU'SS???

THANKS
MIKE

908-918-5012

MIKE MALINOWSKI   908-918-5012

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:11:47 on 92/09/30 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: LAN PRINTING FROM OS/2 TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS/PRINTERS SAME LU
Ref: Append at 15:39:52 on 92/09/29 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)

Mike,
You should be able to have two printer objects pointed to one printer port, eac
h object with its own default printer driver which can be different.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:53:16 on 92/09/30 GMT (by GLMS at RCHVMW)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 22:08:15 on 92/09/28 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)

There's an internal Windows AFP driver (WINAFP) on PCTOOLS.  It is
essentially the same driver shipped with PSF/2, and with V2R2
PC Support/400.

Look for an OS/2 version of the driver to be made available on
PCTOOLS before the end of this year... (no promises!)

Gary L. Mullen-Schultz

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:04:29 on 92/09/30 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 12:53:16 on 92/09/30 GMT (by GLMS at RCHVMW)

Now that's really being cruel!  These poor people are hanging
out for IBM to ship the drivers standard with OS/2 (rather than only
with PSF/2) and you're advertising yet another thing that is available
to us internally only!  Seriously, as an (?the) AFP printer driver
author, maybe you'd like to join the battle to see whether the
AFP drivers could be shipped in the future as standard OS/2 printer
drivers.
Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:27:09 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 13:04:29 on 92/09/30 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)

Please, what are AFP printers?

Tony Valenti
Valcomp Technology Inc.
[phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:58:26 on 92/09/30 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 14:27:09 on 92/09/30 GMT (by XXVALC01 at TORVMCOP)

AFP ("Advanced Function Printing") printers are IBM (and compatible)
laser printers that conform to IBM's "AFP" printing architectures.
AFP printers and architectures were first introduced in the early-mid
1980's for use in the System/370 mainframe environment.  Needless to
say many of these printers are in the large/fast/expensive category
(fastest is currently 229 pages per minute), but there are a range of
printers down to 10 ppm.  There is special software required to drive
these printers called Print Services Facility (PSF) that is responsible
for recovery/restart (print integrity is guaranteed to the output hopper)
and resource management (e.g. downloading fonts and electronic overlays
(forms)).  Since its original introduction, AFP (including PSF function)
has spread to other IBM system environments such as the S/36, AS/400,
and most recently the PC/LAN environment with PSF/2.

Hope this sheds some light...

Dave

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 05:33:32 on 92/10/01 GMT (by JERRYB at SYDVM1)
Subject: Downloadable fonts

   How are the downloadable fonts (ADOBE) installed onto the OS/2
version 2.0 operating system?
   What Applications provided with the standard OS/2 operating
system support this download function or is this a function
provided with the printer driver - Is so what drivers support this
function.
Thank you

Jerry Badalassi, IBM Australia (JERRYB at SYDVM1)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 06:51:05 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Downloadable fonts
Ref:     Append at 05:33:32 on 92/10/01 GMT (by JERRYB at SYDVM1)

Once the ATM fonts are installed , it is available to ALL PM apps.
(if it knews how to request it.) You can print then on ANY graphical
printer. Eg: It can print 23Pt HeadHunter fonts on my very old
Epson LQ 1500 printer at home.
The installation is in 'Master Index Help' but:

Open OS/2 System' ->'System Setup' -> 'Font Palette' .
Double click on any fonts, and in the 'Edit Font' dialog box
you can see the 'Add...' pushbutton.

Geza Szivos
NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA  T2P 2N6

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 10:29:33 on 92/10/01 GMT (by 8SYKESP at CROVM3)
Subject: Downloadable fonts
Ref:     Append at 06:51:05 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)

What about TrueType fonts?  Can they be used under OS/2?

I've got hundreds of them on CD ROM (they came with Corel Draw 3.0).

Pete Sykes

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:10:47 on 92/10/01 GMT (by IMR at TELVM1) -
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C

i have been reading the FORUM's of OS2PRINT and DESKJET and FLG
and can be almost a professor from the material i read
but nowhere i can see if anyone is workink with the following
configurations:
               PS2-80        PS2-40SLC
               OS2 2.0       OS2 2.0
               FLG 1.0       FLG 1.0

 and in a great dillema on purchasing the 500C .

i installed FLG 1.0 on OS/2 2.0 and i am looking for an appropriate
PRINTER so i can print  presentations in color and on transparent foils.
to my suprise created with an INKJET.DRV !!!!!!!!!!
 the expert in our local LOTUS,                                           DEALER
 who sold us the  FLG proposed 500C  BUT... now that i read the forum i am in a
dillema!!!!

1-what other printer with what price can be as good and has drivers ?
2-is there any clues or new DRV files safe for the PURCHASE of 500C

PLEASE ANYone ADVISE    i need it desperately!!!  THANX in ADVANCE

   ------ MOSES ROTH  -----
          marketing staff information coordinator
          IBM Israel   telephone  [phone]
                       fax        [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:01:25 on 92/10/01 GMT (by ROBERTS at ASICVM1)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 13:03:03 on 92/10/01 GMT (by ROBERTS at ASICVM1)
> Wrong forum.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:31:13 on 92/10/01 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C
Ref: Append at 12:10:47 on 92/10/01 GMT (by IMR at TELVM1) -

The HP Paintjet DOES have an OS/2 2.0 (native driver) written by Micrographx -
no doubt to allow their OS/2 apps to print in color, but everyone benefits!
I'm not aware of any other ink-jet color printers supported as OS/2 2.0 devices
but I beleive that Cannon also make color inkjet printers but none as popular
as the HP Deskjet 500C.  The Windows driver does reportedly work fine in WinOS2
sessions - but of course this does nothing for OS/2 apps.  Since Lotus supports
several environmnents (DOS, Windows, OS/2) amybe they can give you a workaround
that will allow you to print from a DOS box or Windows session.

We must apply pressure at all points, especially HP, but also software vendors
such as Lotus, and finally IBM which must encourage/provide support for many
more peripherals than GA.

Chris Knoell (MGH)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:47:22 on 92/10/01 GMT (by GOBEILLE at WSCVM)
Subject: Downloadable fonts
Ref:     Append at 05:33:32 on 92/10/01 GMT (by JERRYB at SYDVM1)

The only ones I've tried so far that know about the system fonts
are PMDRAW (Love it), EPM, and Describe (of course).  When we ever
fix the PMDiary stuff, I hope the fonts work there too.  Here
I thought I needed a new printer to get access to these things.
But once I learned to install the fonts using the Font Palette,
a whole new world opened up (*grin*).  You should SEE the font
I use to label all my desktop icons (*laugh*).

Janet Gobeille - WSC/Gaithersburg

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:19:40 on 92/10/01 GMT (by HNDERSON at AUSVM8)
Subject: AFP Print Driver
Ref:     Append at 13:04:29 on 92/09/30 GMT (by THRUMD at SYDVM1)
I will ask politely that IBMer stop discussion of INTERNAL TOOLS in
this and all CFORUMs.  Please read the Header of any CFORUM and you
will understand.

 __   __      ___      __  __   _   _
|  |_|  |    /   \    |  \|  | | |./ / Hank Henderson HNDERSON at AUSVM8
|   _   |   / _~_ \  Sincerely |  . < Staff OSS to OS/2 BBS (TEAMOS2)
|__| |__|  /_/   \_\  |__|\__| |_| \_\ Tie:8-793-8647  Austin, Texas
                                       LNK1SM7 @ IBMLINK - OS/2 BBS

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:35:31 on 92/10/01 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Downloadable fonts
Ref:     Append at 10:29:33 on 92/10/01 GMT (by 8SYKESP at CROVM3)

Under OS/2 ?????
under winos2 3.1 Yes.
On the CD-ROM you get the ADOBE format too. (usable in os2 and or Winos2)

Geza Szivos
NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA  T2P 2N6

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:17:23 on 92/10/02 GMT (by MOUMONIC at HKGVM8)
Subject: Application printing with Word Perfect 5.1 (MOUMONIC at HKGVM8)

   Customer is using HP Deskjet 500 printer but there is no driver for
   the printer so he use Deskjet Plus driver. He can print with
   OS/2 and WordPerfect 5.1(when print in the application). But when
   he do an drag and drop to the printer (on Work Place Shell), he
   gets garbage. How can we solve the problem?

   Please help.

   Regards,
   Monic from Hong Kong

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:02:24 on 92/10/05 GMT (by FHUT026 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing Condensed/Landscape using a Seperator page on HP III

Does anyone have the control codes that I can add in the seperator page of
an OS/2 Lan Server PC to print Landscape/condensed.  So far, I can get the
seperator page itself to print landscape/condensed but the actual print job
is still printing in default test format.  Thanks!

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:42:47 on 92/10/05 GMT (by XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOP)
Subject: Printing Condensed/Landscape using a Seperator page on HP III
Ref:     Append at 14:02:24 on 92/10/05 GMT (by FHUT026 at OS2CUST)

Did you changed the settings dialog page?
it is in -Settings- Printer  driver . go to the default icon, and
select the setting .(setting in setting hmmm) .
In the Device properties there is the default orientation.
Change there.

Geza Szivos
NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583
NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA  T2P 2N6

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:04:12 on 92/10/05 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82)
Subject: Printing Condensed/Landscape using a Seperator page on HP III
Ref: Append at 14:02:24 on 92/10/05 GMT (by FHUT026 at OS2CUST)

The normal way to do this is to make these things the default for the
printer object, or to select it in the program.  Is this a PM program
that prints to a printer object by name, or a non-PM program that prints
to LPTx or COMx?

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:53:49 on 92/10/07 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)
Subject: COMPRESSED PRINT FROM DBM TO HP LASER

I CAN NOT GET MY HPLASER III TO PRINT A CONDENSSED REPORT
FROM A QUERY MANAGER QUERY. IT SEEMS TO IGNORE THE COMPRESSION
REQUEST. I SELECTED COMPRESSED BUT IT DOES NOT CONPRESS.
IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM OR HOW CAN I DO IT??

THANKS

MIKE MALINOWSKI   908-918-5012

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:58:48 on 92/10/07 GMT (by RRPLYLER at CLTVM3)
Subject: COMPRESSED PRINT FROM DBM TO HP LASER
Ref:     Append at 13:53:49 on 92/10/07 GMT (by CONT006 at OS2CUST)

Unfortunatly, the DBM was written to do compressed only to IBM
printers.  The command that it sends to do compressed only works with
IBM printers and compatibles(Epson compatible).  It won't work
with HP Laserjets.

Bob Plyler        Document Processor Development, Charlotte

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:47:16 on 92/10/07 GMT (by DCU112 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Host Screen Printing
Ref: Append at 22:11:21 on 92/09/18 GMT (by N002015 at OS2CUST)

I have some users who would also like to use the "Local Copy" screen print
capability (e.g. Screen Print to a 3174 Controller-specified mainframe printer)

There does not appear to be a clean way to disable the 3270 Print Control
feature of Extended Services version 1.0.  Every time you press Shift +
PrintScrn, 3270 Print Control intercepts the screen text and directs it
to your application default printer (which is nice when you have the
luxury of a PC printer).  LAN directed print is nice too, if you are
LAN connected, but what about the poor souls who have neither option?

There are a few people who used to use "Local Copy" with the IBM 3270
Workstation Program, who cannot understand why they lost functionality by
upgrading to OS/2 2.0 and Extended Services 1.0.

Is my only answer for these people to go out and buy a PC printer for
screen dumps?

I hope there is some other alternative....

Thanks,

Jeff Kowalke - Dow Corning Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:33:59 on 92/10/08 GMT (by NANNI at FSHVMBC)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 02:54:54 on 92/10/08 GMT (by NANNI at FSHVMBC)
Subject: Printing EDP through PERSYS

Removed.  Wrong forum.

Philip D. Nanni   FSHVMBC(NANNI)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:55:03 on 92/10/08 GMT (by SUN0012 at OS2CUST)
Subject: How to "print screen" from OS/2 or DOS Cmd Window?
Ref: Append at 15:22:34 on 92/07/01 GMT (by WALKERPB at HOUVMSCC)

I would like to "second" this motion.  The lack of a character mode
print screen option is enough to discourage use of windowed sessions.
I am also dismayed that no one from IBM has answered this item in
over 4 months.

Jim Snively, Sun Company, Inc

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:53:38 on 92/10/08 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82)
Subject: Host Screen Printing
Ref: Append at 23:47:16 on 92/10/07 GMT (by DCU112 at OS2CUST)

Yes, basically, there is no way around this.  CM uses DFT mode, which means that in order
to print to a 3270 printer, CM would have to take the screen, make up a print buffer
suited to the printer in question, and then route it through the coax, through the 3174,
and on to the printer.  It's technically feasible, but CM does not do it at this time,
and as the limitation has been in place for years, and given the price of PC printers
nowadays and the general trend toward LANs, I don't think I'd hold my breath waiting for
the addition.

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:00:03 on 92/10/09 GMT (by WZ00567 at LINK21)
Subject: QMS JetScript Driver for OS/2 2.0
Ref: Append at01:48:37 on 92/04/08 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)

I have the above-referenced printer on my system (have for a while, obviously).  This printer looks like a QMS 800 PostScript printer to any DOS or Windows application, and configures to use any LPT or EPT port.  However, it initializes with a DOS device d
river, which specifies the port, address, and interrupt, then loads the canned PS fonts onto the interface card inside the PC.  This card replaces the HP controller inside the LaserJet Classic, and makes a proprietary physical connection between the PC and
 the printer.  Surely there has to be a way to get OS/2 to recognize this printer without having a special driver from QMS written for OS/2 (that will never happen - they no longer support the JetScript printer).  I sure do hate to have to buy a new PostSc
ript printer just for OS/2, since this one works as good as any of the new ones on the market today - anywhere but with OS/2!
Any ideas?

Glenn Stearns
Opelika, AL

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 12:09:42 on 92/10/09 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}

   Does anyone have a definitive answer as to whether or not OS/2
drivers for 500C will be available soon? Would like to know which
way to go with my color applications.

                                              Thanks,
                                                    Eric

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:44:09 on 92/10/09 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref: Append at 12:09:42 on 92/10/09 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)

Eric,

Have you called HP?  I would also like drivers for this printer, but I do under
stand IBM's position, as it is HP's product and they do support Windows...
Personally, I'd rather that Micrographx would write it as they did for the OS/2
Paintjet driver.  I've had problems with HP drivers for the Paintjet for Window
and Deskjet 500C also - they never seem to line objects on the page correctly.

Chris Knoell (MGH)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:28:14 on 92/10/09 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 18:06:37 on 92/10/09 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref:     Append at 12:09:42 on 92/10/09 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)
Ref: removed at append request....(hnderson @ ausvm8)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:00:40 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref: Append at 12:09:42 on 92/10/09 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)

Eric,

I saw some new HP Deskjet drivers on Pete Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS during
the last 10 days.  I don't know whether they included color drivers.

Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 04:02:51 on 92/10/11 GMT (by WZ00734 at OS2CUST)
Subject: HP Deskjet 500C
Ref: Append at 13:31:13 on 92/10/01 GMT (by WZ00624 at OS2CUST)

Yes, a color printer running under PM you could sell me. I just took
a look at the HP Compuserve forum where they have the announcement
for the DeskJet 550C and the lower prices for the 500C, etc. Also,
they have new Windows drivers there. Plus a statement that they are
thinking about OS/2 drivers for the DeskJets, but one should contact
IBM to see how committed they are to supporting HP printers! Well, I
just had to msg that this sounded backwards and if they wanted to
sell me a printer, they'd have to have OS/2 drivers. Maybe waiting
for a competitor printer vendor was such a smart thing for HP to do.
So, if HP got more of these kinds of feedback, maybe they'd get the
stuff we need out faster. Sounds like HP is a Windows promoter and an
OS/2 obstructor.

Joe Hager

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:14:11 on 92/10/12 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref:     Append at 20:00:40 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)

   Any chance you could post the number for this BBS.
                                                    Thanks,
                                                          Eric

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:29:50 on 92/10/13 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref: Append at 17:14:11 on 92/10/12 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)

Eric,

The number for the OS/2 Shareware BBS is 703-385-4325.  This is the only one
of several numbers which does not require a subscription fee.  You get 30
minutes of time on this line, and it is VERY busy.

You will probably need an automatic redial capability in order to get on.
Good Luck.

Brooks McNeely - Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:22:26 on 92/10/13 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref:     Append at 20:00:40 on 92/10/09 GMT (by IL78568 at HONE85)

I would not bother trying to download the driver...

It has been removed since it is an early early alpha release
not meant for public consumption.

Stay tuned...

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 11:38:52 on 92/10/14 GMT (by EGERMANY at ATLVMIC1)
Subject: OS\2 Drivers for 500C.....Again  8-}
Ref:     Append at 23:22:26 on 92/10/13 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)

   Thanks for the info......and I will stay tuned!
                                                  Eric

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:03:21 on 92/10/14 GMT (by SAGO38R at OS2CUST)
Subject: 3270 Print Screen

It seems that a number of users are having the same problem that I am having wi
th the 3270 print screen.  But I can't seem to get a clear answer in all the re
spnses on the BBS.  So I will ask directly -- Is there a fix for the problem of
 printing to a 4019 laser printer and getting nothing but black on the print ou
t.
I am in a network environment with a 2.0 server and a mix of 2.0 and 1.3 reques
ters.  The 2.0 requesters are the only ones that seem to have this problem.

While I am here I have another printer problem with another network I have inst
alled.  This server is a 1.3 server CSD LEVEL 5050 with 10 DLR workstations.
Printer is a HP IID, Print screens will work for awhile but after time the prin
t screen will begin to cut off half way through the print outs.  Also a Ctrl-Al
t-* must be pressed to eject the print screen.  Have the HP laser driver instal
l on the server

Any help on either subject will be appreciated.

MP

Mark Prenger -MO Dept of Economic Development

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:52:32 on 92/10/15 GMT (by TADAAA at RHQVM03)
Subject: 40xx printers

  I have customers from various departments that are using 4019 and/or 4029
printers attached to machines running OS/2 v2.  Their problems vary:

  1) flashing printer Icon that cause the host connection to hang
  2) smearing of objects when graph files are printed
  2) lost or incomplete data/buffer transmissions (especially in Lotus)
  3) truncation of bottom line when using Print Screen
  4) no Print Screen capability

  Is anyone else out there having similar problems and does anyone have any
answer?

Norelle Lee / 8-251-5691

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:17:58 on 92/10/16 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82)
Subject: 3270 Print Screen
Ref: Append at 20:03:21 on 92/10/14 GMT (by SAGO38R at OS2CUST)

Print Screen invokes the general OS/2 print-window facility, which
will tend to come out black-on-black in a 3270 environment, because
both the black background and the colored text end up as black or
gray.

Shift-Print Screen does a text-mode print which is probably what
you want.

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:21:11 on 92/10/16 GMT (by II99TZZ at MARTLINK)
Subject: 3270 Print Screen
Ref: Append at 20:03:21 on 92/10/14 GMT (by SAGO38R at OS2CUST)

We were having a similar problem on our network.  We have a file server which i
s at os2 1.3 with os2 1.3 and 2.0 clients.  The 1.3 clients can do print screen
s fine.  The OS 2 2.0 clients got a black screen when doing a Prt-SCR and a
system lock 0-X when doing a SHIFT+Print Screen from a 3270 session.  In both
cases this was when the print was directed to a 4019 on the Network.  IBM infor
med us that the correct use of PrintScreen from 3270 iin 2.0 is the Shift Print
 Screen.  After applying fix PJ03671 this problem was resolved.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:28:48 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL32020 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue

How do we associate multiple printer drivers with an OS/2 2.0 printer?
We have a LAN Server Entry v2.0 machine running OS/2 2.0.  I have attached
to it a Tektronix Phaser III Pxi color printer.  Since there is no driver
for the Tektronix in OS/2 v1.3, we have to use the QMS driver instead, so
some requesters use that, but others use the Tektronix.  How do we set up
the printer object so that it can use either driver?  Do we have to set up
a seperate alias for each printer driver? (One for Tektronix, one for QMS?)
With OS/2 1.3, we could just click on all the drivers that we wanted to
associate with the printer.  How do we do the same with OS/2 2.0?

D. Suits

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:54:28 on 92/10/16 GMT (by X013813 at HONE86)
Subject: Freelance Plotter Printing
Ref: Append at 00:17:58 on 92/10/16 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE82)
I'm running OS/2 2.0 and am running Lotus Freelance Graphics r3.01
under a DOS VDM and am trying to use an HP7475 plotter.  I added the
plotter using install printer, and it is connected to COM2.  When trying
to print to the plotter, I receive 'Error initializing Device'.

I also tried using the OS/2 version of Freelance, and the file prints to the
plotter object,but never prints.

Any system settings that I may be missing????

Thanks

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:42:55 on 92/10/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 02:48:29 on 92/10/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Freelance Plotter Printing
Ref: Append at 15:54:28 on 92/10/16 GMT (by X013813 at HONE86)

Make sure that you really are connected to COM2, and that you have a proper
cable (DTE to DTE).ckDid the same cable/port combination work with real -lin
dos or OS/2 1.3, or is this a new connection?o a serial device.
Then we can set up DOS/WINOS2 apps to plot to the LPT port we have
redirected to the COM port with the SPOOL command.  This lets OS/2 do all
of the serial communications work.  Make sure you have the proper baud rate,
etc. in the plotter object.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

Stu

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 02:55:50 on 92/10/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref: Append at 14:28:48 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL32020 at OS2CUST)

D. Suits,
Try holding down the Cntrl key as you click on the second printer driver in the
settings area of the printer object.  This should let you have two printer driv
er objects in the lower printer driver window.
Would it be better to use try using the 2.0 driver on the 1.3 systems, and have
 them all use the same printer driver?

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:29:23 on 92/10/20 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 20:36:02 on 92/10/20 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 14:28:48 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL32020 at OS2CUST)

You may use all the printer drivers shipped with 2.0 on 1.3
machines since these drivers are still 16-bit.

EXCEPT: (you knew there was one) SMGXPJET.DRV (Paintjet driver)
         which uses 32-bit code.

Hope this helps some what...

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:30:36 on 92/10/20 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 14:28:48 on 92/10/16 GMT (by IL32020 at OS2CUST)

You can select more than 1 printer driver as you would to select
more than 1 file to drag.  By hold ing down the Mouse button while
moving over those you want.  There is a keyboard equivalent I'm sure.
Look it up.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:31:34 on 92/10/20 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Freelance Plotter Printing
Ref:     Append at 15:54:28 on 92/10/16 GMT (by X013813 at HONE86)

Have you defined that the printer is on COM2 in the "output page"
of the printer settings notebook?

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:23:29 on 92/10/21 GMT (by SBMC7BO at OS2CUST)
Subject: Output to disk - output unreadable

I printed the LAN Command Reference to disk (I printed all sections).  However,
the output is unreadable (it appears as garbage).  None of the file is readable
or browseable.  I realize that the file is large (9.5MB).  Shouldn't I be able
to browse the file.  I intended to upload the file to my host and print it on a
host-connected printer (a 3800).
I printed this information to disk by making my "print to disk" printer object
be the default.  I then said that I wanted to print all sections of the
information.
Will this technique work?  Is there something that I'm doing wrong?  Is there
something different that I can try?  All help would be appreciated.
PS - I trying to do this under OS/2 2.0.
Thanks,

Joe Hopkins

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:04:58 on 92/10/21 GMT (by BOI7803 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Color Printer Drivers

What Color Printer drivers are available for OS/2 2.0?  What drivers will be
available in the near future for 2.0?  Where can I get these drivers if they
are currently available?  I'm especially interested in the HP DJ500C.

John Brown [phone]

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:13:05 on 92/10/22 GMT (by CMB51 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Form feed generated at end of page print

I am also experiencing a frustating form feed generated at page end in
Word for Windows in WINOS2.
It does not happen when running under Windows.
Is this a bug or anything has to be set up?
Francis Rynkiewicz, CMB51.

Francis Rynkiewicz, IIN userid - CMB51.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:07:22 on 92/10/22 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Form feed generated at end of page print
Ref:     Append at 14:13:05 on 92/10/22 GMT (by CMB51 at OS2CUST)

If you are using LPTx.OS2 and spooling using OS/2 Queues and
printer drivers then perhaps using the IBMNULL driver in the queue
that spools you WIN submitted jobs could help.  The IBMNULL driver
has in it's printer properties (NOT job properties) the ability
to indicate Form Feed control to something like :

Conditional
Compulsory
None

Try it ?!?!?

Hope this helps,
Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:46:34 on 92/10/22 GMT (by NAAG8T6 at OS2CUST)
..... OS2PRINT CFORUM modified at 20:23:13 on 92/10/22 GMT (by NAAG8T6 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Printing FTN materials

Am I the only guy unable to print the FTN materials which are supplied on
this BBS? For example, the FTN1022 document ends up giving me files
PART1.ENC and PART2.ENC, which are encapsulated postscript. As such, shouldn't
I be able to do something like COPY PART1.ENC LPT2 to print these? Here,
LPT2 is CAPTURED by Netware to a Netware controlled HP Laserjet 3SI with
Postscript installed. When I do this, the 3SI is 'offended'. Any ideas?

(BTW, I also tried a drag and drop to an icon representing the network
printer and hung OS/2. Eventually I deleted the network printer by dropping
into 'NOWHERE', expecting to recreate it with the network printer template.
But both the printer and network printer templates are missing from my
Templates folder...another issue if anyone has seen this).

Bruce Ferrero @ Aetna, Middletown, CT

Update: I got this to print with the NPRINT command. Why does that work but
not COPY?

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:05:47 on 92/10/22 GMT (by DCU112 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 3812 Screen Print to LS 1.3 Lan

PROBLEM:  Workstations running OS/2 v 2.0 would like to do Host Screen prints
to an IBM 3812 Laser Printer that is attached to an IBM 4033 Print Box.  The
4033 is controlled by a LAN running LAN Server 1.3.  They can print to the
3812 from applications, but not through 3270 Print Control (specifically
screen printing).

Jeff Kowalke - Dow Corning Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:07:15 on 92/10/22 GMT (by TENNIS1 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Host Printing

I have a problem with host directed print.  I can successfully print from
my host to an os/2 LAN printer.  So, I have been able to successfully
configure JES on my host and OS/2 to support host print. But two problems
 remain.

First, I have been unable to figure out how to set landscape or portrait
printing from the host.  My Operations staff have some documents they
want in landscape and others in portrait. They would like to be able to
set that option when printing on the host, not by changing the print driver
manually on OS/2. We want to change from landscape to portrait "on the fly"
in other words.

The second problem relates to host control characters.  The OS/2 printer
driver doesn't understand the JES control characters. So, I get a "-5H-"
at the bottom of every page. I would like to get rid of that or find
a way to have OS/2 interpret and use it.

Tennis Smith at Visa International

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:50:47 on 92/10/23 GMT (by G3035 at OS2CUST)
Subject: IQE Supercartridge 3

We have several HP Laserjet IIISi printers with IQE Supercartridge 3
cartridges.  Is it possible to add this cartridge to the list in the
printer setup?  If so, how?

Andy Miller, GPU Service Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 17:58:49 on 92/10/23 GMT (by ITTL74 at OS2CUST)
Subject: 4019 PPDS Print Driver Problem (getting wrong font)

When printing from 123/G or from the IBM Hardware Pricing program.  The font
that is shown as the font sample doesn't match what is printed.  It looks like
Helv comes out as Tms Rmn or some other font.  If we print using the OS/2 1.3
print drivers it print out the way the font looks!  Can anyone tell me what's
going on or how we can fix the problem?

ITT LIFE - Chuck Brotzler HONE81 ITTL32

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:49:06 on 92/10/23 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: 3812 Screen Print to LS 1.3 Lan
Ref:     Append at 20:05:47 on 92/10/22 GMT (by DCU112 at OS2CUST)

Jeff,

  You need to have the 3812 LAN printer object be set as the system
default and set as the printer to go to in the 3270 Print Control
Setup for EACH 3270 Session. There is also a fix in the Software
Library - PJ03671 - that may need to be installed to get this
to work at all.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:03:22 on 92/10/23 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Host Printing
Ref:     Append at 22:07:15 on 92/10/22 GMT (by TENNIS1 at OS2CUST)

Tennis,

  As far as the Landscape/Portrait issue, I do this all the time
by having two Printer objects, one for Landscape and one for Portrait.
You will need to do the same on the server and then NET USE the
correct requester LPTn's to the matching print queue resource on the
server.

  For the JES control characters, depending on the print driver you
are using, some have the capability of setting up a translate table
for certain or all characters. Others allow the setting of "PM_Q_RAW"
versus "PM_Q_STD" or defining which colums to look for print control.
Just make sure everything involved is set up the same, the 3270
print control, the driver on the requester, and the driver on the
server.

  Finally, you may want to look at downloading and installing the
PJ03671 fix in the Software Library, if you haven't already. It could
save you a lot of time chasing other problems you may encounter with
host print directed to a LAN printer.

Good Luck!

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:14:20 on 92/10/23 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: IQE Supercartridge 3
Ref:     Append at 16:50:47 on 92/10/23 GMT (by G3035 at OS2CUST)

I'm not sure who to speak with, someone in our planning org.
However, you better have some solid market share figures
and volumes of 50-60,000 to bump off what is already in the
plan.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:15:12 on 92/10/23 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: IQE Supercartridge 3
Ref:     Append at 16:50:47 on 92/10/23 GMT (by G3035 at OS2CUST)

The best way is to speak to the cartridge developer and have them
contact IBM on your behalf.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:27:44 on 92/10/23 GMT (by IL69655 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Lost LPT1 port

I have lost the ability to print to my local printer for OS/2 2.0.  Before I
was able to print with the same configuration.  This is my current config.  Iha
ve HP Laser II series printer configured as LPT1.  Now if I open the printer
setting for the printer and goto Ouput port selection page of the configuration
book, the icon for the LPT1 is grayed out(unavailable).  Does anyone know how
to resolve this.  My other option is to re-install over my current config.
Thanks

Jong Sung, The World Bank, Wash.DC

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:37:07 on 92/10/23 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Lost LPT1 port
Ref:     Append at 20:27:44 on 92/10/23 GMT (by IL69655 at OS2CUST)

It is not unavailable, it is in use from some other local.

Perhaps the one that was lost is partially still around.

This does not preclude you from also selecting the same port.
But make sure that your queue is selected as the system default.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:55:19 on 92/10/24 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Lost LPT1 port
Ref: Append at 20:27:44 on 92/10/23 GMT (by IL69655 at OS2CUST)

Jong,
Could try going into your printer objects settings, output, Left Mouse Button
on an LPT port, install,directory = c:\os2\dll, and then try to re-install
LPT1.  I have not had this happen, so this may not work, but may be worth a try
.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:59:16 on 92/10/24 GMT (by WZ00870 at OS2CUST)
Subject: DOS QuickBasic printing problem

I'm running an in-house program written in QuickBasic.  Most of the reports it
prints are compressed and print in character mode.  When I run this program fro
m an OS/2 DOS box, I lose the compression and the reports print very slowly in
graphics mode.  Is there a way I can instruct print manager to print these in c
ompressed mode, and more importantly print them in character mode (so that they

 print more quickly).  I have an EPSON FX-850 printer.   Thanks, Jim

Jim Young

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:37:13 on 92/10/26 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE82)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref: Append at 14:55:30 on 92/10/26 GMT (by IL32020 at OS2CUST)

Now you tell me after I installed WR05100 and OS/2 2.0 print drivers
on a 1.3 LAN server machine.  Seems to be fine at the server
but when I install the printers on My machine strange problems
appear. I am using the latest HP Laserjet III drivers from this board
(in addition to the HP POSTSCRIPT). My problem is that after installing
the printers on my desktop and I select "Change default" (printer)
I see duplicate printers! I had deleted the printers and installed
the new drivers before copying the printers. After a while some of
the printers will become blank and some times the printer list
is just one item (of 3 or 4 blanks).  This happens on my machine
and also on another OS/2 2.0 machine.   What am I doing wrong
(other then using 2.0 drivers).

Leonard "Its got to be easier than this" Campbell

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:18:58 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 19:37:13 on 92/10/26 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE82)

Do a manual verification of file date/sizes to make sure you really
installed the new driver over the old.  Sometimes a delete of a
driver does not really work (especially under 1.3) because the
driver has been loaded already  (no popup even).  Therefore,
you could get some hybrid driver that who knows what will happen.

Try reset of INI files and reinstall the new drivers from scratch
since your system may be confused already.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:04:16 on 92/10/27 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE83)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref: Append at 00:18:58 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
>Do a manual verification of file date/sizes to make sure you really
>installed the new driver over the old.

File dates/sizes are Identical.

>Try reset of INI files and reinstall the new drivers from scratch
>since your system may be confused already.

I don't believe that is the problem since it occured on the first
two 2.0 machines I reinstalled the drivers on. If it is the problem
does that mean I will have to reset all of the INI files on all 20
OS/2 machines and redo the desktop customization on them? Yuch.

Leonard "Theres got to be a better way" Campbell

Real Programmers never work 9 to 5.
If any Real Programmers are around at 9 AM,
its because they were up all night.

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:08:52 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 14:04:16 on 92/10/27 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE83)

You don't believe it is a problem...

But did you manually verify the file date/sizes on all machines
having problems.

Be aware that on 2.0 machines the printer drivers have a higher
chance of being loaded by the system therefore preventing
a new driver install over them successfully.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:24:39 on 92/10/27 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE83)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref: Append at 16:08:52 on 92/10/27 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)

I checked the dates on the drivers they are 8/11/92 for the
HP_addf.dll file (I hesitate to list the dates of all revelant files
but all are after the GA release). These dates are the same on my
and on the 1.3 Lan server.

Leonard "I'd hate to redo my customized desktop" Campbell

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 18:32:56 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL36645 at OS2CUST)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue
Ref: Append at 00:25:49 on 92/09/09 GMT (by BCHI040 at OS2CUST)

I have also had this happen to me and the best answer I can get is to
wait until the service pack is released (Nov 6th).  This is supposed
to fix the problem.  I have rebuilt my *.ini files and tried to
recreate printers, but my system hangs when it tries to recreate
another printer until OS2 says the desktop is not responding to
system requests.

I do hope the SP fixes this stuff.

Scott Day, Excel Corporation

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 19:48:49 on 92/10/27 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?

Is it possible to dynamically change your default printer (if you're hooked
up to a LAN) from the local printer attached to your system to a remote
printer which your local system has access to via a LAN?  By "dynamically"
I mean without having to go to the server and change something.

Rick Bale  8/657-3547

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:47:04 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL10532 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Locked out COM1 port

On most of our installations we use printer sharers for HP LaserJets
printing through COM1.  We define both an LPT1 and a COM1 printer and
redirect LPT1 to COM1 through the printer settings.  This has worked
fine.  I had one installation that had a dot matrix printer on LPT1
and used the laser printer through COM1.Each printer definition
worked correctly.  The dot matrix printerwas removed from the system
and now we can not print at all.

I tried deleting all printer icons and recreating them, but whenever
I create anew printer icon, COM1 shows as being hashed (already
defined.)  If I choose it anyway, it still will not send data to
COM1.  From within applications, I get COM1 (or Printer) is not
accepting characters.  From an OS/2 prompt using something like PRINT
or directing output to COM1 or LPT1, the error is either the system
cannot write to the specified device or the device is in use by
another process.  HELP!  Short of reformating and reloading OS/2
what can I do?

Please direct responses to Brooks Measures, County of SLO. Thanks

Brooks Measures, County of San Luis Obispo

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:06:53 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Locked out COM1 port
Ref: Append at 21:47:04 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL10532 at OS2CUST)

Brooks Measures, County of SLO,

How about following the instructions in the on-line command reference,
spool, redirect printing to a serial device.  This involves having two printer
objects for one printer.

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 00:09:41 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref: Append at 19:48:49 on 92/10/27 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)

Does Mouse button 2 on a printer object, set default, and choose the LAN printe
r work from the requester?

Mike Long - CARD Iowa State University - PC/LAN Analyst

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 01:51:16 on 92/10/28 GMT (by WZ00870 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Addendum to Gateway & HPIIIp printing problem HPIIIP

When the HPIIIp fails we get a dialog box with the following message, "Error: P
rinter not responding!  Retry?"

Jim Young

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 13:14:04 on 92/10/28 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?

I tried this method only to find out that it did not work.  By doing a little
reading I determined that the apparent reason was because this option will
not override an application sending a print job to a given port.  In this
instance, the application queries to find the default printer on LPT1.  The
method you suggest would allow modification of the default port, as I
understand it.  Thanks anyway for the suggestion.  Any more ideas out there?

Rick Bale  8/657-3547

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 16:32:37 on 92/10/28 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE85)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref: Append at 13:14:04 on 92/10/28 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)

There is no "default printer on LPT1".  If a program is
written to print the old-fashioned way, then it _must_
address one of the LPTx ports (PRN is an alias of LPT1)
or the COMx port.  There is no"default" service available.
(In this respect, OS/2 is absolutely identical to DOS.)
The "default printer" concept is for the use of programs
that print through PM.

You might find the SPOOL command (it's in the on-line Command
Reference) useful, though.

John Kennedy, Hoechst Celanese (The OS/2 Hobbit)

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 20:28:51 on 92/10/28 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref:      Append  at 16:32:37 on 92/10/28 GMT (by NAAO3IY at HONE85)

Thanks, John, for the response.  I had meant the default printer was
defined to be LPT1 from the response to the profile query of the OS2SYS.INI
file.  Although I tried your suggestion of the SPOOL command, it appears
that, when used from the client, the printers defined by the system
administrator on a LAN system and known as LPT2, LPT3, etc. on my system are
not recognized by the SPOOL command.  Is it right to assume that this will not
work for redirecting from a remote default printer to a desired local default
printer or have I missed something?

Rick Bale  8/657-3547

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:21:41 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 16:24:39 on 92/10/27 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE83)

The key files are the PC_ADDF.DLL, GENERIC.DLL, and LASERJET.DRV
the font files also changed date, but not function.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:24:04 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 16:24:39 on 92/10/27 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE83)

Sounds like your INIs are hosed.
Try deleting all drivers and all queues again and install each
queue and driver from scratch from the new diskettes (on the
requester the server sounds ok).  It wouldn't hurt to
physically delete all the driver files either just to be sure.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:26:35 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: The lost but not FORGOTEN printer queue
Ref:     Append at 18:32:56 on 92/10/27 GMT (by IL36645 at OS2CUST)

The best advice is that you should back up both OS2.INI and
OS2SYS.INI on your machine after you have your desktop into a
state you are happy with.

Then backup every time you make a significant change to your desktop.
(It doesn't hurt to back up config.sys either).

The if an icon disappears you copy your backup INI files over the
ones that may have been messed up.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:34:00 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref:     Append at 19:48:49 on 92/10/27 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)

There currently is no exported function to do this.
The print object just modifies the value directly for the default
printer in the appropriate INI files.

If you need the exact entries (if you want to write a program for this)
post another append and I'll try to respond as best as I am able.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:35:43 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Addendum to Gateway & HPIIIp printing problem HPIIIP
Ref:     Append at 01:51:16 on 92/10/28 GMT (by WZ00870 at OS2CUST)

Could you restate your problem. I am unable to find a reference line
to your original append.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:37:55 on 92/10/28 GMT (by MATTR at BCRVMPC1)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref:     Append at 19:48:49 on 92/10/27 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)

Have you tried creating a local queue for that lpt port you
have redirected to a remote printer?

NOTE: network print object also appear in the default printer list.

Matt Rutkowski

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:25:15 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Lost LPT1 port
Ref:     Append at 20:27:44 on 92/10/23 GMT (by IL69655 at OS2CUST)

Jong,

  The shading on LPT1 indicates that it is already allocated to
another printer object on your Desktop. Apparently you now have
two and need to get back to using the original one (once you
find what folder it slipped into).

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:44:47 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref:     Append at 19:37:13 on 92/10/26 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE82)

Whew!! This seeing answers and responses to answers before the
question or the first response gets confusing. And I hear this
won't be fixed until after the Sunday early AM maintenance time
period because they have to bring some major system completely
down and back up to reset the time.

Anyhow Leonard,

  I have heard of your problem and experienced first hand what
you are seeing at this point with your printer objects and drivers.
I am not sure what caused the situation, but I do know that the
only "fix" is the ALT-F1 at boot to rebuild the Desktop. And the
"backed up" INI files that it gets out of OS2\INSTALL have to
pre-date whatever and whenever it was that the problem with
the print objects/drivers first started; or you will eventually
get right back to where you are now. My best guess when it happened
to me was that a beta version of a certain application (which will
remain nameless to protect the innocent) somehow messed an important
part of one of the OS2 system INI files on my system.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:52:58 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Dynamic change of default printer?
Ref:     Append at 19:48:49 on 92/10/27 GMT (by RBALE at DETVMIC6)

Rick,

  Sure can do. First you have to have a printer object for the
LAN printer (use the same driver that the server does). Do the
NET USE for the LPT used by the desired print object (can be done
in STARTUP.CMD if you LOGON first in STARTUP). Then simply use
the right mouse button while pointed at either printer
object and click (left button) on the last option "Set Default".
When you change any one, it changes system wide.

  Watch out though, if you have Comm. Mgr. host print, for this
to work right not only does the default have to be set but you
will have to change the printer selected in 3270 Print Control.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 23:55:50 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)
Subject: Locked out COM1 port
Ref:     Append at 00:06:53 on 92/10/28 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)

Brooks,

  Also, the problem with deleting print drivers and sometimes print
objects is a known one fixed with the Service Pack. Install it and
then do one final clean up of any drivers/objects that you don't
want anymore.

Stephen Poole
OS/2 Service and Support - IBM Austin, TX

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 14:43:19 on 92/10/29 GMT (by X013813 at HONE84)
Subject: Freelance Plotter Printing
Ref: Append at 02:42:55 on 92/10/17 GMT (by IL19543 at OS2CUST)
Mike,

The connected hardware config worked like a charm under real DOS,
it just doesn't work under the VDM.  We have a serial printer connected
to COM1, so we used the SPOOL command to redirect LPT1 to COM1.
Do we need a similar command for COM2?

What about some of the mode commands used to set the COM ports
for modems?

Thanks,
  MItch

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 15:38:45 on 92/10/29 GMT (by IL10532 at OS2CUST)
Subject: Locked out COM1 port
Ref: Append at 23:55:50 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Thank you.  I'll try to download the Service Pak today and give it a try.

Brooks Measures, County of San Luis Obispo

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 21:00:29 on 92/10/29 GMT (by UNCS018 at HONE86)
Subject: Multiple Print drivers on a LAN Server queue
Ref: Append at 23:44:47 on 92/10/28 GMT (by SC025203 at AUSVM8)

Well I got the new service pack and applied it, I also used
EDITINI to remove the SPOOL references in the INI files and
it seems to fix the problem on my machine. When I am more
confident of the SP I will install it on our HELPDESK machine
and see if it fixes the problem there.

Leonard "Crossing my fingers" Campbell

----- OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 22:52:35 on 92/10/29 GMT (by DEV4186 at OS2CUST)
Subject: How can I print condensed Lineprinter HP Laserjet II font?

I have an HP LaserJet II, and can't get OS/2 to print in condensed mode.
I can even send the escape sequences to the printer from my Dos Machine,
and set it up the way I want it, but OS/2 overrides this, and prints
some default text mode. Help!

I want condensed print from OS/2 on my HP LJII.
What am I missing?

Michael Kupka