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Outside of the United States please contact your local IBM sales office for availability and access. ********************************************************************** ═══ 2. Introduction ═══ ===== OS2PRINT CFORUM created at 01:48:37 on 92/04/08 GMT (by HOPKINS at AUSVM8) IBM UNCLASSIFIED ------------ The information in this forum is considered by IBM to be external and may be shared by everyone who is given access. This forum is shared with the internal IBM employee conferences. Forum: OS2PRINT CFORUM Forum subject: OS/2 Printing This FORUM is provided as a conferencing tool to promote discussion pertaining to Printing under OS/2. OS/2 Printing includes actual printers, print drivers, OS/2 Print Manager, spool files, print control, and data streams. Contributions must not contain confidential or proprietary information. 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The OS2BBS CFORUM is where anyone may raise concerns regarding rules violations found in this and other CFORUMS. The IBM Administrator of this forum is: Name: Paul Cheatham Mailing Address: Boca Electronic Support Team ( BEST ) 1000 N.W. 51st Street Internal Zip 1426-012/W2030 Boca Raton, FL 33429 IBM Node/Userid: BCRVM1/CHEATHAM TalkLink Userid: LNK9/LNK9030 See OS2PRINT 931CFORU on OS2BBS for appends to 92/09/04 (4977 lines) See OS2PRINT 932CFORU on OS2BBS for appends to 93/01/22 (4466 lines) See OS2PRINT 933CFORU on OS2BBS for appends to 93/05/16 (4496 lines) See OS2PRINT 941CFORU on OS2BBS for appends to 93/09/21 (4498 lines) ..... 4498 lines pruned at 18:57:49 on 93/09/21 GMT (by OS2 at YKTVMV) ..... ********************************************************************** ═══ 3. Setting font in OS/2 LS 3.0 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have Lanserver 3.0 basic and OS/2 2.1 and I am trying to change the font that keeps defaulting each time I print something. Either drop and drag or copy something to the printer I end up with a font of courier 10. I have changed the font on the 4029 printer and within the printer driver. However each time I print I still get the courier 10. HELP!!!! How do I tell OS/2 not to change the font I selected on the printer. Peter L. Genova Long Beach Memorial Hospital ********************************************************************** ═══ 4. PRINT cmd OK, but not drag & drop ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Noticed a couple of earlier appends with the opposite problem, but didn't see a confirmed solution. I am no longer able to drag & drop print a simple text file. It appears to work (i.e., it briefly appears in the queue), but there is no output. This is true for a directlyattached ProPrinter as well as LAN-attached 4019 and 4039. I am able to print using the PRINT command from a command line just fine. I'm sure this was working OK after I upgraded to 2.1. Although I can't say just when it quit working, I have installed DB2/2 and LNM 1.1 in the last couple of days. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ********************************************************************** REM out the following line in your config.sys: RUN=EPW.EXE and place the following line in your startup.cmd: DETACH EPW.EXE. Running EPW in the config.sys causes all metafiling functions to fail. Printing uses metafiles. Mark ********************************************************************** In addition to Remming out this line I recommend you down load the selective fixes for DB2/2 and Query Manager from this BBS. They include more information on what lines to rem out and correct some bugs in the software. The update seems to say that it is no longer necessary to add those files to a startup.cmd. The fixes applies itself and corrected all the printing problems. (You rem the lines) I too had this same problem and called for technical assistance to find the answer. Later I discovered the selective fixes for DB2/2 on this BBS which also explained the problem and the solution. Jerry Sitbon (201) 722-1016 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 19:06 on 93/09/21 by HAMZY at BCRVMPC1 ] Mark (& Jerry), Thanks for the info. 'REMming' out the EPW did the trick. To be safe, I have also installed the DB2/2 & QM service packs. Sorry to take so long in replying. Thanks again. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 19:06 on 93/09/21 by HAMZY at BCRVMPC1 ] What is this epw.exe ? Should the line "RUN=eprout.exe 1" be commented out in config.sys and put in startup.cmd too ? Phil Tung ********************************************************************** EPW.EXE is FFST/2, a trace and dump component that is bundled with DB2/2, CM/2, and other products -- but that's neither here nor there. The _problem_ is a bug in OS/2 that breaks printing and other things when the first program to use Presentation Manager is not the desktop. Moving EPW.EXE from CONFIG.SYS to STARTUP.CMD gets around the problem. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 5. This is a "feature" ?!? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have an HP LaserJet III printer (one paper tray). We are also running some OS/2 programs that print to the printer. The HP is setup on the LAN as a shared printer, with the correct driver installed at both the server and the node (this is LS 3). When the OS/2 program selects the printer and the page size is changed from the default "letter" to the legal size, the print job is held in queue - with a status of "RELEASE" and a message of "Forms mismatched"!! According to the online help; a printer administrator must then go into the settings for that printer, and change the forms on the printer from letter to legal!! Then make sure that the printer has the legal tray in it (remember this is on a lan, so the printer is not "right there" for the administator to see). Anyway, after that mess, the same problem happens when we go back to letter - an administrator has to open the printer settings, change the form to letter, then close. I thought OS/2 was suppose to make things easier -- this is not easier!! Easy is looking at the printer and seeing the "load legal" message and swapping trays, and then seeing the "load letter" message and swapping again!! Needing to open the printer settings *EVERYTIME* a job requests a different form is just unacceptable. Note that the "DOS" version of this program doesn't have this problem!! It just sends the codes to the printer and "load legal" shows on the printers display. That's easy. Now the question: Is there *ANYWAY* to disable the usless feature -- without loosing the capabilities of the printer at the OS/2 level? Paul Kurr -- Stockholder Systems, Norcross GA ********************************************************************** ═══ 6. Problem printing Postscript files after 2.1 upgrade ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have an Apple LaserWriter II NTX attached to a PS/2 model 90; This combination worked fine under 2.0+SP1 I could d&d postscript files created by CPOST or LP3820 (IBM EWS) programs and they would print fine. I have upgraded to 2.1 and now "postscript" files will not print; they go in the queue and are dispatched from there and I see the light flashing on the printer as it receives the file; but no output. If I d&d a config.sys or any other plain text file to the printer; they will print fine. Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Ken Prince EI DuPont ********************************************************************** That is a known problem and there is a fix for it. Look in Library 17 of OS2SUPPORT forum. Mark ********************************************************************** I do not have access to IBM internal forums(I am assuming that Library 17 of the OS2SUPPORT forum is internal). If the "fix" information is not to large; please post the "fix" here. Many thanks. If it is easier you may send the information to me via IBMMAIL; send to IBMMAIL(USDUPGVW). Again Thanks for the help. Ken Prince EI DuPont ********************************************************************** Actually, I was talking about where it is on Compuserve (since this is a CFORUM). Mark ********************************************************************** I re-installed the pstscrpt.drv that came with 2.0; and now my printing is fine. I guess I will keep an eye out for new releases of the postscript driver and try them as they are released. Thanks Ken Prince EI DuPont ********************************************************************** I experienced the same problem using an IBM 4019 w/Postscript option. The printer worked fine under OS/2 2.0. Under OS/2 2.1 it would print in any mode except Postscript. I finally resolved the problem by replacing my existing 25' printer cable with an IBM 6' printer cable. The OS/2 documentation states that OS/2 2.1 utilizes all 25-pins of the cable and recommends the 6' length. I'm sure that my 25' cable did not have all 25 pins wired. Since the printer worked fine in any mode but Postscript I would guess that it wasn't the length of the cable that caused the problem but that in Poscript mode all 25-pins are required. James W. Sanders IV - Amoco Petroleum Additives Co. ********************************************************************** ═══ 7. MCI interface ? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Korakin Yossi To: Phill Billin Hi PHIL How can I interface my C-Set++ source to the MMPM digital motion video. The toolkit headers in the MMPM are empty and the INCL_OS2MM not existing in my OS2 headers. Do I have to buy another toolkit ? thanks. * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(00080378002C0000 2ca60652) ********************************************************************** ═══ 8. Problem printing Landscape on OS/2 Version of 1-2-3.... ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am having a problem printing landscape on a Hewlett-Packard Paint Jet printer. When I change the setting to landscape, the program shuts down and gives me an error. This also occurs in Freelance Graphics. I installed the device driver using a file I pulled off of the OS2PROD disk in TOOLCAT. Is the driver bad? Is there something wrong the Lotus Applications? Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks...... Scally, Charles J. ********************************************************************** ═══ 9. Corel Draw 2.5 and legal sized paper. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm having problems getting the OS/2 version of Corel Draw to print legal size document. Like mentioned earlier in another append I get no print out. I look in the spool and it shows a forms mismatch. I have set up the print job proerties to print legal, I have my Hewlett Packard LaserJet IIP set to legal size forms, but I still get the mis-match. Can any anyone shed some light on this for me please? Thanks! Terry Matney ********************************************************************** Make sure that your printer properties are also set to legal. Open print object's settings->printer driver tab->open settings on print icon. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 10. Enabling Popup Printer Driver Error Message Under 2.1 GA ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is there a way to enable the popup error message box that came up under OS/2 1.3 when the printer was switched off? The box had a stop sign in it and stated that the printer was not online, giving the option to retry or cancel the Jobid in question. Under 2.1 GA, this box only occurs when the printer is switched off in the middle of the print job. No error box appears when the printer is off or offline at the beginning of the print job. Glenn Laxson TxDOT ********************************************************************** ═══ 11. Corel Draw 2.5 print problems with legal size documents ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thanks for the reply,, I have correctly set up the job properties under OS/2 for the printer. (At least legal size paper is selected.) The page def is set for legal and when I pick the Corel Draws print option I select legal there also. Still have the forms mis-match. As a side I called IBM's End User Software Support and they said this was a known problem with Corel. Corel says they do not have a problem. Has any one else printed legal size documents to a HP LaserJet IIP with the OS/2 version of Corel Draw? Thanks again....Terry Matney ********************************************************************** ═══ 12. PostScript transformation by PSF/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I want to transform PostScript files to page segments (PSEG3820), and send them to an MVS system to store (and print under control of a host program). Right now, we make that transform step on MVS by "PostScript Inter- preter", but want to replace it. PSF/2 has that transformation capability, but it seems very "hard-wired" into its print functionality. I installed PSF/2 and saw that to use that transformation, I am obliged to define a 3820 printer (either via channel adapter or communication connected). As I noticed, I don't want to submit any print jobs on my OS/2, I'd like to ONLY USE THE PostScript to PSEG3820 TRANSFORMATION ! Is there a way to do that ? Could a PSF/2 developer tell me, if this functionality can be excluded ? (some kind of program call - input is the PostScript file, output is the PSEG3820) Bernhard Bercher, IBM Boeblingen ********************************************************************** ═══ 13. OS/2 2.1 Printer Drivers for IBM 3852 Model 2 Color JetPrinter ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To whoever can help, We have an old IBM Color Jetprinter 3852 Model 2 that we would like to put back in service on one of our OS/2 2.1 machines. Can somebody tell me if &/or where I can find a driver for it? A WIN/OS2 driver would also be great. If it's not up here and is on Compuserve, could you please include directions of where to "GO *.*" and what to do once I get there? Thanks in advance, Tim Tim Thiemel @Kodak (716)726-9802 ********************************************************************** A driver can be found on the PCCBBS (aka NSCBBS, aka PCUG BBS, aka "IBM Atlanta BBS" -- but it's not there any more) at 1-919-517-0001. John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese, Somerville, NJ (The OS/2 Hobbit\Team OS/2) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 12:37 on 93/10/01 by EK13011 at OS2CUST ] Tim, There is at least an OS/2 one here, it is in the Selective Fixes area, OS2PDVR. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 14. Postscript Driver with AES ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have OS/2 2.1 installed with the Automatic Emulation Switching (AES) software and 4019 with Postscript (4 Meg buffer). The setup is physical LPT1: logical PPDS LPT1, HP LPT2, Postscript LPT3. I have frequent OS/2 error messages "Printer Offline or out of Paper", and neither condition is true. Sometimes the "Retry" option is the correct choice, but sometimes I lose the rest of the file. Sometimes the "Ignore " option will allow the print job to continue. Sometimes I lose with a timeout (but the driver is set to 0 seconds, i.e ignore timouts). The errors occur with files originating in DOS as well as WIN-OS2 (usually WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows). The files can be any size, but it happens most oftem with large print jobs. I've found nothing similar in this forum. Can anyone shed some light on this problem? (I'm pretty sure the same problem and symptoms were in OS/2 2.01.) Jim Bethell Consultant, CMR Inc. ********************************************************************** Believe it or not I had a simular problem of losing output from the pC to the 4 029. I reloaded the system many times. FInnally I replaced the printer cable with an official IBM printer cable and all my problems disappeared. By the way I had no printing problems with DOS/WIndows only with OS/2 GA 2.X. I couldn't believe it but that's the story and I now have WP 5.2 Win working with both WP drivers and Windows drivers. Victor M. Yellen, University of Florida ********************************************************************** Thanks, but my cable is the official IBM part. I suppose it's always possible a connector is damaged .... but there are no errors from the other AES modes. I'm still looking for a s/w explanation if anyone has encountered the problem. Jim Bethell Consultant, CMR Inc. (EX-IBM) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:09 on 93/10/04 by XXCMRO01 at TORVMCOP ] Update on the problem description: This problem is not an AES problem, or a Postscript driver problem. Further testing has determined that it can appear without AES, and (sometimes) through the native IBM4019 driver. I have talked to Lexmark, and am now looking for solutions from "square one". Have checked the cable pins, and tightened down the cable ground connection - and am waiting for any future errors ............ Jim Bethell Consultant, CMR Inc. (EX-IBM) ********************************************************************** If you have checked your cable for proper wiring, grounding, and shielding; and have eliminated the driver timeouts; one of the few things left would be to make sure that your I/O card is handling interrupts properly. Make sure that it is using IRQ7 and nobody else is (like a SB). Also, what kind of system do you have (ISA/EISA/MCA) and are there settings (jumpers/CMOS) for bidirectional operation or dma for your parallel port? Kenn Martin Internet: ksmartin@delphi.com ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:09 on 93/10/04 by XXCMRO01 at TORVMCOP ] Hi, I have the identical symptoms described in the original append: ************ I have OS/2 2.1 installed with the Automatic Emulation Switching (AES) software and 4019 with Postscript (4 Meg buffer). The setup is pmost oftem with large print jobs. frequent OS/2 error messages "Printer Offline or out of Paper", and neither condition is true. Sometimes the "Retry" option is the correct choice, but sometimes I lose the rest of the file. Sometimes the "Ignore " option will allow the print job to continue. Sometimes I lose with a timeout (but the driver is set to 0 seconds, i.e ignore timouts). The errors occur with files originating in DOS as well as WIN-OS2 (usually WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows). The files can be any size, but it happens ************************** My physical printer is a 4029 server printer shared through the logical ports lpt2,3,4. I do not think the problem is HW. THere seems to be a large SW hole somewhere in OS/2 2.1 or the AES software. Any one have any ideas, or similar experiences???.............Thanks.........BB ********************************************************************** I am getting the same problem under a few different circumstances. I'm. not sure the problem is related to AES. I have a 4029-6P printer physically attached to LPT1. I am not running AES at all. I am using OS/2 2.1 and the Postscript driver with 39 fonts and 600dpi. I also cannot print more than one print job before I get the error box "Printer offline or out of paper". Neither is true. Both choices Retry or Abort do the same thing. The job is lost and I have to reprint it. Also, I can print one job, but multiple copies of it. That is, there is one job in thequeue but its setting notebook shows more than one copy. I still get the same error. One copy printe. While it is printing I get the "Printer offline or out of paper" error. The rest of the copies never print. So, for me it's not AES. I only have one printer defined. Also, it's not just DOS or WINOS2 applications, but also native OS/2 applications. I need this fixed! The printer is slow enough. But, I wouldn't mind if I could just queue up print jobs and let it print away. As it is now I can only print one job at a time. Bob Cole - United States Auto Club - Speedway, IN ********************************************************************** I've found that generally (and depending what kind of app is doing the printing) increasing the port timeout rather that decreasing to 0 will help with large jobs when getting the 'offline' error. Larry Leach Boca Raton, FL ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:09 on 93/10/04 by XXCMRO01 at TORVMCOP ] We had the same problem back on OS/2 1.3, without the AES software but using the Postscript option. The problem was a HARDWARE problem in the 4019 Postscript card. The service engineer changed the card and it worked fine after that. I suggest you contact your hardware supplier - he probably knows what engineering change is required. Regards. Mark Yudkin This append was created on the External IBMLink system by YUDKIN CONSULTING AG ********************************************************************** ═══ 15. 4033 lexmark Oh why on Why must we sign on to another BBS ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (no text entered) RTK Of RK Associates of Aquidneck Island INC ********************************************************************** John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese, Somerville, NJ (The OS/2 Hobbit\Team OS/2) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 02:55 on 93/10/06 by WZ01167 at OS2CUST ] Because Lexmark is a separate company that IBM only owns 10% (I think) of. At present, Lexmark has the contractual right to put "IBM" on their products, and IBM has the contractual right to sell Lexmark products as IBM. This is a temporary legal arrangement (although the option to renew exists). But Lexmark is still a separate company, and they are the best source for information on Lexmark products and drivers just as HP is the best source for HP products. John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese, Somerville, NJ (The OS/2 Hobbit\Team OS/2) ********************************************************************** ═══ 16. 4033 lexmark oh why oh why must we sign onto another BBS ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Oh why oh why must we sign onto the Lexmart BBS to receive the 4033 fixes for OS/2. Why can't Lexmart put there fixes on this BBS?????? Oh Why oh Why ?????? PS. I thought that Lexmart was still part of IBM, or a sub of IBM. RTK Of RK Associates of Aquidneck Island INC ********************************************************************** ═══ 17. New CSD available for PSF/2 V1.10 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | All languages now available to order. Cumulative list of | APARS is appended at the end. The following is the set of PTFs for the various languages that PSF/2 supports, for the latest cumulative corrective service: UR40232 ... English UR40233 ... German UR40234 ... Italian UR40235 ... Spanish UR40236 ... French UR40237 ... Japanese UR40238 ... Chinese APAR INFORMATION o IR99523 Several items were included in this APAR: - Corrections to HELP and MESSAGE files. - Late-breaking National Language Support corrections. - HP-PCL image printing enhancements. - Reinstalls require deleting of print queues first. - Additional application print support. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99461 - Type Transformer Several items were included in this APAR: - Missing token names on the begin & end structured fields. - Incorrect Hebrew character mappings and missing Cyrillic Greek character mappings. - Same character set filename generated for different Type-1 fonts. - Time out error during host upload. - Storing multiple fonts into an AS/400 folder. - Incorrect copyright statement. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99524 PSF/2 does not work with OS/2 32-bit Graphics Engine. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99676 The following HP-PCL enhancements have been added: - Printing in color with HP-PCL data stream printers that support color. - Better printer memory emulation. - Support for offset stacking. - More flexible mapping of bins from an AFPDS data stream to actual printer trays. - Allow specifications of media, and logical and printable area. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38637 o IR99715 Message AIN0396E indicating SQL problem. SQL error SQL0180N. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38637 o IR22337 For USA only, 4019 default paper size is Letter instead of A4. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22334 4019 devices may overprint at left margin. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22430 Help panel used wrong word for button name. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR99810 DPF fonts being deleted from printer between jobs. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22335 ACIF print support. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22429 BCOCA and GOCA objects not being positioned correctly. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22298 LU Alias for Host Receiver does not allow same characters as Communications Manager for the name. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22431 Remove FILE option from list of ports for OS/2 2.0 for device type 4019. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22475 Fix DBCS problem which was causing a PSF/2 trap when printing jobs received via DPF. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22560 Fix ASCII Landscape parameter not being accepted when printing from the Print Submitter. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22564 Fix lock that is taking too long for Channel driver with OS/2 2.1 APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22336 Update PENNANT Logo. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22499 Upload fonts to VSE and AIX. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22501 Font GRID width error in 300 pel fonts. Fixes the formula for calculating Font Width (GRID width) in certain font character sets. We recommend that you re-generate all 300-pel fonts that were previously created using Type Transformer. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22502 Several Type Transformer items were included in this APAR: - Remove C-PLI runtime library prerequisite for storing fonts to VM or MVS - Disallow a blank library name in the Store to AS/400 Panel. - Expand the maximum length of the typeface name displayed in various panels, from 32 to 128 characters. - Disallow simultaneous stores to multiple hosts. - Type 1 character name to IBM name (GCGID) mapping changes for conformity to the Greek Standards Authority for Printing. - Added Cyrillic Greek and Hebrew character lists. - Summary report now displays large FGID values correctly. - Detect maximum baseline extents greater than 256 pels. - Detect character increments greater than 255 pels for characters in the 90 and 270 degree rotations. - Online help fixes for French version of Type Transformer. Continue on the next panel. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22566 AFPDS Windows Device Driver may create AFPDS records too long for uploading to host systems. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22739 Can't restart a job at current page after printer intervention. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22878 Provide additional exit programs for the samples directory for Post Script. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22879 New functions for using PSF/2 with NOVELL networks, with DOS. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22895 Add a "FILE" option to the list of printer ports available for 4019 device type. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR23083 Delete private resources when no longer needed without having to bring Spool Manager down. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR23321 A job with a host form that is not selected is printed via the DPF spool. Wrong criteria being used for determining which jobs to print. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23398 If an option is not selected for a temporary operator message, a bad default is returned. This can also occur when a user selects an option. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23425 HP-PCL, PPDS printers have a variety of problems when printing from the host, or LAN. The output is incorrect. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23445 PAGES datastream support for Japan. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23451 Control panel fixes for FORMDEF that doesn't stay changed after being changed. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23466 When a new spool is created the DPF Class selected to print was 'A', has been changed to '*'. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23483 HP-PCL4 has new default FORMDEFs and new default paper sizes. Fixes a number of problems with overlapping text, etc. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23559 Job is duplex, and only one page is sent for each duplex indicator (printing as simplex). This causes an out of storage indication, or trap condition. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23611 Channel card in highest numbered slot, and with an IRQ of 12 (via reference disk) get traps, and hangs. This fixes most (but not all) of these problems. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23735 Ship command line functions to create AFPDS documents, segments, and overlays from PostScript. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 ********************************************************************** ═══ 18. How to connect an auto-switch box to OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a customer who would like to use a black box auto switch to share a pri nter between a DOS and OS/2 client. The OS/2 side seems to print garbage at tim es. What do I need to do to the OS/2 side to get this to work? Raymond ********************************************************************** You didn't say what type of PC OS/2 was running on but if you have a PS/2 859x or 95xx you will need to disable parrallel port arbitration. Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** It was on a 9595. Thanks much!!!!!!!! Raymond ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:44 on 93/10/07 by IL84743 at OS2CUST ] To: Raymond I'm sharing a Epson Action Laser 1000 between two OS/2 machines with an A/B switch. So far, there are no problems using the switch and two copies of OS/2. There are two explanations I can think of (neither of which may be the actual problem): Either one of your cables has a bogus wire and sometimes drops bits, or one of your applications is leaving the printer in a strange state. Rocco Caputo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) ********************************************************************** ═══ 19. HP LaserJet IIp+ problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a 486/66DX2 local bus compatible PC running OS/2 2.1. When trying to print to my HP LaserJet IIp+ printer, it fails. More specificly, the busy light on the printer will illuminate for a couple of seconds then go off, no printout is generated. About 45 seconds later, I get an error from OS/2 saying the printer may be offline or out of paper. I have windows 3.1 on a separate partion, from which I can print with no problems. I have checked the following several times, - Correct printer driver - Driver settings correct - Printer cable/connections - Parallel port Can anyone HELP? ********************************************************************** Already answered in os2print FORUM; you have an interrupt conflict or loss problem. Kenn Martin Internet: ksmartin@delphi.com ********************************************************************** ═══ 20. Primera Hot Wax Printer Support ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * An acquaintance has the opportunity to purchase a "Primera" printer made by Fargo Electronics of White Cloud, North Dakota, at an attractive price. He tells me that it is shipped with a device driver for Windows 3.1 but that no driver exists for OS/2 2.1. The questions are: o Does this driver for Windows 3.1 also work with WINOS2? I think the answer is "it should" but "it definitely does" is the answer really needed before commiting to the new printer (or to OS/2 2.1, for that matter). o Does anyone know of a driver for this printer for native OS/2? A final question, since this hot wax printer is available to this fellow at a "VERY attractive price," is: Does anyone have any experience with this machine and, if so, what is your evaluation? Jim J. D. Stuyck and Associates - Member, I. V. League - (817) 571-1708 ********************************************************************** I never did find out if this printer (the Primera) had any type of OS/2 support, nor did the fellow that was considering purchase tell me if he got the thing. However, the current Byte magazine (December, 1993) includes it in a review of "Bargain Color Printers" (page 153). It's a 203 dot per inch printer with a suggested retail of $995. Jim Stuyck - J.D. Stuyck & Associates - Member, I.V. League - (817) 571-1708 ********************************************************************** ═══ 21. Novell Netware & OS/2 print ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When you drag a Network Printer from the template, you don't get to pick the printer driver (unless you're the Administrator) because you're using a COPY of what's on the LAN. If you could change the printer driver - you'd also be changing it for everyone else who uses that same printer... I don't know about your other question. I've not used the Novell stuff very much under OS/2. If that changes, I'll share any info I get. David Richard, Print Zombie Deluxe ********************************************************************** ═══ 22. Printing with 4039 / PCL5 fonts / Flash ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Herr Welter To: All In cooperation with Lexmark Germany we are developing PCL5 fonts for the 4039 series printers. We use the toolkit installation programm for OS/2 2.0 / 2.1 to load the fonts in Flash-ROM. We would like to know how we can map the fonts to existing screenfonts (eg. an Futura bold italic font to the built-in Helvetica screenfont bold italic). Can we edit any drivers, font tables or font metric files? Must there be any special entry in the GLUE.TXT or the XXXXXXX.TFM file? Please answer asap, if possible by fax. Stefan M. Schwall s.a.x. software GmbH Rankestr. 6 D-76137 Karlsruhe Fax 0721 3500299 Tel 0721 3500234 * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057003101000000 2cb5362e) ********************************************************************** ═══ 23. WordPerfect 5.1+, AFP data stream and PSF/2 V1.10 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WordPerfect Corp.'s family of PC-based products can now print on IBM AFP (Advanced Function Printing) printers. The products supported are: o WordPerfect 5.1 (or higher) o WordPerfect for Windows 5.1 (or higher) o WordPerfect for OS/2 5.1 (or higher) o LetterPerfect o DrawPerfect o PlanPerfect 5.1 (or higher) The WordPerfect AFP printer driver produces true AFPDS containing text, it does not convert text to full-page image. The driver supports the following AFP fonts: o Century SchoolBook o Compatibility Fonts o Core Interchange Fonts o ITC Avant Garde Gothic o ITC Souvenir o Math Symbols Sans Serif o Math Symbols Serif o Monotype Garamond o Sonoran Sans Serif o Sonoran Serif In general all of the WordPerfect print functions are supported. A few special functions are not supported where AFP does not have an equivalent capability. Detailed information about limitations may be obtained from WordPerfect. Two pieces are required to make this work: (1) the IBMAFP.ALL driver available from WordPerfect Corporation at no charge, and (2) the latest CSD for PSF/2. (1) US Customers can order the IBM AFP printer driver by calling the WordPerfect Orders Department at (800)321-4566 and asking for the IBM AFP driver on Printer Disk 17 for WordPerfect 5.1. They can also access the driver on WordPerfect's BBS by calling (801) 225-4414 and downloading WPLA76.ZIP. (2) You will also require either of the two last CSDs for PSF/2; they contain a transform exit which will correct the AFPDS that the WordPerfect IBMAFP.ALL driver produces. This transform exit is called WP2AFP.DLL. Here is how the PSF/2 WordPerfect support works: Workstation with WordPerfect ---/---> PSF/2 Server >> Printed output (1),(2) (3) (4),(5) :-} (1) The user is running WordPerfect with the IBMAFP.ALL driver installed as the printer. ** WORDPERFECT OWNS AND DISTRIBUTES THE IBMAFP.ALL DRIVER. (2) The user prints a WordPerfect document. The IBMAFP.ALL driver generates an 'almost' AFP data stream. 'Almost' in this case refers to the fact that this driver generates Map Coded Font references at the end of each page - which is not valid in the AFP architecture. (3) The file is automatically routed to the PSF/2 print server using LAN services (for the sake of this example). (4) The PSF/2 print server (with the latest CSD) has been configured to use the 'WordPerfect-to-AFP' (WP2AFP.DLL) transform for the shared print queue receiving the workstation output. ** THIS TRANSFORM IS PROVIDED FREE WITH PSF/2 AND WAS JOINTLY DEVELOPED WITH WORDPERFECT. (5) PSF/2 runs the 'almost' AFP through the WP2AFP transform, producing 'true' AFP data stream which is then printed :-}. Note: The IBMAFP.ALL driver has a 'key' which tells the WP2AFP transform to modify the data - data streams without the key are not modified by the transform. You must use the latest IBMAFP.ALL printer driver in order for the WordPerfect support in PSF/2 to work correctly. ********************************************************************** ═══ 24. RPrinter Problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am running RPRINTER from my IBM Model 70 using OS/2 2.0. I was playing around with the default settings, and I inadvertently set up as my default an incorrect queue setting. My problem is that I cannot delete that default setting. Now, every time I start up RPRINTER, there it is. I have tried to delete the default setting, but it still initializes itself when I start up RPRINTER. I tried to replace it, but the old settings pop up when I start RPRINTER. I and able to close down the connection within RPRINTER and start up one with the correct settings, but I would like to get it so that RPRINTER does not initialize with a mis-configured connection. Patrick Quilty, Syracuse NY ********************************************************************** ═══ 25. HP LJ4M Print Prob. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I recently switched from printing with a 4019E01 to an HP LJ4M with the pscript option. I set up the LJ to auto switch between pcl & pscript. However, to get it to print I had to load the LJ 4/4M pscript driver. The 4M laserjet.drv wouldn't print anything. The spooler would show the job being sent to the printer but it would hang there. I couldn't delete the job either. I can now print graphics text from help windows but I can't print a simple text file from a command line. Could some one help me set this thing up correctly? Thanks. Regis Marquette Electronics ********************************************************************** If the 4M is anything like my IBM 4039-12R then here's my suggestion: Assuming the printer is not on the LAN. Configure it by default to be in PCL mode. Drag and drop three printer templates on the desktop. For one configure it to use the IBMNULL driver make this printer the default For two configure it to be the PCL driver *.drv For three configure it to be the Postscript driver. Configure all to be on the same printer port. For Win-OS/2 if you need it configure only the PCL and Postscript driver on the same port as OS/2.OS2 ... This setup will allow you to copy/print from the command prompts and print from OS/2 and Windows apps without intervention. There are other ways to setup the printer in OS/2, but I have found this to be the easiest for me ... Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** Keith, I do almost exactly what you do. For my HP4M, I configured a printer icon for HP PCL and one for HP PostScript. The PCL drive is the default. Now all my text printing is done perfectly, and I use the PostScript driver for all my word processing or graphics printing. Works fine. Janet Gobeille ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:27 on 93/10/22 by DEV2132 at OS2CUST ] Regis, Sounds like the HPLJ4 is not configed for auto-switch. Go through the the printers setups and make sure it can autoswitch. Also, the other ideas presented here are excellent. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 26. (no subject) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LJ4M Print Prob. This APPEND was deleted at 20:12:07 on 10/25/93 EST. ********************************************************************** ═══ 27. HP Laser Jet Printer problems with OS2 2.1 Window Applications ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a HPIII compatible laser printer (Raven LP530). Under OS 2.0 I had no problems printing. However, when I upgraded to OS2 2.1, I can no longer print Window applications. I have no problem for DOS or OS2 applications. However, for Windows applications, nothing is printed nor is there any error messages. Does any one have any idea of what the problem may be? Rosemary Fleming ********************************************************************** Did you reinstall the printer driver for the LaserJet IIIafter upgrading. When you install a printer driver you are prompted whether or notyou would like the equivalent windows driver. You may want to at leasttry reinstalling the printer driver to make sure this is not your problem. Dale Radspinner, Simco Electronics @ NASA/JSC (713)483-3574 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:29 on 93/10/27 by XXTDBK79 at TORVMCOP ] Rosemary, It sounds as though this may be the business of 2.1 not handling the changed print driver names between Windows 3.0 and 3.1. If so the answer is to get out the install disks for the OS/2 printer drivers and install the new printer drivers in WINOS2. The old named drivers can be deleted. Gary Buchanan AOI, Lexington, Ky CIS 73233,62 IBMMAIL(USAOIXXA) ********************************************************************** ═══ 28. Word Perfect 5.2 / Windows, printer problems, document from A: drive ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are having trouble printing Word Perfect Documents across the LAN when they are RETRIEVED from the A: Drive. Environment: OS/2 2.1 clients, LAN Server 3.0 in a 6 server DOMAIN. Printers include HP LaserJet III si and IBM/LEXMARK 4019. Word Perfect for Windows 5.2 is a served application and is run, of course, from the WINOS2 session. When any document is retrieved from the A: drive and printed, the result is many (say 20) separate print jobs spooled to the LAN. This "should" have been a one page output - but due to the problem, the result is many many pages of unformatted printer garbage. If the document is retrieved from either a LAN drive or the C: drive, there is no problem and the document prints correctly. We called Word Perfect and they are aware of the situation (they do not consider it a problem). They said that the ENDCAP=NO parameter of CAPTURE under Netware fixes the problem. We are a LAN Server shop! They have no suggestions for LAN Server. As an aside, locally attached printers do not have this problem: only LAN printers, only WP for Windows under WINOS2, only documents retrieved from the A: drive. Also, "real" Windows clients do not have this problem. I feel like the solution is an adjustment to either the SPOOLER, or WINOS2 settings like IDLE SENSITIVITY, etc. Has anyone seen this problem and solved it in the LAN SERVER environment. Many thanks! Kyle Byrd, IBMMail - US5RN87N (703) 324-2709 ********************************************************************** We have the same problem with Winword 2.0. Erik Vander Ahe The Mutual Group IBMMAIL(CAMUTBBT) Waterloo, Ontario ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:15 on 93/10/27 by FFX1001 at OS2CUST ] Kyle and Eric, Try runningthe WINOS2 Print Manager. Let me go check to see if the APAR is still open... Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited PJ09479 its still open. ********************************************************************** Mike & Kyle, sorry I should have mentioned that. I knew there was a way around it, but I didn't have the info handy (I'm not a Windows user). Erik Vander Ahe The Mutual Group IBMMAIL(CAMUTBBT) Waterloo, Ontario ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:15 on 93/10/27 by FFX1001 at OS2CUST ] Kyle, You might want to look at APAR pj10228 (closed as a duplicate of PJ09479, which also see). Basically, it's a problem. Copying the file to a hard drive is the only real answer at the time, though for some, enabling WINOS2 print manager helps. Gary Buchanan AOI, Lexington, Ky CIS 73233,62 IBMMAIL(USAOIXXA) ********************************************************************** ═══ 29. PRINT W/O EMBEDDED PRINTER CONTROLS? TO A FILE ON DISK ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IS THERE A WAY OR SPECIAL PRINTER DRIVER AVAILABLE TO ALLOW PRINTING TO A FILE WITHOUT THE EMBEDDED PRINTER CONTROLS? A PM APPLICATION IS RUNNING AND WE WANT THE REPORTS FROM THE APPLICATION PRINTED TO A STRAIGHT TEXT FILE ON DISK WITHOUT EMBEDDED PRINTER CONTROLS. CANNOT CUSTOMIZE THE OUTPUT FROM WITHIN THE APPLICATION. S. Michalik, Kerr-McGee Corp. The Leaders in EIS ********************************************************************** Not at this time. However, we are aware of the need for a plain text ASCII printer driver. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 30. 4216 Personal Page Printer II ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When trying to print from Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS (running in a 2.1 DOS box) I must quit Word Perfect before the print job is released. Is there a solution to this problem??? Bill Hale, Director AIS, Texas Tech University ********************************************************************** Bill Hale, Check the PRINT_TIMEOUT value for your WordPerfect 5.1 DOS session settings. It should default to 15 seconds, and the queue should close the file after a quarter minute without print activity. If WP doesn't pause in its printer output, you could get away with a smaller timeout. But if the timeout is too small, your output will be broken into separate jobs. Rocco Caputo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) (Then again, it could be something entirely different.) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:46 on 93/10/29 by SAMM3RC at OS2CUST ] Bill, If Rocco's suggestion does not work, you could also try printing to a file called LPT1.OS2, or LPT2.OS2, etc. instead of port LPT1, LPT2. I can't remember if this helps this problem or not though. I have never had your problem, but I have had corrupted print jobs from not doing the above. Is you 'Fast printing to port' turned on? Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 31. Printer Driver for OS/2 2.0 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A customer wants to install a driver for 4039. However this printer is not on the list of drivers available for OS/2 2.0. Is there an available printer driver for IBM 4039 or Lexmark 4039 for OS/2 2.0? If so could you please tell me where I can get it. Jose H. Aldana ********************************************************************** The OS/2 2.1GA PSCRIPT driver already explicitly supports the 4039. You can get a more up-to-date version from here in the OS2PRNTD package. You can use the LASERJET driver from 2.1GA (lie to it and say you have a 4029) or from OS2PRNTD to cover the PCL mode, but you're better off downloading the IBMPCL5 driver from the Lexmark BBS at 1-606-232-5238, which includes explicit support of the 4039 and of PCL5. By the way, IBMPCL5 also supports the 4029 (_iff_ the 4029 has the PCL5 upgrade) better than LASERJET does. Hey, Hank! Could we have that driver (at least), and preferably all Lexmark OS/2 drivers, posted here, and kept up-to-date? John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** Was looking for the OS2PRNTD package on OS2TOOLS, but could not find it. Any idea where it resides ? Thanks for the help. Marnix Gillis IBM Belgium ********************************************************************** Try OS2CSD. By the way, this is an external forum. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 32. Printing from PMCHART ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am trying to print a .GPH file from PMCHART using a network attached printer on LPT2. Within Printer Setup the printer name is 'IBM52XX on none'. If I opt to print to this it informs me that the printer is not online (it is !). Can anyone tell me where it is picking this name up from... as it wouldn't appear to be from the printer settings... and what I can do to get it to work. I have no problem printing from other graphics packages (CUADraw, Freelance etc.) Many thanks... ********************************************************************** It looks like PM Chart has a bug printing to network printers. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:05 on 93/11/02 by ABRUCE at GNKVM2 ] Is the IBM52XX queue have an LPT port assigned to it? Maybe try assigning one to see if that helps. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:05 on 93/11/02 by ABRUCE at GNKVM2 ] PMCHART is a mirrored application and, unfortunately, mirrored applications only understand printing to ports (not to queues). Make sure that your network printer object is "attached" to an LPT port. There is an "assign port" option on the network printer object. You could also use a local print queue and from the command line, net use the LPT port to a network printer. Mark ********************************************************************** In my observation, PMCHART doesn't seem to recognize assigned ports, only real ones. By the way, PMCHART obviously doesn't _just_ recognize ports -- it lists all my queues properly, but puts "none" on all the LAN queues, even when a port is assigned. Moreover, it can't just print to the port -- surely it has to use the device driver, since it has no other way of making the graphic data stream without which it (the name of the program is PM*CHART*, after all) cannot meaningfully print. What on earth is Mirrors doing here? John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** PM Chart has the same problem that EPM had back in version OS/2 2.0 GA. It appears that it will only print to the first printer that is installed to the desktop if more than one printer is connected to the same physical port. EPM was fixed in OS/2 2.1, where by it recongizes printer object by their names on the desktop. PM Chart does not recongize desktop printer objects, just printers connected to various ports. I have sent this problem to IBM support but, as with EPM, they consider this to be a minor program and they have not given any indication if this bug has been rectified. I hope it is. Jerry Sitbon (201) 722-1016 ********************************************************************** ═══ 33. How do you delete the printer object ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have gone through every procedure I know how but can't seem to get rid of this ghost object of a printer. Let me explain. I have deleted the printer drivers and then the printer objects off of the desktop. Now I go back to recreate the object and I try to name the first object PCL (which was the name of the same object before I deleted it), it then renames the object to PCL1. I check the C:\SPOOL directory to see what is there and there it is a PCL and PCL1 dir. So then I Remove both directories, physically go to the C:\OS2\DLLdirectory and delete the associated drivers and remove the directories. Now all the objects cleaned off the desktop and removed from everywhere I know to remove them, including the WINOS2 directory. I then reboot the machine to get a clean slate and magically the C:\SPOOL\PCL directory is still there. If I try to reinstall the printer it again renames my printer to PCL1 and I also notice in the create printer template that both lpt1 and lpt2 are still showing that they are in use by a printer. What is the secret to completely deleting a printer, it's drivers, and associations/connections. Can anybody help? Lorenzo Brizeno The Continuum Co. Austin TX ********************************************************************** It's supposed to work when you delete the printer object from the desktop in the usual way, but sometimes it doesn't work very well. When this happens to me, I use an INI editor to purge all the related entries from OS2SYS.INI; it's not terribly difficult to identify them all. The problem, essentially, is that the WPS put a whole new front end onto the printer interface that existed back in OS/2 1.x, and when WPS forgets that a printer exists, but the spooler knows it's there, there is no way to get rid of it, because only the WPS can get rid of it, and the WPS (except when checking for duplicate names when creating a new printer) doesn't know it's there. If you feel up to writing some C code, there are OS/2 functions (in the Spl... family) that might be able to do this surgery more neatly. I don't think DeskMan/2 can deal with this problem at present, but perhaps it's on their to-do list. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** In reference to the INI editing and that the printer information is easy to identify - I have just gone through this task and thought all the references were removed but the end result was no change. So do you need to delete all printer references or all spooler (PM_SPOOL) references or both. Is it advised to delete the printers before attemping this?? Thanks Susan Watson - IBM Australia ********************************************************************** If you find a way to do this without rebuilding the os2*.ini s please post the procedure. At one time I had asked if it was possible to just rebuild the os2sys.ini but the response was that I had to do both INIs. What a pain. We frequently see this with printers on a Novell LAN. I have used EPM to show me how many print queues the system thinks it has. When it gets to nasty we JUST rebuild the INIs. We did at one time try the INI editor tools to delete the bad entries but got things some messed up a reinstall was required. Eric Ilsley ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 04:24 on 93/11/03 by SWATSON at SYDVM1 ] It's the PM_SPOOL references where they mostly (perhaps entirely) are. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 34. PSF/2 and Novell Netware ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In one of the ASKQ items the 3-port CAPTURE limitation is described and the hint to an existing work-around is mentioned. I have a customer situation where this limitation is a hard hit in the proposal phase. How can a PSF/2 'print server' drive more than 3 printers in a Netware V3.11 or V4.0 system? Output is originating both from an MVS system and LAN applications. Any information would be greatly appreciated - thanks..... Werner Herzog, Government & PS Linz, Austria ********************************************************************** ═══ 35. Print from A:drive problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Print problems with people who do work at home and save their work on a floppy and bring it to work to print out. The same print drivers are loaded on both machines. The other catch is, if we save it to the hard drive before we try to print it, then it will print fine. The word processor is Word for Windows 2.0 c. Anyone with any suggestions.Once I get everyone on Lan Distance this prob lem will go away. If everyone buys a compatible modem. The problem with the pr int out is a few characters on each page with hundreds of pages being printed. Gary Zimmerman Southwestern Bell Telephone Gary Zimmerman Southwestern Bell ********************************************************************** ═══ 36. Access Violation when printing Todo List ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This APPEND was deleted at 08:17:56 on 12/02/93 EST. ********************************************************************** I have seen this bug before and have had it happen to me. My fix was to close all applets releated to PMDIARY, like the calander, Activity list, ALarm clock and so on then SHUT DOWN. After the system has restarted make sure that none of the applets have restarted. Shutdown and restart one more time. Restart the applet you need first, see if it is alright. Most of the time it will work. Hope this helps Jerry Sitbon (201) 722-1016 ********************************************************************** ═══ 37. PSF/2 problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have a PS/2 model 57 SLC2 running OS/2 2.0 (first service pack) Extended Services 1.0. PSF/2 is driving an IBM 3835 model 1 printer. The PSF/2 machine is being driven by MVS and OS/400. We are having a few problems and would like to know if anyone has experienced these and what they did to fix them. 1. The printer would be printing along and all of a sudden it would stop for no really good reason. (It has gotten better since the CE has replaced the the microcode in the 3835 and the S/370 channel card in the PS/2.) 2. Assorted traps-(This has gotten a lot better since the latest PSF/2 CSD has been put on.) 3. It takes a long time for print jobs containing overlays and page segments to come over from both MVS and OS/400. There are some tuning paramters in PSF/2 and Database Manager that can be tweaked, but I do not know which ones to tweak and what to tweak them to. 4. Occasionaly(once a day or so) the 3835 printer will start truncating the right side of the printouts. This only happens on print outs from the AS/400 side. We have to reboot the PS/2(Shutdown, power off, and turn on) in order for the printer to stop truncating AS/400 print. We have open problems with OS/400 printing and the PSF/2 support. Any ideas on things to try would be appreciated. Any information on other users PSF/2 configurations(PC, printers driven, AS/400 operating system levels, MVS levels, etc) might shed some light on the matter. Would the second OS/2 service pack help? Would OS/2 2.1 help? Would CM/2 help? I don't know how many ideas we can try, but we are just about to run out of ideas, and any new ones would be appreciated. Thanks, Ron Foster Baldor Electric 501-648-5865 ********************************************************************** Call PSF/2 Level 2 at 1-800-237-5511 for help with your questions. They're assisting on performance and configuration questions in addition to defect support. And/or your local Pennant rep will have access to our ASKQ electronic technical support system. Kristin Moore ********************************************************************** Kristin, Thanks, I did not know level 2 PSF/2 would respond to configurations and performance questions. Ron Foster Baldor Electric 501-648-5865 ********************************************************************** From: Tim Snape To: All Hello Over the last few weeks I've had lots of people asking for an API to set printer properties. What I'd like to know is : is it theoretically possible (sensible) to kludge a solution by programatically patching os2sys.ini with a desired binary value. You would need to establish what the valid binary sequences were for a specific printer type/job property, but that should not be a problem. Once you know the setting could/should an app be able to modify the printers job property without the need for that user to use the printer properties dialog. I understand that this deficiency will be addressed in a future release of OS/2, but in the meantime, has anyone got any thoughts on this. TIA Tim Snape EMEA DAP Device Driver Support ___ * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2cf5499e) reply to (0008037800580000 B40C4AA0) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:36 on 93/11/24 by IL76623 at OS2CUST ] From: Tim Snape To: All Hello Over the last few weeks I've had lots of people asking for an API to set printer properties. What I'd like to know is : is it theoretically possible (sensible) to kludge a solution by programatically patching os2sys.ini with a desired binary value. You would need to establish what the valid binary sequences were for a specific printer type/job property, but that should not be a problem. Once you know the setting could/should an app be able to modify the printers job property without the need for that user to use the printer properties dialog. I understand that this deficiency will be addressed in a future release of OS/2, but in the meantime, has anyone got any thoughts on this. TIA Tim Snape EMEA DAP Device Driver Support ___ * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2cf5499e) reply to (0008037800580000 B40C4AA0) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:36 on 93/11/24 by IL76623 at OS2CUST ] From: Tim Snape To: All Hello Over the last few weeks I've had lots of people asking for an API to set printer properties. What I'd like to know is : is it theoretically possible (sensible) to kludge a solution by programatically patching os2sys.ini with a desired binary value. You would need to establish what the valid binary sequences were for a specific printer type/job property, but that should not be a problem. Once you know the setting could/should an app be able to modify the printers job property without the need for that user to use the printer properties dialog. I understand that this deficiency will be addressed in a future release of OS/2, but in the meantime, has anyone got any thoughts on this. TIA Tim Snape EMEA DAP Device Driver Support ___ * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2cf5499e) reply to (0008037800580000 B40C4AA0) ********************************************************************** There is no way that this can be done. Each printer driver places different information in different places using different strategies (get the picture ;-). DevPostDeviceModes is the same call for every OS/2 printer driver but your function would be different for every printer driver with no guarantee that it would would 100 percent. Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 10:13 on 93/11/26 by EMEADAP at WINVMB ] Tim, Unless I totally misunderstood your problem, you should be able to use the PM Spooler functions SplSetDevice(), SplSetJob(), and/or SplSetQueue() to accomplish your goal. David Padgett ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 10:13 on 93/11/26 by EMEADAP at WINVMB ] The way we did it in Communications Manager/2 for AS/400 printer support was store away the job property packets in our own .INI file. This means that the user has to configure each "combination" (portrait, drawer 1; landscape, drawer 1; etc.) once, and then we just pull the desired combination out of the .INI and pass it in on the DevOpenDC call. Not an elegent solution, and open to several problems (for example, if the printer driver changes the structure of its internal data). But we had no other solutions. Gary L. Mullen-Schultz ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:36 on 93/11/24 by IL76623 at OS2CUST ] Normally, Level 2 for the various software products just handles defects. However, PSF/2 with Distributed Print Facility (DPF) crosses so many product boundaries (VTAM, JES, LAN, OS/2, Comm Mgr) that the PSF/2 Level 2 folks decided that one-stop shopping was in order. I hope they were able to help. Kristin Moore ********************************************************************** ═══ 38. (no subject) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is there a way to print INF files on a postscript printer such as the QMS 2000? I have already installed the driver for the QMS 2000 printer on my OS/2 desktop. My objective is to use the View facility of IPF to print an online book on the QMS 2000 printer. Thanks, Al Rotondaro ********************************************************************** Al, You can print individual sections of the book by making the QMS printer the default printer, using View to look at the section you want to print, then using View's print pushbutton. Ron Foster Baldor Electric 501-648-5865 ********************************************************************** ═══ 39. PM_SPOOLER_PRINTER info ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: When querying printer information using PrfQueryProfileString with an application name of PM_SPOOLER_PRINTER and a an actual printer name as the key name, I get the value of 45 in the last field of the returned buffer. Can someone explain this value--I don't find it documented in the OS/2 Technical Library. Thanks in advance! ********************************************************************** ═══ 40. EPM PRINTING ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UP TILL RECENTLY, EPM WAS MY TEXT PRINTING MEANS OF LAST RESORT. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILED, I COULD USE EPM TO PRINT TO OUR NETWORK 4019 WITHOUT ANY PROB. RECENTLY I STARTED TO GET BLANK SHEETS AS MY OUTPUT. PREVIEW WORKS FINE, THE PRINTJOB MAKES IT TO THE SPOOLER QUES AND THE 4019 GOES THRU THE MOTIONS BUT NOTHING BUT A BLANK SHEET APPEARS. THE 4019 RUNS THE 39 FONT POSTSCRIPT DRIVER. RUNNING OS/2 2.1 AND LS 3.0. THIS COMBINATION ALL WORKED FOR OVER A MONTH ON THE CURRENT SOFTWARE. IDEAS GLADLY WELCOMED. THANKS. JON JON ********************************************************************** ═══ 41. Quietwriter driver ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Does anyone have any idea what driver you would use to drive a Quietwriter 8 typewriter with the parallel port option? Thanks, Ron Foster Baldor Electric 501-648-5865 ********************************************************************** ═══ 42. OS/2 2.1 PRINT DRIVERS FOR HP500 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I HAVE JUST PURCHASED AN HP 500C TO BE USED PRIMARIALY WITH WORDPERFECT FOR OS/ 2. THE PRINT COMES OUT GARBLED. I TRIED PRINTING WITH THE OS/2 EDITOR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. ANY IDEAS? MIKE MORALES - THE PMA GROUP ********************************************************************** If you are connected via a serial port, verify that the settings are the same on the printer and the system. Bob Plyler ********************************************************************** ═══ 43. NEC P5XL drivers ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | Hmmmm - found the driver on the disk after all - just had to figure | out that there are OS2 drivers & OS2-WIN drivers & that the driver | I wanted was the latter & had to be installed using OS2-WIN session. | | I still have no idea what I am supposed to do for a printer driver | for NEC printer for OS/2. The help docs are helping me get dizzy. I have just talked my wife into moving to OS/2 2.1 from WIN 3.1 - She has an NEC P5XL 24-pin dot matrix printer. WIN 3.1 had drivers for it - where can I get an OS/2 driver (couln't find it on the Printer Drivers Diskette ) Tks in advance Doug Marker ********************************************************************** ═══ 44. Can't seem to print from OS/2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have been desperately trying to set up OS/2 2.1 to print to a Brother HL-8PS Postscript Printer under both OS/2 and WIN-OS/2. I must have tried installing the recommended "Apple Laserwriter Plus" postscript driver as well as the IBMNULL driver. However, whenever data gets sent to the printer, the DATA flashes in the normal way for a few seconds as if it's receiving data and then an IGNORE DATA message comes on and the printer goes idle. I am trying to print from a Thinkpad 720C and the simple command that I issued from an OS/2 Fullscreen was "PRINT CONFIG.SYS". Any help to solve this would REALLY be appreciated} Thanks. ********************************************************************** PRINT won't work to a PostScript printer. You need to use drag&drop from the WPShell, or get TEXTORPS from OS2TOOLS. PRINT will assume that the file is formatted as PostScript, and the required commands are not sent to the printer to get this to print. (BTW, you can't use PRINT in DOS to print to a PostScript printer either). Bob Plyler ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 12:40 on 93/11/21 by 86670854 at EHONE ] You can't use the PRINT command to print to a PostScript printer. If you want to print a document, use drag and drop. Drag the object to the printer, select "Plain Text" and the document will print. PostScript printers expect PostScript commands, not plain text. Using PRINT sends the data as plain text, not as printer-specific commands (in this case, PostScript). Drag-drop sends the data through the PostScript driver. BTW, there will be support for the Brother 8PS printer at the next release. Larry Moore ********************************************************************** Try downloading the TEXT2PS program on this BBS Software section. You can set fonts font size etc. I use it for print, type, etc and works wonderfully. Victor M. Yellen, University of Florida ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:48 on 93/11/23 by LMMOORE at BCRVMPC1 ] Arn't you guys getting tired of explaining this one? The PRINT command does not print, it just sends bits to the printing ports, which may or may not print anything. Why not change the name from PRINT to NOPRINT? or maybe to COPYLPT which is what it realy is...a program that copies to the printer port. You do not realize that 35% of our help desk calls on OS/2 are printer related. Do you how we explain to secretaries that the PRINT command does not really print??? Have you ever put the OS/2 Printing through your wonderful user inetrface testing lab??? Mike Felix ********************************************************************** I believe that you can blame this one on DOS... DOS does not have a concept of a printer driver, so all PRINT.COM would do would be to copy the file to the LPT port. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 45. DOS only printer driver ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have spent about 20 hours tying to get my 4216 mod 020 working with OS/2. I've read the 4216 forum and talked to several people. It looks like I need to buy a $200 DGA driver. I QUIT! I would be happy to just use the printer from a DOS or OS2-WIN window. I've tried installing the device in the DOS config.sys. But when I try to use it I get a message that it is encountering interference. I suspect this is from OS/2. My question: Is there a way to disable the OS/2 printer and queue support so the DOS driver can be in complete control ? I'm using OS/2 2.1, IBM DOS 6.1, and an IBM model 95. The printer works just fine when I boot with DOS only. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Bruce Knaack ********************************************************************** DOS and Windows printer output do not go through any OS/2 printer drivers, but go directly to the output port (which is usually the spooler). To diable the spooler, go to the "System Setup" menu, display the popup menu from the "Spooler" icon, and select "Disable Spooler". Here are two other suggestions you can try out: - Do you have a long printer cable? Since OS/2 sends data faster than DOS, the longer the printer cable, the greater the chance of data not being received by the printer. If you know someone else who is running OS/2, try their printer cable. - If you have any DOS drivers for this printer, have you tried putting them in the DOS_DEVICE listbox in the "Dos Settings" dialog box? Changing OS/2 printer drivers won't help since DOS and WIN-OS/2 print data do not use them. DOS and WIN-OS/2 rely on their own drivers. This is to maintain compatibility with Windows and DOS. Larry Moore ********************************************************************** ═══ 46. Palladium Printer and Spool mgmt. standards ? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Mario van GILS To: All * Original Area: C.OS2QANDA * Original To : All (87:44/256) Hello there.. We searching for information about Palladium OSF Printer and Spooler management standards. Did anybody knows where we can get this kind of information ? Many thanks... Ciao Mario... * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2cf53128) ********************************************************************** ═══ 47. Lexmark 4033 software ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Could someone tell me what the latest version of 4033 software is. I think that I am running V1.1. This is for Lan Server over T/R. TIA. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT @ IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1, Phone #:(306) 781-5151 ********************************************************************** Current as far as I know is 2.4 (thats what we are running here at Ford. Got it from the LEXMARK BBS. The number is listed in the PS/2 Assistant GENERAL->Phone numbers area. HAs some new features over the old stuff. Scott E. Trosien - Ford Motor Co. ********************************************************************** ═══ 48. Modifying LP3820.PRO File for PostScript Use ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a HP IIP with the HP PostScript Cartridge, and after installing LP3820, I made only the basic modification the LP3820.PRO File to change my default printer to "ps". When I printed the documentation for the program, it looked pretty good. When however I printed the documentation for Passport/2, the font was VERY small, and text had a left margin of >1/2" and a right margin of 3 1/2". In spite of reading the documentation several times, I am confused about how to modify this file further. It appears that the entry "option = center" in the LP3820.Pro file has the effect of centering the scaled page contents on the paper vertically. I would like to also have the text centered horizontally on the page at least, and better yet to be offset slightly to the right so that I could punch holes in the left side for notebook mounting. Also can I specify the fonts in my Postscript Cartridge (which I believe are somehow stored in a chip in the cartridge) to use, or at least the point size, or are the fonts and point size in each document predetermined by the AFP Document. Any advice that anyone can give me on this would be greatly appreciated! Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) ********************************************************************** ═══ 49. Alternatives to AES ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hi, A customer who is evaluating PSF/2 wants to do the following: Print Oject +-----+ +-----+ |Prt1 | |Prt2 | +-----+ +-----+ | | +------+ +------ Print Driver |IBMAFP| |PCL5 | +------+ +------ | | +--------+ +------ Queue Driver |PMAPRINT| |PMPRINT | +--------+ +------ | | +-----+ +-----+ Logical Port |LPT1 |<------|LPT6 | +-----+ +-----+ | +---------+ | 4033 | +---------+ | +---------+ | 4039 | +---------+ He wants to route one LAN queue and one host queue to the SAME logical port. This enables him to use the native 4039/PCL5 driver for LAN printing and shares with the host print queue. The only thing that we found to do this is Lexmark's AES utility. However, not all his printers are Lexmark and he wants a more native function to OS/2 to do such a thing. Does anyone know another technique for doing this? Any input would be much appreciated. Simon Kwok Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** ═══ 50. Problems with HP Deskjet 310 and OS/2 V2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have been unable to print correctly from OS/2 V2.1 with a Deskjet 310 portable. I have tried the HP Deskjet protable driver that comes with OS/2 but when I print I either get extra characters or double printed lines. If I use DOS only then everything works fine. Does anyone know if their is a OS/2 driver available for the 310 or a recommended driver other then the deskjet portable. I guess the other possibility could be the cable, but the one I am using is only 6 ft. Any suggestions would be welcome. John Wolff ********************************************************************** ═══ 51. Postscipt Printing ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a huge postscript (.PS) file what I'd like to print out. After two hours of printing , it stops and prints out an error message. Is there ANY way to skip that page and resume printing? Can I print just certainn pages? Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ********************************************************************** >I have a huge postscript (.PS) file what I'd like to print out. >After two hours of printing , it stops and prints out an error message. >Is there ANY way to skip that page and resume printing? >Can I print just certainn pages? Shame on you! Anybody knows that Alan Turing proved you can't do that, back in the 30's. In all seriousness, PostScript is a programming language. There's a goodish chance you (a human) can figure out how to modify the PostScript code to skip the page in question, but I conjecture that a corollary to Turing's Theorem could easily be proven: that there exists no program that can predict whether any arbitrary piece of any arbitrary program will be executed or not. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** Come on John, It's a nice 6.5 Meg .PS file (Ultimedia Manager's manual). I did try to edit the file and I searced for the 'Page' (page numbers.) No luck . (I should search for the 'strokes'). It looks like an ASCII dump. Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance NOVACOR Chemicals (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 NHO-32 801-7th Ave Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 2N6 ********************************************************************** Ugh! If you can't find any ASCII text, then it's probably a series of PostScript-encapsulated bitmaps of a 3820 printout. Unfortunately, my original point still applies; the only computerized way to filter a PostScript file of unknown content is to write a whole bloody PostScript interpreter and run it to see what happens. For what it's worth, when I complained about the PS files for C Set++ not printing on my printer, IBM ran off new ones.... John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 52. HP LaserJet IIP ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a customer that previously installed OS/2 2.1 on his workstation. He also installed the printerdriver for HP LaserJet IIP that was shipped with OS/2. But when he try to drop objects on his (correctly created) printer object, nothing happens. The lamp on the printer flashes and that's all. The job stays on the queue (of course it's not hold). Have anybody experienced problems with OS/2 and this typical printer? Hans Kalderin Responsor AB (IBM) Sweden ********************************************************************** Which printer driver are you using? Is it LASERJET.DRV or PSCRIPT.DRV. If the printer is in Postscript mode, then it will discard all jobs that are not in the postscript language. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 53. Printer offline problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I saw this problem mentioned in some earlier appends but I need some help again. I've got an IBM 4029 LaserPrinter with the Postscript option. Whenever I print ANYTHING to that printer, whether in PPDS or in Postscript mode, whether from an OS/2 app, Win-OS2 app, or DOS app, I cannot print more than one copy of anything, nor can I queue up more than one job. Whenver the system gets to printing the second job I get an error window in OS/2 that tells me the printer is offline or out of paper. It's not. The previous appends suggested setting the printer timeout value to something real high. I can't find the printer timeout value. I looked through the settings notebook for the printer object, couldn't find it. I looked in the parallel port settings in the Reference Disk. Couldn't find it. Where do I find the printer timeout value? Thanks! Bob Cole - United States Auto Club - Speedway, IN ********************************************************************** Assuming a normal attachment, open the printer and go to the Output tab. Open the LPTx or COMx port. Voila! John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:29 on 93/12/03 by IL74545 at OS2CUST ] Keep in mind that most of the icons that you are seeing are actually objects. Each object has its own settings. Therefore, go to the output tab of the print object's settings. Then, right click on the LPT port object and open its settings. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 54. 3270 Shift PrintScreen = ERROR ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm running OS/2 2.1, LAN Server 2.0 and CM/2. My printer is a 4029 on a print server. I've got the Emulator Print Control to look for the network printer. But when I press Shift PrintScreen the Print Status shows as an ERROR and it hangs up the 3270 session. Is it possible to print to a network printer?? If so, any ideas as to what is happening and how to correct it?? Byron Campbell Cagle & Associates, Inc. Champaign, IL ********************************************************************** Yes, CM can print to a network printer, and to a PPDS 4029 in particular. The first thing that comes to mind is that you may not have the same level of IBM4019.DRV on both the requester and server systems. (One of the _very_ _few_ nice things about Windows Goo Technocracy is that the printer drivers stay on the server.) John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:14 on 93/12/03 by IL39787 at OS2CUST ] What level is your server at? Does the printer driver.device name exactly match on both the requestor & server? Can you print to that print queue with other OS/2 programs such as EPM in WYSIWYG mode? Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 55. TI PS23 LaserPrinter sypport ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Does OS/2 2.1 have support for the Texas Instruments PS23 laser printer ? If not, is one in the works ? Bill Dickenson ********************************************************************** The only ones that I see listed are the PS17 and the PS35. Kenn Martin internet: ksmartin@delphi.com AiC Lexington ********************************************************************** ═══ 56. QMS ColorScript 1000 Printer ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We've just installed a QMS ColorScript 1000 Laser Printer. Can anyone help me regarding the possible availability of a specific driver for this printer or advice as to which of the many existing OS/2 2.1 QMS printer drivers would be best to select ? Jeff Klein - Federal Reserve Bank NY ********************************************************************** I used the QMS100 Colorscript driver and it mostly seems to work. I still have some jobs "hang up", but I am not sure if it is a driver issue or Novell 4.0 print server problem. Did you find anything else? Ed Houston ********************************************************************** ═══ 57. Problems with Deskjet 310 and OS/2 V2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For anyones information, this problem turned out to be a problem with the THINKPAD 720. The 720 has a general problem with its parallel port when using OS/2. If your 720 is exhibiting any strange printing symptoms under OS/2 go into set features and change the parallel port arbitration level to disabled and that will clear up the problem. John Wolff ********************************************************************** ═══ 58. post32 & post16 updates ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, I recently downloaded both the 16 and 32 bit versions of the latest postscript printer drivers. I noticed that on my machine there are two files by the name of pscript.drv. One in \os2\dll\pscript and one in \os2\mdos\winos2\system. They are NOT the copies of the same file since they have different dates and sizes. What I want to know is whether I need to install the 16-bit version at all. The installation instructions appear to be identical. So it would seem that if I did, install both of them, one would over-write the other. Also, why are there two different pscript files on my machine and what bearing does THAT have on my problem.Thank y ou for any help. Larry ********************************************************************** The printer driver in \os2\mdos\winos2\system is a Windows printer driver. The printer driver in \os2\dll\pscript is the OS/2 printer driver. They are written for two different operating systems (or GUIs for those easily offended). The 16-bit Postscript printer driver is for OS/2 1.3 and 2.0 GA. The 32-bit version is for 2.0 GA+SP and above. Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 07:16 on 93/12/08 by WZ01304 at OS2CUST ] Larry The PostScript drivers you saw are the OS/2 version (located in \OS2\DLL\ PSCRIPT) and the WIN-OS/2 version (located in \OS2\MDOS\WINOS2\SYSTEM). When printing from a WIN-OS/2 session (seamless or full screen), the job is processed through the WIN-OS/2 driver and bypasses the OS/2 driver. This allows WIN-OS/2 to be compatible with standard Windows. You do not need the WIN-OS/2 driver unless you are planning on printing from a WIN- OS/2 session. There is a 16-bit version of OS/2 PostScript available, but this is for users who are still running 2.0. If you're using 2.1, use the 32-bit version. Larry Moore ********************************************************************** Hello, Thanks for the info, I'll install the 32-bit version and trash the other one. Larry ********************************************************************** ═══ 59. Lost printout ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am appending a copy of a question that I have put on an AS/400 forum in the hope that someone following this forum will be able to help. For example if someone is able to tell me what the significance of 'text' versus 'formatted' options when printing a file such as CONFIG.SYS from OS/2 1.3 File Manager is, it might give me a clue as to the cause of the problem. Thanks - Nick Subject:OS/2 1.3 123G Virtual Printing I am trying to print from Lotus 123G under OS/2 1.3 to an AS/400 SCS printer. I have tried using both the IBMNULL and 4201 printer drivers in Print Manager with the same results. The file appears as spooling and then printing in OS/2 Print Manager, and appears in the stats on the SETVPRT screen as a closed output file, but it never appears on the AS/400 spool queue! I have a clue that I hope will point someone to where I am going wrong: If I print a file (say CONFIG.SYS) from the OS/2 File Manager, I am prompted to specify whether the file is 'formatted' or 'text' only. If I choose 'text' then nothing prints on the AS/400, but if I choose 'formatted' it prints fine. Another potential clue is that if I use TYPE CONFIG.SYS>LPT3 then the file also prints on the AS/400. Any suggestions that may help me please? Thanks, Nick ********************************************************************** ═══ 60. Help - Priniting feom WIN-OS2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have the following setup but just can't seem able to get WIN-OS2 to print as I am expecting it too........ OS/2 2.1 TCP installed A laser printer on the Server. I installed a printer object that matches the printer & when requested asked for the WIN-OS2 printer driver as well. I can create a std text file (actually config.sys) and a PostScript file (written to disk). I also have the tcp program lprmon running and this program intercepts output to a given LPTx (actually LPT1) and routes it to the server printer queue. If I drag either file to the printer object they correctly get spooled to the server & printed ok after I get asked what type of date is being printed (text or printer-specific) this question appears to come from the 'lprmon' task. If I invoke WIN-OS2 & try to print (say from WRITE accesory) it all appears to as though it is printing but nothing appears anywhere. I have tried switching the 'print direct to port' button on & off & have tried turning PRINT MANAGER on and off but nothing. If I print to a file then go to OS/2 & drag it to the printer it prints ok ?. I would welcome any **any** clues to what might be happening. Tks in advance (PS pls don't suggest appending in OS2TCPIP Forum after 2 weeks I can't even get someone to acknowledge I exist). At a brick wall ----- Need help Doug Marker ********************************************************************** Doug, what is the Windows print destination? Is it LPT2.OS2? or is it just LPT2? Is the OS/2 spooler on or off? dIon ********************************************************************** dIon, The spooler is not active in OS/2 but 'lprmon' (monitoring LPT1) is. The Win printer destination is LPT1.OS2 I will check the spooler - this might be what it is ! Tks Doug ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 12:34 on 93/12/08 by AS400013 at SYDVMOLS ] DiON, Am not sure of the significance of which file to select for output a) for WIN printer vs OS2 printer. When I select LPT1.OS2, what is this actually doing - selecting a port or somehow connecting to the OS2 printer object I created when I established both (OS2 & WIN printer & driver). If I look at the printer object settings (for the laser printer I | created) it was set to LPT1. If I set output to \pipe\lpd0 and then set it to go to lp0 on host risc01 how does WIN know where to send its printer output to ? | I may be confusing what happens with the output of OS2 printer | vs what happens to the output of WIN printer - the docs aren't much | help in trying to figure out how they all relate. | I just tried several more experiments a) tried to set OS2 print | output to /pipe/lpd0 lp0 on risc01 - but nothing seems to print | - reverted back to OS2 printer going to LPT1 & 'lprmon' sending | LPT1 to lp0 on risc01 & it prints again :-( Tks in advance - Doug ********************************************************************** Doug, can you try sending the output to just LPT1 and not LPT1.OS2. You may also need to disable Windows Print Manager... Hope this helps, dIon ********************************************************************** ═══ 61. Printing to PaintJet XL OS/2.1 - LS3.0 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have a custom SAS-application, which prints line graphs and bar graphs to a HP PaintJet XL 300 -printer. The workstation which does the printing, has a printer object on the desktop (not a network printer) which uses the SMXGPJET.XL PaintJet Xl -driver. The operating system is OS/2 2.1 and LS3.0. The PaintJet -printer is connected to the LAN with the IBM4033 LAN Connection box so the printer server uses the REDIRECT - program for printing to this printer. The server is a PS/2 85 machine with OS/2 2.1 and LS3.0 and has the same driver, same version in the queue as the workstation. When the workstation user sends, say 10 printouts to the PaintJet, it always results in the server's halting. We have tried this and that but have not found any solution to the problem. Another thing about printing in OS/2 2.1 : If a user has opened the Network folder and from there on the server and finally the printer alias object and the server halts, the workstation hangs also until the server is up working again. It seems the workstation hangs because the Workplace Shell sends a message to the alias-object, but it can't handle the message before the server is up again. This seems much like a bug to me. Markku Vieri, Oy Tietokonepalvelu Ab, Finland tel. 358-0-1513291 This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Oy Tietokonepalvelu ********************************************************************** It seems the trouble was with the 40MHz MicroChannel of the PS/2 85-1NG. We are not sure of this but have found no other solution. M. Vieri / TKP This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Oy Tietokonepalvelu ********************************************************************** ═══ 62. Failure to Print in OS/2 2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: Can anyone help ? The print job appears in the printer folder for a second or so with the arrow pointing to the document (not to the printer) and then dissapears (even with processing held enabled). I have checked that the printer is defined to LPT1 and is plugged in ! It seems to me it doesn't finish formatting the document and bombs out but with no error msgs. I never had these problems until I installed os/2 stacker on my machine but there is no reference in the stacker documentation regarding printing therefore this maybe co-incidental. I have re-installed the printer and driver (IBM 4070IJ) but still no joy. I can print a file on the PC via an OS/2 command prompt no problem but in any application such as Lotus 123G, PCPRINT, AMIPRO, HPS it has this problem. Anyone in foraland have any idea ? Many thanks, Mark McMurrugh , IBM (UK) Ltd ********************************************************************** Well, I see that Mark has a similar problem to one I'm experiencing. The disappointing thing is that no one has responded to him, and it's been over a month. My problem is with a ProPrinter II on a 2.1 GA system. I can print to it from an OS/2 command line but not from an OS/2 app. I can drag-&-drop print a text file if I select 'printer-specific' but not 'plain text'. I can print to it from a DOS command window and from a DOS app (running under OS/2). I have deleted and recreated the printer object, as well as reinstalled the IBM42XX.DRV from the install disks, to no avail. I've got the feeling that this isn't that tough, but I've struck out so far. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:13 on 93/12/08 by 86641587 at EHONE ] Look for a line in your config.sys that says RUN=EPW.EXE and REM it out. Place a line in your startup.cmd DETACH EPW.EXE Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:39 on 94/01/20 by IL22458 at HONE82 ] Look for a line in your config.sys that says RUN=EPW.EXE and REM it out. Place a line in your startup.cmd DETACH EPW.EXE Mark ********************************************************************** Does anybody out there in forum land use a gsx240 printer....? If how did you get the gsxset program to execute correctly??? Cliff McCullough ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:49 on 94/01/20 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] Mark, Thanks, that did the trick. Seems like I've come across this before and should have remembered it, but . . . Can't say that I understand the connection between EPW and certain print functions, but that's far from all I don't understand! Thanks again. Tim Rice Legislative Information System (Illinois) ********************************************************************** EPW causes all metafiling to fail and printing uses metafiling in an intermediate step of the printing process. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 63. Proprinter 1 prints ssslllooowwww ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Its been about a month and I am still trying to figure this out. The proprinter is attached to an IBM AT with a 386 ISA motherboard. I have OS/2 2.1 installed and BASEDEV=PRINT01.SYS in my config.sys. I checked all the cards and there is no IRQ collision. Luckily I have MOST installed and can boot pure DOS 5.0. I can print anything VERY fast from pure DOS. Under OS/2 I get a single line with a pause and then the head moves back to the left margin without any printing (bidirectional printing appears to not work). Anyone know of any solutions? Thanks... Kurt Ruby ********************************************************************** Kurt - I also had a problem like this on my laser printer at one stage it seemed to be printing 1 linr per page. I had though it was to do with the drivers but I got past the problem without knowing how. Doug Marker ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:33 on 93/12/09 by KWRUBY at RCHVMV ] There was a problem with the parallel/serial card on my machine not sending interrupts back to the system (none at all). I did the following: 1. Replaced the Parallel/Serial card with a Monochrome/Parallel card 2. Enabled COM2 on the vendor asnch card so it could drive my mouse 3. Swapped the location of the old Parallel/Serial card and the vendor asnch card After this, I found out via a DOS program (run under pure DOS) that the parallel card was sending int7's back to the cpu. Printing now works MUCH MUCH faster. Kurt Ruby ********************************************************************** ═══ 64. Garbage printing with NEC P6+ ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: I have a friend who just changed from DOS/WIN to OS/2 2.1 who has problems making his NEC P6+ work under 2.1. The printer works fine booting DOS, booting OS anything goes wrong. With the NEC drivers in OS there was only garbage output, using the EPSON driver (NEC P6+ can emulate it), the output is better readable, but there are still output errors. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem ore where to get a driver for the printer ???? Many thanks in advance, Stephan ********************************************************************** Stephan, I get fine printing using the NEC P6 printer with OS2 ver 2.1 I use the Epson 24pin 80 column driver with only these shortcomings: Can't use the Publisher Powerpak by Atech Software for enhanced printing from within Microsoft Word. Have to do a native MSDOS 5.0 boot to do that. Can't print "mail merge" routines from within Microsoft Word and my TAS database manager with the Spooler enabled. Have to disable spooler or use the IBM default driver. I can do fine graphic printing from within applications like FAXWORKS and printing of the OS2 documents which are in bitmapped form. The garbled printouts you report suggest to me a faulty installation rather than a basic inability within OS2. Ken Hammer, St.J., VT ********************************************************************** ═══ 65. Installing 4019 drivers package - no DDP ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***REMOVED - wrong forum*** ********************************************************************** ═══ 66. HP Paintjet XL300 Driver version ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have some Hp Paintjet XL300 printers. We have used HP PaintJet Driver by Micrografx: PaintJet XL (SMGPJET.DRV) driver which version is 3.9.P2. Becauce we have had problems with it I would like to know: 1. Which is the latest version of it and where I could find It ? 2. Is the HP PaintJet XL300 PS v2011_112 better driver If you use OS/2 2.1-version ? Timo Ketola Oy Tietokonepalvelu Ab Finland This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Oy Tietokonepalvelu ********************************************************************** ═══ 67. Print in Japanese Language ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I can't print LISTPS files on 4019 Postscript printer; the number are OK but text words no. I need to know the way to print these Japanese files. Francisco Murcia Puerta ********************************************************************** ═══ 68. Subject: Banyan Vines and OS/2 2.1 along with TCP/IP for OS/2 ver 2. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, We need help. We have Banyan Vines network and we are using OS/2 2.1 on 30 or so systems. We are experiencing unexplained problems on the network. such as: Printer acting up; not sending the print job or sending the wrong messages on the screen DOS app. acting differently on two different systems MS Mail not seeing the network MS Excel not working on one of the system Could we find out how to go about getting the help on this kind of problem? Thanks in advancefor the prompt attention in the matter Vern Dickerson (313) -936-0900 ********************************************************************** ═══ 69. 3270 Printing from TSPRINT in MVS ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have tried to print from TSPRINT to a printer-LU which is on a OS/2 2.1 workstation with either ES1.0 Communications Manager or Communications Manager 1.0. With both configurations the result is the same : 1. One blank page comes with the actual print job after all the data. 2. The SCS -control commands (Set Horizontal Format, Set Print Density etc.) create three additional print jobs into the spooler. The problem didn't occur with OS/2 version 2.0. Is there a problem with the 3270 Print Control using OS/2 version 2.1. The printer driver in use doesn't seem to have any effect on this. Anybody have a clue ?. Markku Vieri, Oy Tietokonepalvelu Ab, Finland tel. 358-0-1513291 This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Oy Tietokonepalvelu ********************************************************************** ═══ 70. Virtual LPT3 causing a problem! ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I need to be able to start a VDM (or do a VMB) without LPT3. I only have 2 real printer ports, and am trying to run a marvelous (under real DOS!) 2-computer networking shareware program ("Network-on-a-Disk", UNET/ATTACH) which automatically selects the last LPTx port as its "Network Interface Card". Guess what happens under OS/2? It goes off into the "virtual UNreality" of LPT3/3BC, and never responds to the DOS/286 machine connected to LPT2. HELP! Rory O'Connor, OS/2 Sympathizer ********************************************************************** ═══ 71. Supressing Seperator pages ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * There must be a way to suppress the seperator pages on LAN Server attached printers. I have a customer who can not use recycled paper in thier printers. They get a seperator page from PC prints and host prints and they want to stop wasting paper. Is there somebody out there that can me out? They are on OS/2 2.1, but I have the same problem on some of my 2.0 servers as well. JOHN HOWARD -- CITY OF MESA ********************************************************************** What exactly do you mean by separator pages? Is it just a blank page, or is it filled out with information about the user? If it is the former, then check both the job and printer properties for a form feed control section and set it to none. If it is the latter, then open the print object and select the print options tab. Remove the filename in the separator file entry field. Mark ********************************************************************** Unfortunately I mean the blank pages that come out in between print jobs. JOHN HOWARD -- CITY OF MESA ********************************************************************** Getting rid of those blank pages is the job of the individual printer driver. It has to be, because the only way it can be done is to be sensitive to the data stream of the individual printer. Some printer drivers do it well, some do it poorly, some do it not at all. Some printers nowadays simply won't produce a blank page. The blank pages are produced when a job ends with a form feed. Some DOS programs will produce them; some won't. Because some (many) don't, OS/2 perforce puts out a form feed at the end of each job. SOME drivers are smart enough to watch for that trailing form feed, and when there is one, skip putting out the redundant one. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as just watching for X'0C' or looking at the last byte; many printers have escape sequences with embedded binary data, so a X'0C' may not be a form feed; and many programs, out of carelessness, or because of a restriction in the programming language involved, put out a form feed that is followed by a few extra bytes. Some drivers (IBM42XX, for one) have an option to control the interjob form feed. Have you looked? John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** Thank you for the information. Let me get even more specific and see if you can make any other suggestions. The main complaints come from printing host prints through CM/2 on the the server to server "attached" printers. (They are attached via 4033s.) Is there something in CM/2 that would be of assistance? JOHN HOWARD -- CITY OF MESA ********************************************************************** You'll have to be more exact. Are we talking about a CM/2 328x printer session, or are we talking about the users snapshotting their screens? Neither one of these will normally produce entire blank pages in the middle, though, because these are both PM printer operations, unless, perhaps, you are using the feature of CM/2 that lets you use PC/3270 printer drivers; that _might_ produce blank pages, and might be adjustable by fiddling with the PDT files or by changing to GPI mode, which is more OS/2-friendly anyhow. If what your users are complaining about is not blank pages, but the fact that the page ejects between print-screens, you've got something that _could_ be changed in CM/2, by adding a batch-screen-printing feature. It _would_ be a design change, and it would complicate the print-screen process, since you'd have to use one of these two schemes: Start print Print screen (repeat) Print screen (repeat) -or- End print End print The second is superficially simpler, but the first has the advantage that a Print-screen request without a Start-print could be understood as an isolated print, requiring no End-print to finish, whereas the second requires an End-print every time. If you do want to raise this, we should move the discussion to the CM CForum. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** The blank page is between 3270 host prints directed from CICS regions on our MVS host. Even the screen prints are directed from CICS to host printers that connected to a server that is running CM/2 to provide the host address. JOHN HOWARD -- CITY OF MESA ********************************************************************** OK, if your problem is blank pages between host printouts, see whether your printer driver has a "form feed Control" option you can change. Then how is the CM 3270 printer session set up? Does it use GPI or PDT? If PDT, see whether the PDT file is issuing a redundant form feed. Check out the possibility (especially if you have a laser printer) that your printer may be able to suppress blank pages. Finally, your only option may be to change the host program to not put out a form feed at the end of the job. (This may involve only a change in your CICS TCTTE.) John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 72. PSF/2 information ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm new to the forum, but this seems to the only place PSF/2 has been mentioned. Is there anywhere on the forum where marketing info or announcement letters ar e stored? I'm trying to find the data on PSF/2 V1.1 in regard t but haven't found anything, and the announcement letter isn't on the 415-xxxxx fax number (granted, it's not exactly a new product). Any direction one can point me in would be appreciated. Thanks ********************************************************************** Your append got somewhat chopped up, so I can't tell exactly what information you're looking for in relation to PSF/2. If you'll let me know what you're looking for, I'll try to get you the information. There aren't currently any CFORUMs on PSF/2, but we are looking at a number of ways to facilitate technical support for all Pennant products; my manager has been tasked with that project project. I will post any information here when it becomes available. I will also post some information on the latest PSF/2 CSD shortly. Kristin Moore, Pennant Systems ********************************************************************** ═══ 73. PSF/2 CSD UR40768 (12/93) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PSF/2 APAR INFORMATION, U.S. CSD UR40768 (12/93) (Warning: Long append) APARS are shown in chronological order (oldest to newest). (To obtain the CSD diskettes, contact IBM Support; in the US, call 1-800-237-5511.) Additional function (in addition to fixes) added in UR40768: 1) Support for new Pennant printers (3930-02x and 3916-xS1 attached to LANs via new i-data 7913 IPDS Printer LAN Attachment (comes in both Token-Ring and Ethernet models; older coax and twinax IPDS printers like the 3812, 3816, and 4028 are also supported via the 7913), and the 3930-02x and 3916-xS1 attached to the PSA card. 2) New Windows AFP driver for Windows 3.1 (including OS/2 2.1 WIN-OS), that generates text and image (instead of full page image). 3) Re-release of the IBM Core Interchange fonts with appearance improvements. **************************************** o IR99523 Several items were included in this APAR: - Corrections to HELP and MESSAGE files. - Late-breaking National Language Support corrections - HP-PCL image printing enhancements. - Reinstalls require deleting of print queues first. - Additional application print support. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99461 - Type Transformer Several items were included in this APAR: - Missing token names on the begin & end structured fields. - Incorrect Hebrew character mappings and missing Cyrillic Greek character mappings. - Same character set filename generated for different Type-1 fonts. - Time out error during host upload. - Storing multiple fonts into an AS/400 folder. - Incorrect copyright statement. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99524 PSF/2 does not work with OS/2 32-bit Graphics Engine. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38483 o IR99676 The following HP-PCL enhancements have been added: - Printing in color with HP-PCL data stream printers that support color. - Better printer memory emulation. - Support for offset stacking. - More flexible mapping of bins from an AFPDS data stream to actual printer trays. - Allow specifications of media, and logical and printable area. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38637 o IR99715 Message AIN0396E indicating SQL problem. SQL error SQL0180N. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR38637 o IR22337 For USA only, 4019 default paper size is Letter instead of A4. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22334 4019 devices may overprint at left margin. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22430 Help panel used wrong word for button name. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR99810 DPF fonts being deleted from printer between jobs. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22335 ACIF print support. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22429 BCOCA and GOCA objects not being positioned correctly. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22298 LU Alias for Host Receiver does not allow same characters as Communications Manager for the name. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22431 Remove FILE option from list of ports for OS/2 2.0 for device type 4019. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22475 Fix DBCS problem which was causing a PSF/2 trap when printing jobs received via DPF. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22560 Fix ASCII Landscape parameter not being accepted when printing from the Print Submitter. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22564 Fix lock that is taking too long for Channel driver with OS/2 2.1 APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39260 o IR22336 Update PENNANT Logo. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22499 Upload fonts to VSE and AIX. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22501 Font GRID width error in 300 pel fonts. Fixes the formula for calculating Font Width (GRID width) in certain font character sets. We recommend that you re-generate all 300-pel fonts that were previously created using Type Transformer. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22502 Several Type Transformer items were included in this APAR: Continue on the next panel. - Remove C-PLI runtime library prerequisite for storing fonts to VM or MVS - Disallow a blank library name in the Store to AS/400 Panel. - Expand the maximum length of the typeface name displayed in various panels, from 32 to 128 characters. - Disallow simultaneous stores to multiple hosts. - Type 1 character name to IBM name (GCGID) mapping changes for conformity to the Greek Standards Authority for Printing. - Added Cyrillic Greek and Hebrew character lists. - Summary report now displays large FGID values correctly. - Detect maximum baseline extents greater than 256 pels. - Detect character increments greater than 255 pels for characters in the 90 and 270 degree rotations. - Online help fixes for French version of Type Transformer. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22566 AFPDS Windows Device Driver may create AFPDS records too long for uploading to host systems. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22739 Can't restart a job at current page after printer intervention. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22878 Provide additional exit programs for the samples directory for Post Script. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22879 New functions for using PSF/2 with NOVELL networks, with DOS. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR22895 Add a "FILE" option to the list of printer ports available for 4019 device type. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR23083 Delete private resources when no longer needed without having to bring Spool Manager down. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR39825 o IR23321 A job with a host form that is not selected is printed via the DPF spool. Wrong criteria being used for determining which jobs to print. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23398 If an option is not selected for a temporary operator message, a bad default is returned. This can also occur when a user selects an option. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23425 HP-PCL, PPDS printers have a variety of problems when printing from the host, or LAN. The output is incorrect. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23445 PAGES datastream support for Japan. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23451 Control panel fixes for FORMDEF that doesn't stay changed after being changed. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23466 When a new spool is created the DPF Class selected to print was 'A', has been changed to '*'. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23483 HP-PCL4 has new default FORMDEFs and new default paper sizes. Fixes a number of problems with overlapping text, etc. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23559 Job is duplex, and only one page is sent for each duplex indicator (printing as simplex). This causes an out of storage indication, or trap condition. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23611 Channel card in highest numbered slot, and with an IRQ of 12 (via reference disk) get traps, and hangs. This fixes most (but not all) of these problems. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR23735 Ship command line functions to create AFPDS documents, segments, and overlays from PostScript. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40232 o IR24290 Type Transformer - DUVSREB reblocking program generates a B37 ABEND on MVS. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24287 Type Transformer - Miscellaneous fixes: 1) Selection multiple typefaces locks up system 2) SYS3175 System Message when performing the filter function and no characters are left to be built into a character set. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24289 Type Transformer - Code Page names are padded incorrectly in the coded font object. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24292 When processing an ASCII image and creating IOCA, a NACK from the printer at this time is not handled correctly, and causes a TRAP D. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24293 JISCII is not being invoked correctly on machine with Japanese code pages. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24217 Re-release of Core Outline fonts, contains appearance improvements. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 Continue on the next panel. o IR23709 Formdef changes for Message, Accounting, and Auditing exits. This uses the least common denominator in printable area so that all printers can print generated text. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24252 Support of new printers. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24250 Migration of device profiles so that PSF/2 devices do not need to be destroyed and recreated. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24136 Redid Control Panel so everything is now indexed off of attachment type. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR23886 WP transform required to be first in the list of transforms when it is used. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR23893 Screen focus not returned when message displayed by Control Panel APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24015 Can't install third CSD diskette when PS and HPFS are used. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR22963 Windows AFP driver fixes: 1) WINWORD footer outside of VPA 2) Page Segment generated incorrectly 3) TIFF file not used correctly 4) File option not handled correctly when disk is full APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24137 New Windows AFP driver for Windows 3.1, generates both image and text instead of just image. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR22880 JISCII Transform fixes: 1) First line garbled 2) Image data is shifted APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24028 Changing attributes of Print Driver in Lotus screen, did not change how job printed. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 o IR24438 PTF UR40525 had problems with some EUI code. APAR initially fixed in PTF UR40768 ********************************************************************** ═══ 74. Download fonts to an X24E printer ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: New Does anyone know where I can get/order/buy a font to download to a X24E proprinter that is for the Cyrillic (Russian) alphabet? I have checked the PCTOOLS and PCVEND disks without any luck. Even advice about what to buy and where would be appreciated. NATALI at wasvmic1 335-5625 ********************************************************************** ═══ 75. PSF/2 transform exit HPPCL to Postscript ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, We have a label printing system that produces HPPCL output. We would like to have this data stream printed on PSF/2 printers. Any ideas. Thanks, Ron Foster Ron Foster Baldor Electric 501-648-5865 ********************************************************************** ═══ 76. NEED HELP IN USING DEC LN03R SCRIPTPRINTER ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are attempting to use DEC LN03R scriptprinter via serial port. When we submit print job it spools ok but we get a message that the printer is offline or out of paper. Can anybody help with correct setting for switchpack on printer and COM1? Any suggestions would be appreciated. PAUL WYLIE M. BRYCE & ASSOC. ********************************************************************** ═══ 77. Print Screen from CM/2 screen ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I set up a printer to use for Print-Screen on the host sessions. The problem is that it prints the background as black and I can hardly see the rest of the print. In OS/2 1.3, the Print-Screen looked like it printed just the text. Now, the text can hardly be seen since the background is now printed. Can this be changed? Thanks, Tony Lambert --*-- Tape Automation --*-- ********************************************************************** You have to use SHIFT-PrintScreen to get the output you are expecting. This puts the output out in Text mode. What you are getting is the output printed in Graphics mode.... Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT @ IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1, Phone #:(306) 781-5151 ********************************************************************** | Never mind. I tried it and it printed correctly. I didn't know it | would do this since both keys were defined the same. Thanks again. Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, I imported the keyboard map from 1.3 and I defined both the base and shift for PrtSc as Print. What is the function for text print? I looked at the functions and tried PrtH, but that locked the host screen. Do I have to define a seperate printer for this function? If so, how? Thanks, Tony Lambert --*-- Tape Automation --*-- ********************************************************************** Base should not be defined at all, so that it does the standard OS/2 print-window function. Shift should be defined as НPrint┘, to get the 3270 print-text function. You may get better results if, in addition to this, you go into the Emulator Print Control session and pick out fonts, etc.. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 78. HP 550C Support under win-os/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is there a win-os/2 driver available for the HP 500C? From previous submissions to this Q/A section, Someone suggested using the windows driver shipped with the HP 550C. Sorry, but that did nothing but spit out garbage and paper. Any suggestions? Gene Wicker/Ray Smith - Burlington Industries ********************************************************************** That's suprising because WIN-OS/2 was designed to work with actual Windows code. Except for the WIN-OS/2 drivers that come with the system diskettes, there are no 'WIN-OS/2' drivers available. Just drivers for OS/2 and for Windows. Assuming that your printer and system settings are correct and that the printer works fine in OS/2, either try your printer on another system, if possible, or try a driver from Windows that you're sure does work. Larry Moore ********************************************************************** ═══ 79. OS/2 Printer Driver for IBM2205 PS1 Printer ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I could not find the printer driver for my IBM 2205 PS1 Printer. Windows 3.1 has one. OS/2 2.1 has none. Is there any other place I could look for it.? Kurt TENHAVEN ********************************************************************** ═══ 80. jobs in que but will not print. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a user running os/2 2.1 with a hp ljet 2 attached to lpt1. He has the no vell requestor setup in private mode. The user is not logging into the lan. The hardware is a ps/2 mod 90 with 12 meg of ram a 16/4 token ring card and a sony cdrom attached to the IBM SCSI adaptor and a INTEL satisfaction card. The users machine is running Faxworks fax software setup for auto-recieve. The machine's print que appears to hang with no common application causing the prob lem. Doing a shutdown and a warm boot starts the printer printing. Any suggestions... Eric Decker ********************************************************************** ═══ 81. Printer driver for Okidata 931 for OS/2 2.1. ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is there a printer dirver available for the Okidata 931 for OS/2 2.1 and if so where can I get it from? David Stockwell ********************************************************************** ═══ 82. OS2 2.1 and AES 3.3 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have just recently upgraded to a Think Pad 720 which came loaded with OS2 2.1. The 720 is connected to a 4029 Mod 6 laser printer and as long as I use PPDM mode all applications work. I have since loaded AES 3.3 to print postscript files created in OS2 Freelance and now the results are unpredictable. o The file may print fine... or o The file may just flush... or o The file may print with large areas in black or pieces of the text or graphics moved or missing with alpa characters thrown throughout the page. I have reviewed both the 4029 forum and the OS2PRINT forum and find I am not alone. The one thing we all have in common is that no one seems to care that we have these problems. Before my upgrade to the 720 I was runing OS2 2.0 on an 8580 with AES installed using the same 4029. All worked great. I am currently working with the Lexmark Support Center to try and come up with a solution to the problem. I have re-installed all the print drivers and AES with the latest and greatest, but to no avail. Is anyone looking into the problems of printing postscript files using OS2 2.1 and AES 3.3. By the way, when I try just using a 4029 postscript driver with AES removed I have the same unpredictable results. Thanks for an ear. Jack Hogan ********************************************************************** I am having a similar problem printing from OS2 2.1. I have a PS/2 Mod 70 running Lan Server 2.0. I am using AES 3.3 supporting PPDS, Post Script, and HPGL. Everything worked well until I upgraded the Mod 70 to the new IBM BL2-66 mother board. Now I get garbled print on the first page which Lexmark says is missing a control character (ESC). I removed and reinstalled OS/2, AES, and All Print Drivers. I even down loaded the latest Lexmark drivers from their bulletin board with no change. I have run all the diagnostics that came with the board and several other third parties'. The board checks out perfectly. I changed the print driver to IBMNULL and issued DIR C:\*.* >LPT1. This printed correctly. I then tried to run a PPDS spool file from another client PC on the LAN to LPT1 on the server. The problem returned. I have also noticed characters being dropped at random on the text being printed. This seems like a timing problem. Printing works under DOS/Windows (Dual Boot not WINOS2). HPGL prints with similar problems; Post Script just flushes. James P. Miller ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 23:53 on 94/01/15 by JHOGAN at CHGVMIC1 ] Make sure you turn OFF the Automatic Mode Switching in both the PPDS driver and the PostScript driver when running with AES. John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** I have completely removed AES and still get same problem. James P. Miller ********************************************************************** Make sure that your parallel port arbitration is disabled (see your documentation for details). Mark ********************************************************************** Unfortunately there does not appear a way to disable arbitration on this board. I have read every word of documentation that came with IBM's upgrade and while other adapters support this feature, the parallel port does not unless there is some secret key to the hidden world somewhere. James P. Miller ********************************************************************** Do you have a bootable reference partition? That is, when your system is powering up? When I do a search on previous appends for 720 it seems that two other people had problems printing and they solved it by disabling DMA DMA transfer. Mark ********************************************************************** This board is a typical IBM microchannel mother board. The only reference is off the Reference Diskette. There is no option to turn off DMA on the setup menus although you can set up many more things than on the old Mod 70. I did turn off Caching and it helped a little. It is still failing however. I noticed that every 50 - 150 characters one of the characters would be replaced with a blank. A hex dump actually indicated that the character was x'FF' not ASCii x'20'. This character is not in addition to but rather replaces exactly one character from the expected data stream. James P. Miller ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 03:48 on 94/01/18 by IL51040 at OS2CUST ] James, I've had a couple of unexplained errors like yours that cleared up when we replaced the separator pages on the print server. The affected files hadn't been edited or changed as far as we knew, but they were clearly damaged in some way (maybe a soft sector on the drive or something). Paul V. ЫTeam OS/2| ********************************************************************** I tried printing with and without sep. pages and have also replaced them. Same results. James P. Miller ********************************************************************** ═══ 83. OS/2 Driver for an MVP ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SYS 1815 WHEN PRINTING WITH MOD70-A21 AFTER UPGRADING FROM OS/2 2.0 TO OS/2 2.1. CANNOT PRINT FROM ANY APPLICATIONS. APPEARS THAT THE PARALLEL PORT IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED. REINSTALL 2.0 AND CAN PRINT FINE. POSSIBLE CHANGE IN THE PARALLEL PORT DEVICE DRIVER? PRINT02.SYS???? PLEASE SEND PROFS NOTE IF ANSWER IS KNOWN, THANKS ********************************************************************** ═══ 84. HP 550C printing from WIN-OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The driver shipped with the HP550C does work under WIN-OS/2. The problem we were having was related to which connection you used with the driver. Choosing OS2.LPT1 works fine, but choosing LPT1 does not. I should also mention that this is across a Novell network. Everything working fine now. Thanks for the help. Gene Wicker/Ray Smith - Burlington Industries ********************************************************************** ═══ 85. Ami Pro for OS/2 Printing Won't Work ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I've gone from having WordPerfect crash when I print to having Ami Pro send garbage to my printer. I just finished writing a 6-page report containing four graphs imported from 123. My only printer is an HP LaserJet 4L with 2MB of memory. It prints OK (though be it extremely slow) up to and through the first graphic. After that, all text is magically changed to what looks like overlapping 36-point junk. Then the next graphic comes through, only printing half of its detail. Each page thereafter, all I get are black smudges at the tops of the pages. What in the world is going on here? I've tried printing one page at a time, but if it has both a graph and text, it does not work. I have also tried printing two copies of a single page containing only a graph (no text). The second one does not print!! With 2MB that printer is supposed to handle just about anything, and these are just simple line graphs! Under Mathematica I can print **multiple** complex 3-dimensional plots with no trouble whatsoever. I hope I am doing something wrong (please tell me I am). I have a PS/2 77 with 16MB of RAM. Aaron Gaalswyk ********************************************************************** Can you try something simpler, such as printing from EPM in WYSIWYG mode or a print screen of the desktop or printing from the help files? Mark ********************************************************************** Mark, Everything else works. It is only an Ami Pro problem. It's almost as if once Ami Pro starts spooling the graphics part of a file, everything else gets screwed up. I tried to make it clear before that it isn't the printer. Aaron Gaalswyk ********************************************************************** Can you try installing the LASERJET.HP Laserjet Series II device? Your 4 printer can understand the data that is generated by the II driver. What I am trying to see here is if it is a problem with a particular device of the printer driver. The 4 is a 600 dpi device. Also, try varying the fast system fonts and HPGL/2 options in the job properties (turn both off, turn one on and one off, etc). Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 23:38 on 94/01/19 by WZ01311 at OS2CUST ] We have had problems with Lotus for OS/2 printing. They can be fixed for the most part by changing the printer settings under Queue Options to select Printer-Specific Format. You may want to see if this helps your problem. Bruce Shaver - Columbia Gas Sys Service Corp. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 14:49 on 94/01/20 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] Well, I tried toggling the settings for Fast System Fonts, Printer Patterns, HP-GL/2, Image Adapt, and Printer Specific Format. Then I installed and tried both the HP LaserJet 3P and Series 2 drivers, but still no go. Finally, in a fit of delusion, I once again opened the Ami Pro printer settings box. This time, for no logical reason, I switched from portrait to landscape orientation. **PROBLEM SOLVED!!** It still prints in portrait, but now everything works right. OK, new problem: Can't print in landscape. Oh, never mind. Thanks for trying, Aaron Gaalswyk ********************************************************************** Please call both the OS/2 customer support center and AMI's customer support center and report this problem. It sounds like a bug to me and hopefully we can fix it. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 86. Can Occasionally Print From OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have a Compaq Deskpro 466 which refuses to print when running OS/2... most of the time. All the hardware checks out, the printer port, the cable and the printer (an HP LJIIP Plus). The way I have gotten the PC to print is by deleteing everything in the \OS2\DLL\HP directory and below. Then it will print... sometimes and only for a while. When I have a printer driver installed, I get a "printer offline or out of paper" error. When the HP directory structure is gone, the OS/2 command line session where I am trying to print (a very basic "copy config.sys lpt1" or "dir > lpt1") will hang or come back with an error saying there is no LPT1 device ..or it print once or twice with no problem. I am thinking there is some sort of conflict with Interupt 7 or some basic EA corruption. Any ideas on how to trouble shoot this? MSD hangs the machine so I can't use that... I did run it under DOS and MSD did not show any int 7 conflicts. Any ideas on this will be appreciated. Thanks! Matt Hickman Internet: bhic@chevron.com (713) 754-2389 ********************************************************************** ═══ 87. Printer Driver for NEC P3800 printer ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Can anyone please point me to a source for the above printer driver or to an alternative that works? If I have appended the wrong forum (ther are lots) please point me to the correct one... Thank you, Peter Salmon (Australia) ********************************************************************** ═══ 88. Print to File ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, Is there a print driver that allow me to: 1) Print to file as flat text 2) Print jobs are to be accumulated (append from end of the previous job) rather than written over Any help would be much appreciated. Simon Kwok Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** I would like to find an answer to the same question. I know that I can specify Output to File, however, I get prompted for the filename each time. Is there any way to "hard code" the desired filename. I would like to use more than 3 LPT ports. I see that I can perform an "Install" on the ports page of the Print Settings notebook, but can't seem to find any "installable printer port drivers" beyond COM1-3, LPT1-3 anywhere. I would like to NET USE to a printer on LPT5:, for instance, and set up a printer queue poinitng to LPT5:. I would also like to be able to set up a print queue and point it to a pipe name (i.e. \\MIS-PRN1\LPT4Q) w/o having to burn a LPT #. Any ideas? Scott Atwell - Analyst Programmer - Farmland Industries, Kansas City, MO ********************************************************************** The following REXX program adds entries to the appname PM_SPOOLER_PORT. You can easily change this to a file system filename such as a file (c:\file), a pipe name (\PIPE\PIPENAME), a unc name (\\SERVER\QUEUE), or even to the bit bucket (NUL). The next time you open the print object, you will see more entries. Mark /* REXX script to add more ini file entries to PM_SPOOLER_PORT */ call RxFuncAdd 'SysIni', 'RexxUtil', 'SysIni' szEntry = "PM_SPOOLER_PORT" szPort = "LPT" szValue = ";" do i = 4 to 9 say "Adding" szPort || i call SysIni 'SYSTEM', szEntry, szPort || i, szValue say "Result = " '"'Result'"' end /* Now... enumerate all PM_SPOOLER_PORT keys and print them out! */ call SysIni 'SYSTEM', szEntry, 'ALL:', 'Keys' if Result = "" then do do i = 1 to Keys.0 say Keys.i end end else say "Could not read entry" szEntry ********************************************************************** Thank you, Mark. This is exactly what I have been looking for. Scott Atwell - Analyst Programmer - Farmland Industries, Kansas City, MO ********************************************************************** ═══ 89. Freelance printing "handout" hangs 2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have some users that get hung out to dry when they try to print "handout" mode on Freelance for OS/2 release 2.0. They are trying to print to a HP LJ III and a OS/2 1.3 lan. There is no problem printing a single presentation per page. Jorge Lopes Royal Bank of Canada ********************************************************************** Jorge, I have Freelance for OS/2 under a LS3.0 lan. I haven't tried to print to a lan printer (as I have a color printer on my workstation). But, if you can give me some details on the type of presentation (format type, page count, etc) I'll try it. Chuck Heltzel, Tritec Info Svcs (Team OS/2) ********************************************************************** ═══ 90. Separator Page as HP Control & IBM Null Printer Driver ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To: ALL IBM OS/2 2.1 Printer Support People I have been fighting (since 2.1 went GA) with the use of a separator page to control current margin settings on an HP II. My objective when I moved to OS/2 in March of last year, was to be able to use all of my individual .BAT files in DOS VDMs and yet be able to take advantage of the OS/2 spooler. I keep 3-hole paper in my LJ II and have a 7 byte file which contains the appropriate escape sequence to set the left margin to 4 (i.e. ^E^&a4L ). My AUTOEXEC.BAT sends this as does the end of each .BAT file which knowingly send ^E (reset) to the printer. As others have mentions, this was negated by the OS/2 spooler system - with or without a page separator file. I have played with both the HP laserjet II and IBM NULL printer drivers as the default printer and I am NOT satisfied with the way the print system works. Also, I have read the appends close to the top of the available appends in this CFORUM (e.g. OS2PRINT CFORUM appended at 03:45:32 on 93/05/16 GMT (by 36601341 at EHONE) ) regarding this matter. As was stated correctly in the May, 1993 appends, the LJ II driver does insert numerous PCL 4 escape sequences both before and after any data printed by the page separator file. Any data from the page separator is followed by: ^E^&k0G which kills any characteristics set by the page separator file. The HP LJ II driver problem can be circumvented by using the IBM NULL printer driver. This permits characteristics set by the page separator file to be retained between jobs. However, the IBM NULL driver leads to another problem which is inconsistent with a non- spooled environment needlessly. In the non-spooled DOS environment I described above, the escape sequence I send to the LJ II to assure the margin is set correctly will cause any partially printed and non-fed page to be printed and ejected. If there is no data in the LJ buffer, no blank or additional pages are ejected. When this same escape sequence is sent to the LJ II via the IBM NULL driver, a blank page is ejected because the IBM NULL driver is inserting a formfeed '0C'x after the separator data - WHERE NONE IS CALLED FOR. This method penalizes a well thought out printer management plan. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** Open the IBMNULL's printer properties and set the FORM FEED CONTROL option to NONE. This will stop the form feed character from being appended after the raw job. Unfortunately, the separator page is a different print job that is connected to the normal job. We are aware of this problem and the need to insert control characters into jobs. Currently, OS/2 printers do not know the state of the printer so they will reset the printer to place it into a known state. Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 09:42 on 94/01/25 by DEV4672 at HONE82 ] Change IBMNULL's printer properties option "Form Feed Control" from its default value of "Conditional" to "None" Matthew F. Rutkowski ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:04 on 94/01/25 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] To: Mark ? > Open the IBMNULL's printer properties and set the FORM < > FEED CONTROL option to NONE. < Thanks for the prompt response. The "Form Feed Control" section is grayed out and inopperative. Next suggestion please. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 14:22 on 94/01/25 by MATTR at BCRVM1 ] To: Matthew F. Rutkowski > Change IBMNULL's printer properties option "Form Feed < > Control" from its default value of "Conditional" to < > "None" < Thanks for the prompt response. The "Form Feed Control" section is grayed out and inopperative. Next suggestion please. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** Have you pressed the "Job Properties" button instead of double-clicking the IBMNULL printer driver, which will open the printer properties and allow you to disable Form-feed control. Pat Nogay ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:59 on 94/01/25 by DEV4672 at HONE82 ] Please change PRINTER properties NOT job properties you are changing job props where this is grayed out Matthew F. Rutkowski ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:28 on 94/01/25 by DEV4672 at HONE82 ] That is because you are looking at the JOB properties. To access the PRINTER properties, open the print object's settings. Go to the printer driver tab. Open the IBMNULL printer icon's settings. Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:19 on 94/01/25 by NOGAY at BCRVM1 ] To: Pat Nogay, Matthew F. Rutkowski & Mark ? > Have you pressed the "Job Properties" button instead < > of double-clicking the IBMNULL printer driver ... < I found it; of course it was as clear as mud without your specific direction. After making the appropriate change, I began to build test cases using what documentation I had on the page separator escape sequences. This includes the 2.0 Redbook and the online "Separator Page Codes". The online reference fails to mention the first line of the separator page file being used to define the character which will be used as the escape character on the following lines. I have a 7 byte file (C:\BAT\MARGIN.SET) which contains the HP escape sequences of: ~E~&a4L (where ~ is the HP escape character '1B'x) without any terminating carriage return / line feed or EOF. In a simple DOS environment, setting the HP LaserJet margin is accomplished with a command of: type c:\bat\margin.set > lpt1 While trying to build the OS/2 page separator C:\BAT\HPMARG04.SEP, I found that creating HPMARG04.SEP with: @ @F"C:\BAT\MARGIN.SET" results in bb~E~&a4L preceding the printer data. The lowercase b represents a blank. I do not know where these two leading blanks come from. Generally they will have no negative effect unless they happen to result in the printers buffer overflowing a page boundary in which case they will force an unwanted, and unexplainable, blank page. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:04 on 94/01/25 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] >>Currently, OS/2 printers do not know the state of the printer so they >>will reset the printer to place it into a known state. Can you PLEASE give us an option of resetting the printer or not, like you did for formfeeds at the end of the print job? I also have a problem with the Epson and Proprinter drivers sending a NASTY reset to my printer. What if I don't want my printer reset? Granted, "it's a problem with your printer" but I don't want to boot DOS/Win to print on that printer either. It seems like an option like this would allow everyone to get their print jobs like they need them. Aud :) ********************************************************************** ═══ 91. Making title in FT32 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank you, Mr. Rutkowski for your understanding of the above subject. At the first stage, I'd like the title to be placed on the center of the top. I think it will also look better for the title to be placed on every page. If it is possible, at the second stage, we can have options that the title is placed justified in 3 ways(centered/left/right). If you allow me go further, at the third stage we can have font & size of the title text independently from the font & size of the whole data. By the way, is it possible for us to have a preview window before making the report printed? Thanks in advance for your kind reply. GI Kang, ********************************************************************** Yes, I have thought about all these things. Then I sit back and think... "Are you going beyond the realm of applet and becoming a word processor? :)" If so why not just use a word processor? Perhaps for cmd line/ease-of-use sake. Actually FYI I have had the start of code and some hidden windows/dialogs ready for a print preview already :) Matthew F. Rutkowski ********************************************************************** ═══ 92. PRINT SCREEN FROM 3270 HOST SESSION ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We have OS/2 2.0, Lan Server 2.0 and Comm Mgr 1.1 installed. We have not been sucessful in getting print screen to work when we are at the host screen. Raceen ********************************************************************** You're going to have to be more specific. What printer? What driver? What options do you have set in Emulator Print Control? Are you printing over the LAN? If so, do the two systems (the one running LAN Server and the one running LAN Requester) have the same level of the PM printer driver? John W. Kennedy -- Hoechst Celanese -- The OS/2 Hobbit\Team-OS/2 ********************************************************************** ═══ 93. Driver to use a NEC P2200 under OS/2 2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Which driver should be used to print to this printer?. My customer has told me that any 'generic pinwriter' printer driver could be used. Has anybody used this printer with OS/2 2.1? Thanks in advance. ********************************************************************** ═══ 94. Printing with the IBM 4019 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a question about the 4019 using Describe. If my 4019 is set to PPDS mode (native mode) and I have a bit map on the screen, then I press Print Screen, The output on the printer is very good. If I import the bit map to Describe and print on a 4019 the image is very poor. (This is pronting from Describe) If I change the 4019 to a Postscript printer and print the same image from Describe, the image appears very good. Is there any way to correct this problem. Is it a bug in Describe or is it a problem in the way the printer driver is setup. I find it hard to believe that the 4019 PPDS mode can't properly print a bit map. Yet a print screen of the desktop looks great. Please can any one give info. Jerry Sitbon (718) 357-4369 ********************************************************************** Contact OS/2 Warranty Support and have a PMR opened up. It sounds like it might be a problem to me... Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 95. HP LaserJet 4 ML ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Does anyone has any experience with the HP4ML printer? 1.\ OS/2 does NOT comes with the ML driver. In PCL mode I can use the 4L driver but what should I use in PostScript mode? 2.\ Does this printer has an auto emulation switching? Will it recognize the PS vs. PCL and print properly? (My favorite daler can not answer for this:-(( Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 ********************************************************************** Geza- I use a 4M. It will autoswitch between ASCII, PCL and Postscript. I have not used any postscript drivers, but the service pak beta has 4ML postscript drivers. Matt Hickman Internet: bhic@chevron.com (713) 754-2389 ********************************************************************** >service pak beta has 4ML postscript Thanks. This is good news. (The 4L series is controlable from DOS/Win TSR-s or drivers, it has NO control panel on the printer.) Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 ********************************************************************** ═══ 96. 4216 supplies part numbers ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I inherited two 4216 printers which need toner / photoconducters, but I have no documentation on the printers. Does anyone have the part numbers / prices to order these from LEXMARK? Ken Sissors Navy Systems Software Support and Control, IBM FSC, Manassas ********************************************************************** From the Personal Page Printer II Guide to Operations: (It's scary that I actually have this) IBM Order Number Toner Cartridge 6190603 (order in multiples of 6 cartridges) Photoconductor kit 6190604 Cleaning unit kit 6190605 Sorry, but no prices were given. Brent Allen - IBM Personal Systems Competency Center Southlake, TX ********************************************************************** ═══ 97. Printing with HP4 with Win/OS2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Need to see if anyone else is having a problem with the HP4 printing out of Win /OS2. I am using office 3.0 and ms office 4.0 and the biggest problem I am hav ing is drag and drop printing. I have made sure that the file was last touch i n the win/os2 session with the proper default print driver, but when I drap and drop from the OS/2 desktop I get junk printed out. I have alot of testing to still do, I have already found out about the proper parallel cable that the HP4 printer requires. I have a deployment in about a week and need to get this res olved. I have also tested this on a HP3Si with the same results. I also poste d a note on November 7th about not being able to print from the a: drive. This problem is when my clients work at home with Word 2.0x and save their docs to the A: drive and bring them in and try to print them from the A: drive we g et trash on the printer. Now if they save it to the hard drive before they pri nt and print from the file on the hard drive it prints OK. You may have guesse d this but all the machines are HPFS. We have not tested this on a FAT formate d system. These are becoming big issues with us and hope someone out there has a solution for me. I am having fun showing all the nice things OS/2 2.1 can do but the clients want the printing to work with can packages. It's all of a sud den a big deal that OS/2 can give them something that they would never use in W indows but if they cantuse it for everything then OS/2 it not a solution for th em. Image that......Thanks, in advance. Gary Zimmerman Southwestern Bell (314) 235-5820 ********************************************************************** >Need to see if anyone else is having a problem with the HP4 printing out of Win >/OS2. I am using office 3.0 and ms office 4.0 and the biggest problem I am hav >ing is drag and drop printing. I have made sure that the file was last touch i >n the win/os2 session with the proper default print driver, but when I drap and > drop from the OS/2 desktop I get junk printed out. I have alot of testing to Correct me if I'm wrong: Win print using true type fonts--the output becomes a printer specific bit map OS/2 Drag and Drop is expecting a text file and get a binary bitmap For printing to succeed, wouldn't the printer have to be reset to receive a printer specific file instead of the default text. ie. IBMNUL If that's the case, I've recently heard there can also be problems doing that--seems an extra form feed can end up in the chain...sorry I can't be more specific as it wasn't a topic of interest at that moment. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** Yes, I think you are right. The only way I have been able to get it working is to get the latest (Jan) print driver from HP (OS2 and Windows), Spend several h ours with both Microsoft and HP and a little luck. The only way I can drag and drop a word, excel, etc is to save it a print file. Then drag and drop it. Als o the HP4 Windows setup is very specific. Thanks for the input. This is not t he cleanist solution but it works. Thanks for the input. Gary Zimmerman Southwestern Bell (314) 235-5820 ********************************************************************** Could anyone please provide a number for HP BBS to get latest drivers for HP 4Si? I'm also having problems printing under Win-OS/2--just get garbage. Prin tscreens from CM/2 work fine, tho. Thanks. Reynold Tung ********************************************************************** ═══ 98. Print Screen Resolution ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am trying to send a "print screen" to an HP Laserjet III on a netware 3.11 network. Unfortunately, the resolution is not very good; the resolution appears to be at 150. However, the printer driver says that the resolution is at 300. Furthermore, I have printed other documents on this printer through DOS machines, and the resolution was better. Melisse Leib ********************************************************************** Do the job properties for that print queue say 300 dpi resolution? Mark ********************************************************************** Yes. The job properties says 300 resolution. In other words, when I go into the printer setting under "printer driver" and click under "job properties", the resolution(graphics) value is 300. Melisse Leib ********************************************************************** ═══ 99. (no subject) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, We have an RS/6000 spooling output to an LPD print server running under OS/2 over the token ring. When printing to a HP-III or HP IV through the parrallel port, everything print fine. When we redirect printing to a LAN attach HP-IV via the 4033. Initially, we found that a form was printed as it should but the data that suppose to overlay on top of this was printed on the next page. When we applied the latest 4033 driver, the electronic form disppeared altogether! If anyone out there who have similar problem, please let me know how you solve it. Many thanks in advance. Simon Kwok Sydney, Australia ********************************************************************** ═══ 100. Problem Determination(Pd) in OS/2 either version ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I would like some PD ideas. When you have printers that were working on a Lan Server and all of sudden stop...or you have a job that is waiting in the queue or printing and nothing is happening. You check the spool files, the spool name matches icon name, the queue is released, the right output port is chosen, the right driver is installed, everything looks good......what do you check next? You try a print from an OS/2 window and it works, but the job is stuck and nothing else? Another scenario involves a 4033 and the ptr adapter utility, which you do both a hardware and software reset and still nothing works? What else is there to check? Jane McLaughlin SI SE Toronto 416-946-6490 ********************************************************************** Jane, There's only one thing I didn't see in your question. If you open the settings for the job, does the driver shown there match what's set up on the server? If that matches, what about form size and/or resolution? We've have a number of problems with print jobs sent from requesters set up with slightly different versions of the print drivers (e.g. QMS ColorScript 100/30i rather than QMS ColorScript 100/30). We've also had several instances in which users have sent jobs after selecting unsupported form sizes, or form sizes which the printer object on the server was not configured to support. Also, if you're supporting OS/2 1.3 machines, you need to make sure they're at CSD WR05050 or higher. Earlier version of the 1.3 printer drivers didn't work well with OS/2 2.x servers. Paul V. ЫTeam OS/2| ********************************************************************** ═══ 101. Network Printing ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * At a VERY high level: When printing to a network-attached printer, what tasks do the server and workstation print objects/drivers perform respectively? And how do the OS/2 and WINOS/2 print drivers coexist? My concept of what happens is that the w/s print driver does all the appropriate massaging of data (PCL code, etc.), and then it gets sent off to the LPTn device. The print driver is the OS/2 driver for OS/2 apps, and Windows apps that specify LPTn.OS2 as the output device, and the Windows driver for Windows apps where LPTn.OS2 is not used. The LAN code intercepts the data and ships it over the network to the printer server which merely handles the spooling. This is likely wrong, since I've heard that the level of driver must be kept in sync between w/s and server. I've been unsuccessful printing 2-sided to an HP-Laser IIISi and a IV Si after changing the setting only at the w/s (using PMWord and WPWIN 5.2). And also had trouble getting legal printing working from MS Excel for OS/2. My environment is OS/2 2.0 /2.1, LAN Server 3.0A, HP Laser III, III Si, and IV Si using PCL. I hope that some kind soul can rescue me from my ignorance! :-) Mike McVarish - LAN Specialist, Workers Compensation Board ********************************************************************** I don't know if you are ignorant but I know for fact (confirmed by HP and IBM) that you can never sucessfully get a PM app to print 2 sided on a HP printer with the GA drivers unless you have the printer configured to print duplex by default ... we use word for windows and I don't think the same problem exists but I'll have to verify ... we just had to change our 4SIMx to simplex from duplex by default ... we use MS WFW though. Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** Thanks Keith, too bad duplex printing can't be controlled from PM applications. I'll have to experiment to see what can be controlled by the user from the workstation without having to change either the settings physically at the printer, or the printer server driver settings. Mike McVarish - LAN Specialist, Workers Compensation Board ********************************************************************** I think my statement may have led you to the wrong interpretation: OS/2 PM apps CAN do duplexing ... its just that the CURRENT GA drivers provided by OS/2 are BAD ... HP and IBM have sent me drivers that they claim should correct this and other problems I've been experiencing with PM apps but I can't say if they work or not because my manager has decreed I need to focus on more important work for now ... In my current setup MS Word for Windows can generate duplex output. Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 01:56 on 94/02/06 by XXWCBDD2 at TORVMCOP ] Mike, I have had better luck duplexing than Keith.I have successfully duplexed with Ami Pro OS/2, WPOS2 5.2, and other DOS & Win apps. WPOS2 is using OS/2 printer drivers. I did have some difficulty with Ami Pro if a Local Printer Object was redirected over the network instead of using a real Network Printer object. Then the first page was not duplexed, and the rest were ok. WPOS2 is what I use most, and it has duplexed ok from day one. Just open up the printer setttings and click on the proper button. Excel for OS/2 has always been very touchy (along with PMWord) about being able to print in Legal or Duplex. Sometimes we had to do check off printer specific, sometimes we had to go into the printer object and set the setting we wanted in both the Job Properties and Device Defaults. Whatever it takes to make it work and then don't touch it.I never use PMWord anymore (for 2 years). Your WPWIN52 should be able to Duplex too, if you are using either the WP or Windows drivers. Just have the Paper Size/Type set at the top of the page to be Duplex. Windows and DOS programs when run under OS/2 are printing just as you describe, they are generating PCL and sending it to the redirected LPT port. So if you a re having trouble here, look at your WINOS2 and DOS printer drivers for the cause of the problem. OS/2 PM printing works differently. When a PM program creates a print job, it creates a quick, small CGM-type (I think) files that is shipped off to the Server. The Server takes this file and creates the actual PCL that gets sent to the printer. This frees up workstation CPU cycles and results in a smaller amount of data being sent to the Server. If you check off Printer Specific, you are creating the PCL on your workstation instead of letting the Server do the work, the spool file will be larger and it will take longer to leave the workstation. This does use less CPU cycles on the Server though. This is my understanding of how PM printing works. I am just a LAN Administrator, not a PM Programmer/Printer driver developer or anything like that. You can pause the queue and send your print jobs through with Duplex on, and then HEX edit the spool files and see if you are actually getting the escape code to turn duplex on is there. This will only work if the spool file is a PCL file. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:47 on 94/02/08 by PGID006 at OS2CUST ] Now I understand your first append. ... Thanks Mike McVarish - LAN Specialist, Workers Compensation Board ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 08:05 on 94/02/09 by IL19543 at OS2CUST ] Thanks Mike, your suggestions and insight could resolve my problems. If the 'Printer Specific' setting works as you describe, then you don't have to worry about the server and workstation printer drivers being kept at the same version level. Mike McVarish - LAN Specialist, Workers Compensation Board ********************************************************************** Mike, I don't know if you can assume that - that Printer Specific will allow you to have different driver levels. I think it is good practice to try and keep the same versions on requester/server. I just printed in another PM application in duplex today with no problems. Just went into the Printer Object, set the Job Properties and Device Defaults to duplex, and printed. The program was the ICPAUSA PS/2 Configurator. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 102. Printing from the A: drive ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Never hear anything on printing from the A: drive problem I asked about in Nove mber.. Can anyone at IBM give me a update. Is this a HPFS / FAT problem. I w ould like to know is this too much to expect...... Gary Zimmerman Southwestern Bell (314) 235-5820 ********************************************************************** Gary, Turn on the WINOS2 Print Manager, or call IBM and have them send you a new GDI.EXE file. This can also happen on Real DOS/Win/DLR too. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 103. Printer output problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Klaus Stenzel To: All The application, I'm developing must be able to print single lines direct to the printer. To realize this function I'm writing the line contents in the device context of the choosen printer port. To do this, I use the API function DevEscape( hdcPrinter, DEVESC_RAWDATA, (LONG) strlen( Line), (PBYTE) Line, (PLONG) NULL, (PBYTE)NULL) . After writing the contents in this way, I will flushout the contents direct to the printer by using the adjustments of the printer driver. To realize this action I'm taking the API function DevEscape( hdcPrinter, DEVESC_FLUSHOUTPUT, 0L, (PBYTE)NULL, (PLONG)NULL, (PBYTE)NULL) . Before I'm doing this action there is no close of the device contect or a new created frame. In the OS/2 version 2.0, the DevEscape-API with the parameter DEVESC_FLUSHOUTPUT works without problems by using the EPSON printer driver. After installation of the OS/2 2.1 version with the appropriate EPSON printer driver there was no action by using the DevEscape API with the parameter DEVESC_FLUSHOUTPUT. It seem to be that the new EPSON drivers ignore this parameter. When I use the old EPSON driver with the 2.1 version the FLUSHOUTPUT parameter will be supported. Is the behavior a error of the new EPSON driver and is there a solution to remedy this problem? * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057003101000000 2d577244) ********************************************************************** Here is what the documentation says on DEVESC_FLUSHOUTPUT in the Presentation Driver Reference: This function flushes any output received for the current document. The handling routine discards all data (such as data stored in a spooler buffer or journal file) received for the current document. Note: This escape code is implemented by old hardcopy drivers and is being phased out. Are you using the Epson driver for any thing else besides DevEscape ( RAWDATA)? You could set the Epson printer/job properties for form feed control = NONE, open the job as OD_DIRECT, have a function that takes a line and calls DEVESC_STARTDOC, DEVESC_RAWDATA, DEVESC_ENDDOC. This should effectively bypass the Epson's buffering mechanism. However, every time you start a job, the Epson driver will send some escape codes that will reset the printer and place it into a known state. If you do not use the presentation driver, you could disable the spooler. and use the DosOpen ("LPT1", OPEN_FLAGS_NONSPOOLED); DosWrite (); and DosClose () calls. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 104. How to attach a file from an application to the printer? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Any ideas on: how is it possible to attach a file name (i.e. MyFile.TXT) with a printer device (i.e. LPT1) from within a program (using OS2 API's and/or C Lib. functions)? Thanks. .....Best regards, Shahriar SHAHRIAR@TOROLAB6.VNET.IBM.COM ********************************************************************** ═══ 105. (no subject) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I originally left this append in the mini-apps CFORUM, but no answere yet. ---- MINIAPPS CFORUM appended at 03:07:24 on 94/01/27 GMT (by WZ01459 at HONE83) Subject:Printing Montly/Daily Planner For some reason when I call up the print function in the daily calander display, it says I don't have any print queues defined. I have a ton of them defined, well ok four. Any ideas? << John Darbyshire -- Darby Systems, West Hills, CA TalkLink WZ01459 >> I have printer objects set for a HP LJ4 on lpt1, the default, an Okidata 320 on lpt1, (I use an AB switch) and FAX WORKSD on lpt3 I show PMPRINT as the queue driver. When I go to print in any of the mini-applets, I get the "No printer queues defined" All other application work great. All other printer options work great. I am at a real loss. << John Darbyshire -- Darby Systems, West Hills, CA TalkLink WZ01459 >> ********************************************************************** ═══ 106. Which is the best colorprinter ? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Can you recommend some colorprinters to the LanServer-network with OS/2-workstations? (under 10000 dollar) Have you connected any intelligent copier to the Token-Ring ?? Timo Ketola This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Oy Tietokonepalvelu ********************************************************************** (no text entered) Scott Trosien, Ford Motor Co. by day & HAK Systems by night. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:54 on 94/02/16 by FINTKP17 at ELINK ] Textronix has some nice color printers, I am not sure what $$$ range, but the output is real nice. QMS has some decent models too. sorry I can't give more details, We have some at another building, but the guy who bought em is on vacation. Scott Trosien, Ford Motor Co. by day & HAK Systems by night. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:54 on 94/02/16 by FINTKP17 at ELINK ] Timo, Given te under $10K price range, you'll probably have to go with a thermal wax type printer. Good dye sublimation printers were still well above that range the last time I checked prices. I've put both Tektronix and QMS color printers on a LAN Server LAN (using the Lexmark/IBM 4033). Under $10K is doable - I'd specifically recommend the Tektronix Phaser III PXi. With the release of the newer Tektronix 300, Tektronix dropped the price of the Phaser III PXi to somehwere around $7K. The major advantage to the Tektronix Phaser III PXi is that it uses regular paper, supports simultaneous input from different input sources (LocalTalk, E-Net, Serial and Parallel), and handles routine cleaning tasks automatically. The disadvantage of the Tektronix is its size and appetite for its relatively expensive refill crayons. , supports simultaneous input from different input sources (LocalTalk, E-Net, Serial and Parallel), and handles routine cleaning Less expensive alternatives (all of which require special paper) are the Lexmark/IBM 4079, the QMS ColorScript 200 series and the HP color ink-jet printers. rom different input sources (LocalTalk, E-Net, Serial and Parallel), and handles routine cleaning For more information and other possible candidates, I strongly recommend you check the recent PC Magazine big printer issue (Vol 12, No. 20, Nov 23, 1993). rom different input sources (LocalTalk, E-Net, Serial and Parallel), and handles routine cleaning Paul V. ЫTeam OS/2| ********************************************************************** ═══ 107. Win-OS2 printing to IBM 4039 Laser ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have setup MS-Works on my OS/2 2.1 Machine. I am haveing problems getting the product to print. It comes up with a message telling me that I do not have a printer setup. I am using the IBM 4039-10R laser printer. I have my printer Objects setup on the desktop. As long as I print from an OS/2 app I print fine. Do the windows applications use Print Manager for printing and not the OS/2 printer Objects? Do they use a combination of both Print Manager and OS/2 printer object setup? Are the two ways of printing independent of one another? W. Allan Brewer ********************************************************************** You need to install the 4039 in OS/2 AND Win-OS/2. I recommend that you configure WIN-OS/2 to use print manager ... I you did not get prompted to install the WIN-OS/2 print driver when you defined the 4039 to OS/2 then you should consult the doc that came with it to find out where the drivers for WIN-OS/2 (Windows) are. I've got a 12R and its been working just fine for me so far ... Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:46 on 94/02/21 by IL33367 at OS2CUST ] From: Phil Spencer To: IL33367 at OS2CUSTж IO>I have setup MS-Works on my OS/2 2.1 Machine. I am haveing problems getting IO>the product to print. It comes up with a message telling me that I do not IO>have a printer setup. I am using the IBM 4039-10R laser printer. I have my IO>printer Objects setup on the desktop. As long as I print from an OS/2 app I IO>print fine. Do the windows applications use Print Manager for printing and IO>not the OS/2 printer Objects? Do they use a combination of both Print IO>Manager and OS/2 printer object setup? Are the two ways of printing IO>independent of one another? I use MS Works for DOS all the time with no such problems - you have to install printer driver supplied with Works and all should be fine. Having said that, I've just replaced my old dot-matrix printer with a PostScript laser and I haven't checked that configuration yet - I will let you know Phil ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Internet: spyder@spyder.demon.co.uk * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d6a0d1c) reply to (0008037800580000 B4829192) ********************************************************************** From: Phil Spencer To: IL33367 at OS2CUST Hi, PS>I use MS Works for DOS all the time with no such problems - you have to PS>install printer driver supplied with Works and all should PS>be fine. Having said PS>that, I've just replaced my old dot-matrix printer with a PostScript laser PS>and I haven't checked that configuration yet - I will let you know I just installed the OS/2 PostScript Driver and the Works PostScript driver and Works prints just fine - even to a remote printer over TCP/IP Phil ___ * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d6a6fbc) reply to (0057002C01000000 2d6a0d1c) ********************************************************************** ═══ 108. Multiple Printer Objects ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm not sure how to ask my question so I'll just state what I want to do. I have an Epson AP-5000 24-pin dot matrix printer. This printer has several internal fonts (Draft, Courier, Roman, etc.) that I would like to select at print time. From a DOS or OS/2 window I'm trying to print a ascii text file using the PRINT command (eg., PRINT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT). I would like to be able to print the document sometimes in DRAFT mode, sometimes in COURIER mode, sometimes . . ., but OS/2 ALWAYS selects ROMAN Letter Quality. Under native MS-DOS, I can issue a command to the printer to select the mode I want and then issue the PRINT command. I've tried this technique in a DOS window under OS/2 and, even though the first command will set the printer to the mode I want, the PRINT command changes the mode back to the settings of the default Printer Object. Therefore, the document doesn't print as intended. Is there a simple way of setting the mode that I want to use? Perhaps defining multiple Printer Objects? (I tried this, though maybe incorrectly. No matter what change I made to one of the objects, all objects were changed.) Do I have to install the SAME printer driver MULTIPLE TIMES? I'm SO confused. As I said, this is VERY easy under DOS, and I'm hoping it is just as easy under OS/2, if done correctly. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be given. By the way, I am using OS/2 2.1. Tom Twaro ********************************************************************** Tom: I'm an amateur so don't quit on my account but here is another way I tried without success. Open the printer object folder. Choose the driver page. Open the default object. (In my case the Epson 24pin 80col). Change the pitch (10,12,15 are available), change the resolution (hi, med, low are avail). Close the object. Print from the DOS window command line. No change in print. Since I usually work from the command line and am not comfortable with all these icons yet, I decided to try the above by drag & drop. No matter what I set, I got a very wonderful, and usless, hi-resolution printout with 1" high characters. "@ECHO OFF" is beautifully rendered across 8" of paper. I specified the file as plain text, not "printer specific". As a last resort, you might want to keep a specific version DOS VMB on your desktop as a place to do so of those neat and easy things that command line people became accustomed to over the years. Let's hope others can educate us both to better ways. Ken Hammer, St. Johnsbury, VT ********************************************************************** ═══ 109. Printer to Use with OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I would like to purchase a laser printer to use with my PS/2 with OS/2, Version 2.1. Since this will be a major purchase for me, I would like to make the very best decision possible. Although I have been considering a HP Laserjet 4, I would also like to consider the Laxmark printers. The Lexmark printers that I think that I should be considering are in the 4029 and 4039 family. These are IBM 4029, Model 20, 4029 Model 30; also, 4039, 16L; 4039, 12L; 4039, 12R; 4039, 10R; and 4039, 10R/Duplex. I have the following questions: Q1. Which of the Lexmark/IBM printers most closely equates to the HP Laserjet 4? Q2. Using the information in Q1, how would you compare cost versus reliability/functionality between the HP Laserjet 4 and Lexmark/IBM laser printer? Q3. Make make suggestions regarding a) Memory, b) PLC Font cards and c) PostScript options Thank you. Bud Bradford Austin, TX 512-823-8094 T/L 793-8094 HOB AT AUSVM8 ********************************************************************** Bud, I have a 4039/12R and have been very pleased with it. Since you're appending to OS2PRINT I'll assume you're going to run the printer under OS/2. If so, you'll love the installation program and the support you get from Lexmark for OS/2. Their automatic emulation switching makes it easy to drive the printer in both PostScript and PCL5 mode. My guess is that HP will provide you nothing in terms of an OS/2-specific install package. At least they didn't with my HP-550C inkjet printer. Ignoring the issue of OS/2 support, from what I've heard the Lexmark machine compares favorably with HP's offering. I have a friend that works for HP in printer development, and he has a lot of respect for Lexmark and for their printers. I'm sure you'll be satisfied with either machine, but I can enthusiastically endorse the Lexmark machine. Don't get a 4019 or 4029, though. The operator panel and performance of the new 4039's is much better. Jim Askew; Advanced Information Technologies Education; Boulder ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:34 on 94/02/21 by HOB at AUSVM8 ] Jim Askew, Thank you for your informative response and the suggestion to get the Lexmark 4039/12R. I have a couple of questions on the printer you suggest since you convinced me to get the 4039/12R. Q1. The Product List I have shows that there is a 4039/12R, 4039/10R and 4039/10R/Duplex. Does the 4039/12R have the 'duplex' feature built-in or is that an additional option? It seems like it would be a nice thing to have in a printer. Q2. I have a list of 'features' which I would like for you to address for the 4039/12R: 1. Flash Memory Option: (Jim, what is this?) a. 1 MB b. 2 MB 2. Printer RAM: (Is this add-on to std. 4 MB?) a. 2 MB b. 4 MB c. 8 MB 3. An array of the following: Sheet Duplex, Sheet Extra Duplex, Sheet Extra Drwr, Envelope + Feeder, Sheet Auxillary Feeder, Sheet Extra Tray and so forth. The 'Sheet Duplex' seems to imply that duplex is a standard on this model, which is Q1. There are lots of choices here. What do you think? 4. PCL Font Card a. For Publication (Purpose/Application/Value?) b. For Presentations (Purpose/Application/Value?) c. For Word Processing (Purpose/Application/Value?) 5 Font Card Adapter for the 12R (Required if 4. selected?) 6. Maintenance Kit for the 12R (Worth getting?) 7. Serial Cable - 20 ft. 8. Parallel Attach Cable Jim, I numbered these features except for 3. to minimize your effort in addressing them. Would you indicate the 'numbers' of the features you suggest. I'm sure some (really all) depend on what I want, but I'm looking for suggestions. If 4MB of RAM is standard, would you get 8 MB, for example? Any other comments will be appreciated. Thanks again. Bud Bradford 512-823-8094 T/L 793-8094 HOB AT AUSVM8 AIX-RS/6000 Support Austin, Texas ********************************************************************** Bud, Oh boy--you're asking me for more details than I can provide! When I bought my printer I had the same questions but it's been long enough that I'm rusty now. I realize this is an external forum but since you're an IBMer, you should lurk on IBM4039 FORUM. The Lexmark folks have access to that forum, plus there's a lot of knowledgeable users on the forum. The header contains a REQUEST that you can issue to get ivory letters on the 4039 series. I would like to have a duplex option but I didn't want to spend the money for it. I am able to duplex manually by printing all my odd-numbered pages, then reinserting them into the feeder to print all even-numbered pages on a second pass. (Some desktop publishing packages let you do this. I use FrameMaker, and it has this feature). I'll try to answer some of your questions: 1) The 12R does not have the duplex option built in, but it is available as an option. I had considered getting the 10R with duplex, but decided in favor of the 12R without duplex for about the same price. I wanted the higher performance, and the extra memory offered by the 12R. I figured I could buy a duplex option later if I decided I really needed it. 2) Flash memory is memory that keeps its information even when power is turned off. It's useful if you have a lot of fonts that aren't normally in the printer and you want to save the time of downloading them to the printer whenever you power up. If you're using the machine at home as a single user, save your money. If you have the machine on a network and have some frequently used fonts (like the extra fonts BookMaster needs), spend the money. The 12R comes with 4MB of regular memory. Extra memory means you can print more complex pages at 600dpi resolution, especially in PostScript mode. I've fed some pretty complex graphics at my machine with the standard 4MB and never had a problem. However, I've heard that you may run into problems with complex graphics in 600dpi mode using the standard 2MB that comes with the model 10. Don't get any extra font cards. You won't need them. I don't know about the maintenance agreement. My printer is six months old and has run 20,000 plus copies without problems. You need to buy a parallel printer cable to connect the printer to a normal LPT1 port. I'm still using the same parallel printer cable I got with my single-sided drive, 64K, monochrome monitor, genuine original IBM PC ten years ago. You can also use a serial cable to connect to a COM port on your machine. In fact, you can connect one computer using the parallel port, a second printer using the serial port, and the printer will take input from both machines without any extra hardware! You might also want to call Lexmark. I got a nice glossy brochure from them showing all the models, including feature comparison tables. Good luck! Jim Askew; Advanced Information Technologies Education; Boulder ********************************************************************** This discussion of Lexmark laser printers is very timely. I have also been considering getting one for home; mostly for use with OS/2 2.1, Comm Mgr v 1.1 connecting to an AS/400 and less often with Windows and Rumba (also to the AS/400). My choices seem to be wavering between the 4037-05E with all the possible extra memory, the 4039-10R with an extra 2M of memory, or the 4039-12R with no extras. I don't really do a lot of graphics at home, actually almost none. I do use LP3820 a lot though to print list3820 files and use Word for Windows 2.0c under WINOS2. I would also appreciate any suggestions or perspective. Thanks. Vic Abeloff Computer Aid, Inc IL34289 at HONE81 ********************************************************************** I do what you want to do today with a 4039/12R and then some at home I'm very happy with it I would suggest that you might consider the duplex option if you want to save on paper (we have to think about the environment and those poor old trees sometime (g)) ... Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 03:08 on 94/02/22 by IL34289 at HONE82 ] Vic, I also use LP3820 at home to print AFP files. In the 600dpi mode of the 4039, and using Lexmark's "Print Quality Enhancement Technology," my opinion is that LIST3820's look better on this printer than they do on a real 3820. LP3820 does have /even and /odd options so that you can manually duplex output. However, I'd love to have a duplex feeder for my printer. It would save a lot of paper swapping, and save money on paper. Jim Askew; Advanced Information Technologies Education; Boulder ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:34 on 94/02/21 by HOB at AUSVM8 ] Jim Askew/Keith Blake, Thank you both VERY MUCH for responding to my question. Jim, thanks for the detailed answer. Keith, thanks again for calling me at my office yesterday. I'm glad to know there is a IBM4039 Forum. I will also 'take a peek' in there to see what I can learn. Overall, I feel that I have the answers to my questions. I will go with the IBM 4039/R12. Although I already had the Lexmark brochures, I did want to get the thoughts from others who might have had experience with the Lexmark printers. This is particularly true since I had previously decided on the HP Laserjet 4. That decision was solely based on the positive experiences that I have had with HP laser printers and was not based on a comparison with the Lexmark laser printers or anything else. I just felt that the HP laser printers are of a good quality. I can just as easily feel the same thing about the Lexmark products, but I have had less experience with them. Jim and Keith, again thanks! Bud Bradford Austin, Texas HOB AT AUSVM8 512-823-8094 T/L 793-8094 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:47 on 94/02/22 by ASKEW at BLDVMB ] Keith and Jim; Thanks for your responses. I have to revisit the budget, but the 4039 is leading the pack. Vic Abeloff Computer Aid, Inc IL34289 at HONE81 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:34 on 94/02/21 by HOB at AUSVM8 ] From: Phil Spencer To: HOB at AUSVM8ж HA>I would like to purchase a laser printer to use with my PS/2 with HA>OS/2, Version 2.1. Since this will be a major purchase for me, HA>I would like to make the very best decision possible. Although HA>I have been considering a HP Laserjet 4, I would also like to HA>consider the Laxmark printers. If price is an issue you might want to look at the HP Laserjet 4ML. A stunning little 4Mb/4PPM/PCL5/PostScipt2 printer with absolutely no competition I could find in the price range. Phil ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Internet: spyder@spyder.demon.co.uk * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d726184) reply to (0008037800580000 B482EF46) ********************************************************************** ═══ 110. Copy to LPT1 - OS/2 Session vs. DOS Session ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To: ALL - Append created on 94/02/21 at 20:41 PST I know that some may find this question a little strange; however, has anyone else experienced a problem copying a PCL 4 file (HP LJ II) file to a LJ II directly (no spooling)? I don't usually need to do this; but had occasion to create a PCL file with WP 5.1. I tried copying it to LPT1 from an OS/2 command line and got only part of the first of 36 pages. Same copy command in as DOS session produces all 36 pages. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** I may be off base but I thought it was: LaserJet II PCL 3 LaserJet III PCL 4 LaserJet IV PCL 5 Keith A. Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (USPGC9GC/IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 05:06 on 94/02/22 by DEV4672 at HONE83 ] PCL data is binary. You should use the /b option with the copy command because the end of file indicator can appear in binary data. Mark ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 15:31 on 94/02/22 by PGID006 at OS2CUST ] To: Keith A. Blake - Append created on 94/02/22 at 13:30 PST > I may be off base but I thought it was: < You may be right Keith, I'm not sure. It is irrelevant however. I can't understamd what is happening with a simple Copy command in an OS/2 session that is different from Copy in a DOS session. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 20:17 on 94/02/22 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] To: Mark - Append created on 94/02/22 at 13:33 PST > PCL data is binary. You should use the /b option with < > the copy command because the end of file indicator < > can appear in binary data. < Not quite that simple Mark. I have specified the binary option of the copy with no luck. I put the LJ II into diagnostic mode and sent the data stream to the printer to see exactly what the printer was receiving. The printer reeceives numerous escape sequences and bit configuration data bytes as I would expect. It then mysteriously stops. I looked at the source file to see if I hit some unusula combination that implied an EOF of some sort but saw none that was obvious. I then created a REXX program (what else) to send the same characters as the prior 6 bytes that I saw go to the printer before it quit and had no trouble with it. If nobody else has seen this, I will dig deepr and ttry to isolate it down to the smallest data set I can. Just thought I would ask before I spend any more time with it. Dick Goran - CIS 72200,347 author "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" ********************************************************************** I've seen this problem since OS/2 1.3. I think I've also seen it on my home system, where the printer is an LQ-850. Maybe someone should APAR it. In fact, when I get home I'll try it there since I have the 2.1 Service Pack installed there, and see it works the same. Then I'll APAR it. Steve Myers ********************************************************************** To: Steve Myers - Append created on 94/03/02 at 11:45 PST > I've seen this problem since OS/2 1.3. < Thanks for the confirmation. I plan on documenting it and APARing it as soon as I can get a couple of fires put out. I hardly ever have occassion to create PCL files; however, it was strange to bump into this. Dick Goran CIS 72200,347 "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" 1-800-REXXOS2 ********************************************************************** I opened the COPY problem as an incident. After a couple of go arounds, the following workaround was devised. Use COPY /B file LPT1: not COPY file LPT1: /b Worse, HELP for COPY seems to agree with this interpretation. I should try the new way of entering the COPY command in a DOS session. If it does not work, I can start a new PMR! Steve Myers ********************************************************************** To: Steve Myers - Append created on 94/03/10 at 13:19 PST > If it does not work, I can start a new PMR! < Thanks for the follow-up Steve. I have been knee-deep in an allligator pond (and its tough to drain the swamp when your up to you ass in alligators). I haven't had a chance to work on this but I will get back to it as my desktop (the wooden one) is clearing a little bit. Dick Goran CIS 72200,347 "REXX Reference Summary Handbook" 1-800-REXXOS2 ********************************************************************** I did try COPY /B file LPT1: in a DOS VDM session, and it did work just fine. Steve Myers ********************************************************************** ═══ 111. Landscape printing in 132 char/line mode from OS/2 session ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * There is probably an extremely simple solution to this problem; however, I have not readily found it. What is the correct method to print out a regular ASCII formatted file from an OS/2 session in landscape orientation with 132 characters per line? I am able to print the file in landscape orientation (with the normal 80 characters per line) if and only if I am on the PM desktop and I "drag and drop" the file on top of a print object defined to have the job and device driver properties set for landscape orientation. However, I am unable to duplicate even that partial success if I attempt to print the file to the same printer object using the OS/2 command line. I can see that it goes to the correct printer object; however, it prints in portrait orientation. What am I missing? Richard E. Bale T/L 657-3547 ********************************************************************** Copying from the command file just sends the file to the printer. It does no interpretation/manipulation/massaging of the data. When a PM application (like drag/drop) generates output, it sends charstrings that can be rotated. The printer driver will then map that into a landscape 132 cpl font. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 112. LaserJet 4ML ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Phil Spencer To: All I've just bought an HP LaserJet 4ML. That's HP's new cheap PostScript printer (PCL5, PostScript, 4MB RAM, 300 dpi, 4PPM). It seems an excellent printer however OS/2 has no specific drivers for it and of course it is only shipped with Windows and MAC drivers. So... 1. Are there proper drivers for it? 2. I'm currently driving it as a '4/4M PS v2011_110' an all seems to be working ok, but that's a 600 dpi printer - what will I lose by using this driver. Thanks for any advice Phil ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Internet: spyder@spyder.demon.co.uk * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d6a19c8) ********************************************************************** The CSD Beta had drivers for 4ML in PCL and in PS mode. (Received my printer on Tuesday:-) It works fine for me. The Remote Control Panel (from HP) is working fine from a full screen DOS box without any additional settings. (The installation failed, so I installed it on a DOS PC, and xcopy-ed it to OS/2.) The RCP comes with 4L and it is freely orderable from HP to the 4ML (called PCL drivers for dos-windows) The beta drivers are working fine for me. (adjust the downloadable fonts from 14 to 27 according to HP setup) Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 ********************************************************************** From: Phil Spencer To: XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOPж XT>The CSD Beta had drivers for 4ML in PCL and in PS mode. XT>(Received my printer on Tuesday:-) Beat you to it - I got mine on Monday even though the supplier said they were put of stock till Wednesday. It seems a magnificent printer for the price what do you think of yours? Thanks for the driver I just installed them while typing this. XT>It works fine for me. XT>The Remote Control Panel (from HP) is working fine from a full screen DOS XT>box without any additional settings. XT>(The installation failed, so I installed it on a DOS PC, and xcopy-ed XT>it to OS/2.) XT>The RCP comes with 4L and it is freely orderable from HP to the XT>4ML (called PCL drivers for dos-windows) What does this RCP do for me? Thanks for your help. Phil ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Internet: spyder@spyder.demon.co.uk * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d6f4d76) reply to (0008037800580000 B4870149) ********************************************************************** The RPC let's you select the 'default' mode of the LJ4ML . You can delup the default paper size, font, fontsize, Pitch, economode, page-protection,... You're using the 'default' mode from DOS ,OS/2 full screen printing, and copy >lpt1 , and print filename. (everything wat NOT goes to the PM printer driver for formatting.) Geza Szivos IBMMail(CANOVXVV) The Phoenix Alliance (403)-290-6583 Fax (403)-290-5900 ********************************************************************** From: Phil Spencer To: XXNOVA24 at TORVMCOPж XT>The RPC let's you select the 'default' mode of the LJ4ML . XT>You can delup the default paper size, font, fontsize, Pitch, XT>economode, page-protection,... XT>You're using the 'default' mode from DOS ,OS/2 full screen printing, XT>and copy >lpt1 , and print filename. (everything wat NOT goes to the XT>PM printer driver for formatting.) Thanks, that would also explain why the printer seems to insist that it's an A4 printer even when loaded with Letter paper Phil ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Internet: spyder@spyder.demon.co.uk * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2d738d6a) reply to (0008037800580000 B48C004E) ********************************************************************** ═══ 113. IBM4039 Forum ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jim Askew, I didn't find a IBM4039 Forum, only IBM4029 and IBM4037 forums. Is the IBM 4039 so new that there is no forum, or is there some- thing that I do no understand? Thanks, Bud Bradford Austin, TX 512-823-8094 HOB AT AUSVM8 T/L 793-8094 ********************************************************************** Bud, It's on IBMPC. It's possible that the forum tracking tool you're using doesn't show all forums, or perhaps you don't have a complete shadow of IBMPC. Try talking to a local forum guru (Hank Henderson?) or give me a call if you're really stumped. Jim Askew; Advanced Information Technologies Education; Boulder ********************************************************************** ═══ 114. OS/2 Print Spooler/ WinDoz Print Manager Relationship ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Could someone please enlighten me about the relationship between the the OS2 Print Spooler and the Windows Print Manager? I am using WordPerfect for Windows 5.2 in a OS/2 Windows Session, Separate Session box checked in the settings on the icon. Within the WordPerfect Program, I have chosen the option to use WordPerfect Print Drivers instead of OS/2 drivers. I am trying to figure out the effects of: 1. Checking/Not Checking the Use Print Manager Box in the WIndows Control Panel. 2. Checking/Not Checking the Print While Spooling Option in the OS/2 Print Spooler settings. When I first installed OS/2, I recall being asked if I wanted to install the windows version of the print drivers, and I answered yes. Later, when I installed the Service Pack with updated drivers, I was not asked about this, but someone from IBM posted that the latest drivers were automatically installed. I tried to manually install the latest drivers from this BBS Tools section too, and they ARE installed according to the settings notebook for the OS/2 Printer Icons (I have an Icon for PostScript and an Icon for LaserJet IIP, and each has the latest driver version numbers according to the information in their respective settings notebooks) -- but who knows what drivers windows has available or is using. I am encountering a delay of up to 30 seconds between the time the Print Window does away after all the page numbers have counted up and control of the machine is returned to me-- indicating the program has sent the data, and the time the green light on the printer comes on, indicating the printer has received the data. I am using a PS/2 Model 70 B21, with an Intel OverDrive 25/50 486, running OS/2 2.0 with Service Pack #2, and a LaserJet IIP with the maximum amount of memeory installed (I think 4 megabytes- I forget)and the Hewlett Packard Postscript Cartridge. The spool file and OS/2 itself are both on an 80 Meg. Partition with only OS/2 on it, and the drive is the original equipment Model 70 115 Meg. drive. I hope a printer expert from BOCA can see this-- some very knowlegable people have been trying to help me on OS2MISC, and the consensus was that we should move it to this forum in the hope of finding print specialists. Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) dmartin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ********************************************************************** ═══ 115. Print driver for Epson LQ-800 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I recently install OS/2 for Windows on one of my users ValuePoint PC's. I set him up with a Proprinter II (4201) and that worked fine. Subsequently, he tried to attach an Epson LQ-800 to his system. He created a printer icon for it by clicking on the printer in the template folder and selecting the install option. When the 'create a printer' window opened, he clicked 'install new printer driver'. Since the LQ-800 was not listed, he selected the generic 'Epson 24 pins 80 columns - Epson.drv' driver. It installed successfully, but does not seem to be the right driver. It never prints more than one line, kicks out multiple pages, and prints garbage. He is trying to use it with a Windows 3.1 (Microsoft Works for Windows) application as well as Attachmates EXTRA! for OS/2, a native OS/2 application. How do I get a driver that will work with this printer? Glenn Thompson ********************************************************************** ═══ 116. Print Screen handling in OS/2 2.1 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hi, I have an OS/2 2.1 machine with a financial printer 4722 connected to COM1. I want to redirect Print screen data to COM1. There is no printer connected to LPT1. How it is possible to redirect LPT1 to COM1? I have installed a printer driver for LPT1 and tried to redirect with 'spool /d:lpt1 /o:comm1' command. However, I've got error message PMV8005. Other possibility which came to my mind is to capture print screen and to write the data in a file. Can someone help me to overcome this problem? I would appreciate any kind of help. Hulya Isik ********************************************************************** Install a print driver for COM1 as well. Then go into the settings for your printer defined as LPT1. RMB on the LPT1 port. This will pop up a window which will have Redirection as its last option. Click on the little arrow and it will display all of the ports currently defined for printers. Click on COM1 and you will be done. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT @ IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1, Phone #:(306) 781-5151 ********************************************************************** ═══ 117. Newer version of the 4033 print utility ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have just downloaded V1.3 of the 4033 software from LEXMARK's BBS. Is this the latest version? If not, where can I get the newer version and what is the file name to download (if on a BBS). BTW, the file I downloaded was dated in September. Thanks. John McMullen, TEAMOS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta ********************************************************************** John, that is the latest version of the 4033 software. However there is software for the 4039 which also runs the 4033's. It is newer and I have heard that this is the one we are supposed to use. I am using V1.3 and havn't tried this other software yet. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 ********************************************************************** ═══ 118. ASSIGN PORT setting not being saved ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Several of our machines seem to loose the assignment for the network printer ports each time they re-boot (Dell machines). My own PS/2 mod 70 "remembers" which printers I have assigned to LPT2 and LPT3, but these Dell machines only remember the assignment until we do a re-boot, then the port must be re-assigned in order to send data to LPT2 or LPT3. The network is Novell 3.11. One workaround is to set up a "local" printer definition (not a "Network Printer") and use Novell's CAPTURE command in the STARTUP.CMD, but why doesn't the OS/2 "Assign Port" function work? Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any way to fix it? Ron Palmer IBMMAIL: USROKTQ8 Internet: RBPalmer@iscems.remnet.Rockwell.com ********************************************************************** Ron, we have about 50+ DELL 466/ME's here in house and as far as I can tell, we're not having any problems connecting from OS2 to our NOVELL 3.11 network. I use the NWTOOLS program to map and capture all of the "stuff" needed from NOVELL so you may wan't to take a look at this program. Good Luck. John McMullen, TEAMOS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta ********************************************************************** ═══ 119. HP 4P driver underline problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I just applied the OS/2 2.1 service pack and installed its included Helwett Packard HP 4P driver. I am having the following problem when using it to print from WordPerfect for OS/2: Text in the default courier font which I format as underlined by WordPerfect for OS/2 does not print as underlined. In WP-OS/2 there is the option of bypassing the OS/2 printer driver and using the WordPerfect printer driver instead. When I do this, then the underlined text is indeed printed as underlined. I do not know if this problem is new with the service pack or had existed all along. My HP 4P is brand new. BTW, I know that a good typsetter should never underline, but should use italics instead. But I have to do what my wife and daughter tell me to do, even if it means underlining things that should be italicized. Marv Kohn / Dept of Math, Brooklyn College / mjkbc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ********************************************************************** ═══ 120. HP310 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What printer driver should we use for this printer under OS/2? Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 ********************************************************************** Did you eve get an answer to this question? i have the same problem. donald r. stewart logan aluminum, inc po box 3000 russellville, ky 42276 ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:15 on 94/03/09 by XXWESB36 at TORVMCOP ] There is support for this printer now available with the Service Pack and you should be able to get this printer driver if you do not have the service pack by calling 1-800-3IBM-OS2 . HP310 PM printer driver for OS2 . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 17:17 on 94/04/13 by LAI1001 at HONE81 ] Nope never got an answer. I'll try again. What printer driver should we use for an HP310? | Never mind I see that the answer already appeared. Guess I should | read all of the appends before replying...... Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 ********************************************************************** ═══ 121. Cannot Print Imported Documents from PageMaker 5 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are trying to print AmiPro and Pagemaker 4.0 documents imported into PageMaker 5.0. The print job will show up on the queue, and then it will begin mulitiplying on the queue, sometimes displaying as many as 700 jobs. None of the jobs including the original print and all the jobs eventually disappear off the queue. We have remarked out all instances of EPW.EXE from CONFIG.SYS and added the appropriate DETACH statements in STARTUP.CMD. We have also tried saving each document as a .PM5 file before printing. The printer is a HP LaserJet 4Si and the versions of the applications are Pagemaker 4.0 and 5.0 for Windows and AmiPro 3.01 for Windows. Any suggestions??? Amy Sablick ********************************************************************** Amy, There is defect open 073487 and the apar associated with it PJ09694 when converting 4.0 files to 5.0. Perhaps in speaking with the support people you can mention these numbers to them and see if your situation applies. Richard Decker PSPC-Boca Tech Interface Group ********************************************************************** ═══ 122. Printing from OS2 to ASCII file ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A couple of ?'s: 1) Is there a way to print from the OS2 "INFORMATION" or "START HERE" and have it go to an ASCII file? We want to incorporate some of this info into a training program for some of my folks. 2) Is there a way to "capture" the print screen to the clipboard or to a file? Same reason as above. Thanks!!!! John McMullen, TEAMOS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta ********************************************************************** >1) Is there a way to print from the OS2 "INFORMATION" or "START HERE" and >have it go to an ASCII file? We want to incorporate some of this info into >a training program for some of my folks. There is a file available on shareware BBS's called INFCNB79.LZH (at least that was the version and format I found) that will convert an INF file to ASCII. I've been so busy, I haven't actually tried it, although it's been sitting around for several months. That might be the easiest way to go. Gary Pool MO Dept. Social Services * EPM * Borg, James Borg. Vodka martini, gin is irrelevant. ********************************************************************** Gary, thanks but I don't think the TUTORIAL and INFORMATION are .INF files. I think there "built into" OS2 and not external, at least not that I've been able to find. Any other ideas? Thanks again. John McMullen, TEAMOS2 and TIPA, MCI, Atlanta ********************************************************************** >files. I think there "built into" OS2 and not external, at least not that >I've been able to find. Any other ideas? Thanks again. Hmmmm, Yeah, but your not going to like them! I had to go to someone else's machine to see what the heck the Tutorial was like, since I had deleted it. There is a program called FOTO that is available on OS/2 BBS Shareware place, it will (using a print screen) capture stuff into an ASCII file. I don't know what it would do with the graphic pictures. PMCAMERA will do the same thing, but put it in a BMP or PCX form, rather than ASCII. This would preserve the graphic images. Third, You could print it and then use a scanner. This is for the Tutorial. The only "Information" that I saw was a folder, but if it's the same as the Tutorial, the same suggestions should apply. Gary Pool MO Dept. Social Services * EPM * Delivered by Electronic Sled-Dogs.....Woof! ********************************************************************** Perhaps, John I have a better solution for Printing ASCII. I believe but may be mistaken that an early OS/2 2.0<----not 2.1 BETA Version Level 6H.177 had a Device Driver(IBMNULL) that would print ASCII. It was that BETA or the one before it. Can somebody from IBM verify if my memory is correct??? Thanks. Gary S. Weiss ********************************************************************** ═══ 123. Forms settings not being saved with ServicePak applied ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * have just recently applied the ServicePak to 2.1. Befoe the servicepak was applied I was able to print to the bottom tray of a 4019 when I did a print screen. Our printer has letter head in the top tray. When doing a print screen the default is for the job to go to the top tray. Since we have blank paper in the bottom tray that is were we want it to go. To get this to work I go into my printer settings and the print driver tab. I then go into the Printer propertie s of the Ibm 4019 laserprinter. If I then select the forms option I make a form called "plain paper." I then go back to the printer properties and select the lower cassette as the "plain paper" form. The last thing is for me to go in to the laserjet default devie properties and select the form to be "plain paper." Nowif I do a print screen the job will be sent to the bottom try as it should. The print server must be set the same for this to work. My problem is that after I applied the ServicePak for 2.1 this does not work any more. My jobs still go to the top tray. The requester is running OS/2 2.1 + the ServicePak, so the drive version is 1.3.410. The print server has the GA version of OS/2 2.1, so the drive is 1.3.389. It appears that those drives have to be the same version, is that true? The strange thing is that if I set the requester up and then go to the print server and set it up; when I go back to the requester the device settings are back to default. If I then set the requester back up, and go to the server, the server is back to it's defaults. Why is this doing this? Do the requester and the server print driver communicate back and forth? Do the print driver both drivers on the requester and server have to be the same version? Thank you Rod Taylor, Auto-Owners, 517-886-1803 When can I expect a response to my questions? ********************************************************************** Rod, ======================================== Do the requester and the server print driver communicate back and forth? Do the print driver both drivers on the requester and server have to be the same version? ======================================== Yes. This is the recomended way of doing this with LAN Server. Mike Long - ISU/CARD - A1.MCL@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU - TEAMOS2 - OS/2 Accredited ********************************************************************** ═══ 124. print spooler problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are having a printing problem under OS/2 2.1 on an IBM Thinkpad 750. All ap plications except one are able to print normally. The one that is having a pro blem is an application that we have programmed in-house - and it works fine wit h the same setup on all other computers except this one! I can print from the command line, from EXcel, Workperfect (OS/2 apps). Our in-house application in is also an OS/2 app. It will only print when I disable the spooler. Then it prints fine. When the spooler is re-enabled it will no longer print. any suggestions would be appreciated Stephanie Ellwood ********************************************************************** ═══ 125. PRINTING A LANDSCAPE BUT 60 LINES PER PAGE ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'm trying to help someone print a QMF report on his desktop printer. I've figured out the landscape aspect and played with the font size but nothing seems to change the line spacing: It still prints only 49 lines/page even though the line-spacing changes with the pitch size change. Can I force the printer to print 60 lines while in landscape mode? Maryanne Kasper ********************************************************************** Can you print it the way you want from straight DOS? If so, and the OS/2 print driver for the particular printer you're using doesn't allow you to control it properly (or overrides any manual setting you set on the printer), then you might want to create a text file (i.e. LAND8LPI.DAT via E for example) and enter the esacpe sequences in it (for the escape char, hold down ALT and enter 027 from the numeric keypad). Then when you want to print the job simply issue COPY LAND8LPI.DAT+filename LPT1:. This will append the file with the escape sequences you've specified before the file you actually want to print and they will be sent as one job. Any escape sequences you have in LAND8LPI.DAT will override any settings made manually at the printer or performed by the OS/2 printer driver. Scott Atwell - Analyst Programmer - Farmland Industries, Kansas City, MO ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:13 on 94/03/14 by MKASPER at RHQVM02 ] I've been successful in controling output with the TEXTorPS Postscript Text Handler v2.21 in the Software section of this BBS. Works great when redirectin g LPT1 files from DOS programs that know nothing about Postscript. Can control font, size orientation,margins, etc. AND it's free. Victor M. Yellen, University of Florida ********************************************************************** ═══ 126. HP LaserJet 4Si/MX ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We just got one of these printers attached to our LAN and I can't get it to print properly. I've used the drivers included with 2.1GA, but they don't work. What am I doing wrong? Also there don't appear to be any WIN-OS/2 drivers for this printer. Help me! I'm getting worn out walking across the building to an HP LaserJet III! Tom Ker, Sprint/United Telephone-Eastern ********************************************************************** Call HP and IBM, HP can send you the latest PCL driver and HP (may) but IBM should send you the latest PS drivers ... the 4Si/Mx came out after Windows 3.1 so IBM didn't get the drivers from MS ... the printer does come with windows drivers (there's a bundle of about 10 disks that came with our printer). Keith Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (IBMMAIL/USPGC9GC) ********************************************************************** ═══ 127. using print spooler ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When I print from an application without going through the spooler (going directly to lpt1) print is fine, when enable the spooler, we get a sys-3175 error message, pgm hangs. We must cancel the pgm to continue. Any Ideas? Gary Wesselhoff Ace Hardware Corporation (708) 990-6639 ACEN009 ********************************************************************** What type of application are you using: OS/2 PM App, OS/2 non-PM App, Dos App, Win App? If an OS/2 App, what module is referenced when "Display register information" is selected? If it is an OS/2 App that was written for your company, it may have too small a stack. The stack usage could be higher with the spooler enabled. Pat Nogay ********************************************************************** We were trying Lotus ver 4.0 for windows, WordPerfect 6.0 for windows Paradox 4.5, we also tried re-directing from a DOS window to LPT1. (still got the same error). sys-3175 Thanks Pat Gary ACEN009 ********************************************************************** ═══ 128. PSF/2 Information Source ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I would appreciate any assistance in obtaining information on PSF/2. I'm particularly interested in the announcement letter of the current release, 3rd party products available for creating forms under OS2 and other software necessary for generating AFP datastreams on a PS/2 (if available). Any redbooks or demo would be of great assistance. The data to be formatted and printed will be downloaded from a 4381 but there is no PSF product on that system. I'm trying to obtain the information to make a proposal to a client, but have not found much information. And the client IBM rep is non-existant at the moment (the prior one moving on and up, and the new one not recognizing them as his account... and neither one helping to resolve the problem). If anyone can help me with the information or point me in a direction to obtain it (other than through the normal marketing type person), I'd certainly appreciate it. I've been able to find some information on the AFP printers and hardware support, just nothing on the software. Doug Barclay ********************************************************************** From what you're saying, I'm not so sure PSF/2 will do anything for you. Mainframe PSF produces output in a funny print format called IPDS (Intelligent Print Data Stream). This format goes to the funny IBM mainframe printers. The whole idea of PSF/2 is to translate IPDS to desktop laser printer formats. Since the customer's machine does not have PSF to begin with, then I'm not so sure I see any value in PSF/2 in your situation. It's easy enough to drop data to the PC, and then diddle with it with small programs to translate mainframe carriage control characters to null lines and form feed characters. ANSI carriage controls (1, 0, +, - and blank) are real easy. "Machine" carriage controls are both harder (they are hexadecimal, and the translation is not always constant) and easier (once you've figured out the code, it translates a little easier than ANSI). Once I've fixed the carriage control characters, I usually run the file through a word processor (WP for OS/2, for example) to produce the document on the printer. Good luck! Steve Myers ********************************************************************** > The whole idea of PSF/2 is to translate > IPDS to desktop laser printer formats. This is absolutely not true. PSF/2 is meant to allow you to attach IPDS, as well as ASCII, printers up to a PS/2 print server. These printers can then be used by applications on VM, MVS, AS/400, other PCs, etc. The "funny" IPDS printers you mention, which can be attached to PSF/2, allow you to print up 229 pages per minute. IPDS also has a lot more error recovery than do ASCII printers, which is very important for institutions such as banks which may be printing checks. I'll send you the information I can get, Doug. Gary ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 19:01 on 94/03/17 by BCS0031 at OS2CUST ] PSF/2 does rather more than you describe. It translates some PC printstreams (like PostScript) into IPDS so that PC printing can be done on lightning-fast (pages-per-second) mainframe printers. It translates IPDS into PC printstreams, so that mainframe applications can use inexpensive PC printers. Note that the translation you are describing is a tiny, tiny subset; PSF/2 can translate stuff like desktop publishing and graphics, whereas what you're describing isn't even IPDS -- it's just the standard FORTRAN print output format that dates back to the 50's. If that's all that's desired, any product that directs mainframe output to 3270 printers (like VPS) can combine with Communications Manager to do the job; PSF/2 would be massive overkill. It connects via Communications Manager and APPC to mainframe PSF, so that the PC can be a remote bridge for mainframe printing on either mainframe or PC printers. It connects via a S/370 channel board, so that PC's can use printers that would otherwise be physically connectable only to a mainframe. John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese - TIPA - Team OS/2 - The OS/2 Hobbit ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 21:35 on 94/03/17 by GLMS at RCHVMW ] I am running PSF/2 and I am reasonably happy with it. The PSF/2 machine has no printers physically attached to it, but it uses 8 existing LAN attached printers, some of which are on IBM Lan Servers, OS/2 Lan Requester Peer Services and various releases of Netware NOS's. No doubt about it, it prints my mainframe reports beautifully, and I am in the process of eliminating a OEM VTAM printing product on the MVS system because PSF/2 does a more faithfully reproduction of the standard text reports than I was ever able to get with the OEM product. Now to get to the point.. I happen to be running PSF on the MVS system that is feeding my PSF/2 system, after thinking about it (and not looking in the PSF/2 books) I would be interested in hearing anyones suggestions, hints, clues or anything else on how I would drive a PSF/2 system with PSF installed on the host. I might have my VM RSCS own the PSF/2 printer LU's and it might work, or JES might own the printer LU. But I really didn't give it much thought be page 21 of the PSF/2 Getting Started (G544-3767-01) give a list of the software requirements, and it looks to me like PSF/MVS, PSF/VSE or PSF/VM are required. Interestingly enough, the OS/400 only requires Version 2.2.0, not the OS/400 PSF product. If there is a way that I can get a VSE system to use POWER NJE or VM to use RSCS SNA3270P to pump output to a PSF/2 I would certainly like to know about it. I know a few sites that could use PSF/2 it PSF/VSE, PSF/VM or PSF/MVS are not requirements. (Sorry, the PSF/2 system is in production so I really can't do a quick and dirty test using my VM System). ********************************************************************** That would involve using the DPF (Distributed Print Facility) of PSF/2. I know there is a redbook on it, GG24-3973, but I don't have the book myself and thus cannot comment on its quality. OS/400 has PSF built into the operating system. Gary ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 21:35 on 94/03/17 by GLMS at RCHVMW ] Gary - Thanks, I appreciate anything you are able to provide. Hopefully, there will be a Pennant type around here who might also have something they can send or fax me. And thanks to the rest who responded. As you and others mentioned, we are looking for high speed (probably 40+ impressions/min AFP type printers) and form overlay printing, K0еЦetc., so think PSF/2 is what's going to do the job. Doug Barclay ********************************************************************** Doug: I was told you could call 1-800-PENNANT for information. I'm assuming you're in the U.S. If not let me know. Gary ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 13:10 on 94/03/16 by WZ01373 at HONE83 ] This Pennant person is now back from vacation and willing to help! I normally support PSF/6000, but can certainly get information on PSF/2 for you. I notice that Gary also gave you the 1-800-PENNANT number, so you may have already gotten some information. How can I help? You can give me a call at (817) 961-7231 to discuss. Kristin Moore (kristin@vnet.ibm.com or USIB4T4B at IBMMAIL) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 02:31 on 94/03/18 by AMBC006 at HONE82 ] PSF is required at the mainframe if you want to use the Distributed Print Facility (DPF) piece of PSF/2. DPF is an LU 6.2 application that connects PSF at the host (MVS, VM, VSE, or OS/400) to PSF/2. They carry on the two-way conversation that enables full, automated resource management and error recovery. PSF/host produces device-dependent IPDS because he thinks he's talking to a printer. Only the DPF piece of PSF/2 understands IPDS as input. However, since the non-DPF piece of PSF/2 understands several data streams (AFP data stream, MO:DCA-P IS/1, PostScript Level 1, certain ASCII data streams, and PM Metafiles), if you can get jobs in these input formats down to the PC and onto the OS/2 spool, then PSF/2 should be able to print them. The question then becomes how to get the files down there. The two most common solutions I've heard are: a) to file transfer and then issue the APRINT command from the PSF/2 system (command is also available for DOS/Windows workstations) or b) TCP/IP, if you have TCP/IP for OS/2 on the PSF/2 system and TCP/IP with the LPR client support on the mainframe. The TCP/IP solution is interesting, because you can leave the resources at the host and use Network File System (NFS) to mount them remotely, instead of having local copies. (This function is new in the latest CSD, UR40768 for English.) -- I'll put a separate append out tomorrow with the CSD content. I hope that gives you a couple of ideas. Kristin Moore, Pennant Systems ********************************************************************** As promised in my previous append.... PSF/2 NEW FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE IN CSDs The following is a summary of new product functions and improvements available via CSDs to PSF/2 V1.1 (12/92 through 12/93). All functions are included in the latest PSF/2 CSD UR40768 (English). IMPROVED WINDOWS DRIVER - New Pennant AFP Printer Driver for Windows (PENNAFP) replaces IBM AFPDS Windows Driver (WINAFP). Improves printer performance for Windows 3.1 applications by generating a text and image AFP data stream instead of full-page image. TRANSFORM EXITS - New Transform Exits which increase the capabilities of PSF/2 including: o WordPerfect sample transform exit - PSF/2 now supports the datastream created by the new AFP driver from WordPerfect (IBMAFP.ALL) which provides faster performance for WordPerfect printing than the Pennant AFP Printer Driver for Windows. o N-UP sample transform exit (XFMNUP) for printing postscript files in multi-up format. o 'generic exit' (XFMFLTR) which allows any OS/2 program to be executed as part of the transform sequence. APRINT ENHANCEMENTS - Enhancements to the PSF/2 APRINT command which allow APRINT to be used with both DOS and OS/2. NOVELL - Improved Novell Netware Support, including: o NetWare 3.12 and 4.01 supported. o NetWare Queue Server supports Job Owner and Job Name on OS/2 queue and on PSF/2 header and trailer pages. o Using the enhanced APRINT, print options selection can now be done across a Novell Network. o PSF/2 support for HPCL4, HPCL5 and PPDS printers attached to a Netware server. ATTACHMENTS - Updated printer and attachment support including: o Support for new 3916 and 3930 printers. o Support for the 7913 IPDS Printer LAN Attachment device to enable PSF/2 to communicate with an IBM 3812, 3816, 3916, 3930-02x or 4028 IPDS page printers across Ethernet or Token Ring LANs. HP PCL - Improved HP PCL printer support, including: o Color Printing on PCL printers that support color (PCL5C). o New default Form Definitions and paper sizes that prevent overlapping text in many cases. o Offset stacking between jobs. o Improved mapping of bin selection to printer trays. o Improved image printing. o Allow specification of media, logical and printable areas TYPE TRANSFORMER - The Type Transformer prereq for C-PL/I runtime library has been eliminated, and font transfer has been extended to VSE and AIX environments. ACIF - Support for the Advanced Function Printer Data Stream (AFPDS) generated by host ACIF programs. NFS - Support for NFS-mounted print jobs and resources on a TCP/IP network between PSF/2 and an MVS or VM host system. This new function allows you to create common resource libraries that can be maintained from the host and accessed by LAN users. POSTSCRIPT-TO-AFP ENHANCEMENTS - Use the PS2AFP transform to convert PostScript Level-1 files into overlays, page segments or AFP files. You can even extract selected pages of a multi-page PostScript document for conversion. The PS2AFP transform is shipped in the PSF2\SAMPLES directory. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 00:58 on 94/03/22 by KWMOORE at PENNANT ] Kristin - Received the fax with the information.... Thanks, it'll be a great help! Doug Barclay ********************************************************************** ═══ 129. Epson AP-5000 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I just picked up an Epson AP-5000. It has 11 fonts and some are scalable. Does anyone know if the Screen fonts are available for the internal fonts? Also, has any seen a benefit with OS/2 and programs that can use the internal fonts? Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** ═══ 130. Puzzeled with Print drivers ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am puzzeled with which print drivers to use in setting up printer objects. Here is why: I have grown up with OS/2 from the begining 1.0 to 2.1. I have done all the conversions from one version to the next. I thought I understood how printing worked until a recent scenerio. I have an IBM 4019 setup in HP mode. I setup the printer object with an HP IID driver. This is because in all previous versions I had to setup this way. In my windows applications I have been having problems printing landscape documents to my 4019 printer. I changed the printer driver to be an IBM 4019 driver and my problem seems to have been corrected. Mind you the printer is still setup in HP Emulation mode. Can anyone explain that to me??? This raises other questions also. 1. When setting up a LAN print server should I use an IBMNULL print driver and let the WorkStation controll the Print driver used? 2. Does the print driver on the workstation work together with the driver on the print server as did with OS/2 1.3 or are the dependent of one another? 3. Considering question 2, is it better to setup WorkStation with Network Printer Objects or Local Printer Objects? 4. I have WordPerfect 5.0 and Lotus 123 wich does not support the IBM Lasers. If I have to use the 4019 driver, would I have to consider upgrading my software to the most current version to support the Printer? 5. Does Win-OS2 print drivers work independently from OS/2 desktop print drivers? W. Allan Brewer PTC (410)673-7151 x543 FAX (410)673-2644 ********************************************************************** >I am puzzeled with which print drivers to use in setting up printer >objects. Here is why: I have grown up with OS/2 from the begining 1.0 >to 2.1. I have done all the conversions from one version to the next. >I thought I understood how printing worked until a recent scenerio. >I have an IBM 4019 setup in HP mode. I setup the printer object with >an HP IID driver. This is because in all previous versions I had to setup >this way. In my windows applications I have been having problems printing >landscape documents to my 4019 printer. I changed the printer driver to be >an IBM 4019 driver and my problem seems to have been corrected. Mind you the >printer is still setup in HP Emulation mode. Can anyone explain that to me??? Some 4019 drivers force the printer into PPDS mode for the duration of the job. That may be what you are seeing. >This raises other questions also. >1. When setting up a LAN print server should I use an IBMNULL print driver > and let the WorkStation controll the Print driver used? Not normally. >2. Does the print driver on the workstation work together with the driver > on the print server as did with OS/2 1.3 or are the dependent of one > another? Yes, they still interconnect, and sometimes a discrepancy in driver level can cause problems. It is one of the very few places where Windows NT is nicer than OS/2 that on NTAS the driver only needs to be installed on the server (unless this is another one of Bill Gates's lies). >3. Considering question 2, is it better to setup WorkStation with Network > Printer Objects or Local Printer Objects? Better to use the Network Printer. Less opportunity for the user to screw up. >4. I have WordPerfect 5.0 and Lotus 123 wich does not support the IBM > Lasers. If I have to use the 4019 driver, would I have to consider > upgrading my software to the most current version to support the > Printer? DOS programs and non-PM OS/2 programs don't care about the driver, and the OS/2 driver generally just pumps the output through as-is. Therefore, the driver makes no difference. However, I highly recommend you call up the Lexmark BBS at 1-606-232-5238; they should have PPDS drivers for WP50 and 123. >5. Does Win-OS2 print drivers work independently from OS/2 desktop print > drivers? Yes, because Windows programs and PM programs use substantially different programming conventions for fonts, graphics, etc. It's easier to let the WIndows drivers do their job as-is and let the OS/2 driver pass the data through, unaltered, than to have each and every OS/2 printer driver include complete Windows logic. The OS/2 printer objects, however, do the SPOOLing. John W. Kennedy - Hoechst Celanese - TIPA - Team OS/2 - The OS/2 Hobbit ********************************************************************** >Yes, because Windows programs and PM programs use substantially different >programming conventions for fonts, graphics, etc. It's easier to let the >WIndows drivers do their job as-is and let the OS/2 driver pass the data >through, unaltered, than to have each and every OS/2 printer driver include >complete Windows logic. The OS/2 printer objects, however, do the SPOOLing. John, So if I understand correctly what you are saying, if I had selected the option "Use WordPerfect Print Drivers" when I installed WordPerfect for Windows 5.2, then it is using the WordPerfect Postscript driver when I print, and the updated OS2 Postscript driver I installed is doing nothing except passing through the output of the WordPerfect driver. As for the spooler, I am curious as to the effect on spooling of: 1. Checking or not checking the box "Use Print Manager" in the Windows Control Panel on the printing under WIN-OS2, specifically when printing from WorPerfect 5.2 for Windows in a Win_OS2 Windows session with the separate session box checked. 2. The effects of checking or not checking the option to "Spool while Printing" within the "Queue Options" page of the Settings notebook for the Printer Object, both in regular OS/2 and Win-OS2 sessions. I have received conflicting information on whether to do or not to do this from WordPerfect Technical Support, and I have received no response from IBM to my append of 23:17:11 on 94/02/23 GMT (by WZ01072 at HONE83) in which I asked for a Printer Expert from Boca Raton to comment. Could you please comment on the issues above, and the printing delay issue raised in the earlier append on 2/23? Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) dmartin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ********************************************************************** 1. Turn the Windows print spooling Off. Let only OS/2 do the work. However, if you plan on printing from multiple windows programs in a single session simultaneously, you _may_ need to enable it. I have heard this from colleagues, but have not myself seen any problems. Reason: OS/2 has to spool anyway - why spool twice? For more info, get the OS/2 2.0 red book 5 Print Subsystem (GG24-3775) and the OS/2 2.1 Technical Update (GG24-3948). 2. As you like. Printing while spooling allows a job to be sent to the printer before it has finished beeing spooled. This provides for quicker throughput. However there are two disadvantages: 1. If you kill a job from the application, you get partial output. 2. If your printer is faster than your application, the printer may get upset (timeouts) and your printout stops other users/jobs. I have it On on standalone PCs. and Off on networked PCs. The red book has information on this point. This append was created on the External IBMLink system by Mark Yudkin (Yudkin Consulting AG) ********************************************************************** Thanks Mark for the information about the Print Spooler in WIN-OS2. I just saw it today, since I was away for about 10 days. > However, if you plan on printing from multiple windows programs in a > single session simultaneously, you _may_ need to enable it. I have I don't plan on doing this, so I'll just leave it off, and as for the OS/2 spooler, I have a stand alone machine, and so I guess I'll just leave the OS/2 spooler turned on, since there are nobody else's jobs to mess up. Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) dmartin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ********************************************************************** ═══ 131. NEC 95f driver ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To the authors of the Nec 95f printer driver.... THANK YOU!!!!! Everything works now on my printer, from the printer setup! No need to be forever changing the settings in the panel on the printer to get my printing done! This is how printing should be! Aud :) ********************************************************************** ═══ 132. HP550C won't print (works fine from DOS bootable diskette) ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When I use the PRINT command from an DOS or OS/2 Window of OS/2 2.1 GA, nothing comes out of my HP550C (though sometimes the BUSY light flashes for a while). When I use the PRINT command from a DOS bootable diskette, the HP550C prints just fine. Any ideas??? Kirk Davis ********************************************************************** You have either: 1) IRQ conflict 2) Bad cable 3) I/O card not generating interrupts Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 133. Which driver is newer? ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Which 4019 printer driver is newer? Is it the one that comes with the Service pack 2.11 or the one that is on this BBS. Thank you ..... Jerry Sitbon (718) 357-4369 ********************************************************************** Jerry, The latest driver for the 4019 is version level 1.378! Please check the version number (released on 94/03/09) Ray LaTulippe (Boca Electronics Support Team) ********************************************************************** Thanks Ray, It looks like the Service Pack is up to date, The 4019 is at version 1.378. Again Thank you Jerry Sitbon (718) 357-4369 ********************************************************************** ═══ 134. HP560C Printer ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I recently bought the new HP560C printer and got it to run under OS2 2.1 without too much trouble. The only annoying problem is that when I print from a Windows program, it looks like some control characters are sent to the printer for some kind of setup enablement before the text /graphics is printed. This causes at least two sheets of paper to be wasted for each file. Normally the second sheet only contains the smiley face character. The first sheet contains a string of about 5 characters - filled in diamonds, smiley face, etc. The HP setup appeared to install successfully, and I know I am using the HP560C driver. OS2 only supports the HP550C, which I assume will work with the HP560C. Any ideas? Art Tysor (Austin) ********************************************************************** Art, WinOS2 uses the windows driver for the printer! Try downloading the latest HP 560 driver from the HP forum for windows and install it under WinOS2 using the Control Panel in main. Ray Latulippe (Boca Electronics Support Team). ********************************************************************** ═══ 135. HP 4P printer driver problems ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am having some font problems with DeScribe and the HP 4P printer driver. The first problem is that some fonts do not correctly display on screen. For example if I use Times New (which is the default DeScribe font in many styles), there is too much spacing between words, but consecutive mmmm's overlap each other. The second problem is that some fonts do not print properly on my HP 4P printer. For example, using Times New again, a line that should be 6 inches long might print at about 5 inches long, and if some text is underlined, the underlining in the printed copy might be offset from the inteneded text. According to DeScribe tech help, the problem is probably due to my printer driver. I am using the OS/2 2.11 service pack and the HP driver that was supplied with the sp, version 1.3.410. Is there a more recent version of this driver? Are my problems also being experienced by other users? Marv Kohn / Dept of Math, Brooklyn College / mjkbc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ********************************************************************** ═══ 136. HP1200C ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None From: Valentino Colosso To: All I have an HP1200C Ink Jet printer, I have Windows 3.1 driver for it, but I still need a driver for the OS/2 environment (sob...) the drivers I found for similar printers didn't work at all. Is there anyone who can help me ? Thank you very much in advance Valentino Colosso, Zanussi S.p.A. Italy * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002701000000 2d909c4c) ********************************************************************** The latest OS/2 drivers exist on compuserve (GO OS2SUPPORT in library 17 "IBM Files". The file is called HPCLR.ZIP). Mark ********************************************************************** The driver is also available here on the OS2BBS. Paul W. Cheatham - Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 137. HP LaserJet ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are trying to get an HP LaserJet to work from OS/2. The driver we chose was the HP LaserJet Classic. It is connected to the serial port and I understand that these printers had a special serial cable. Is this true. How many of the pins should be connected to get this to work. The printer knows that there is stuff comming to the printer it however gets 22 and 40 errors and either nothing or junk prints out. Any help would be appreciated. Julian Swales ISM - Information Systems Management Corp. CAWSTSDT@IBMMAIL Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 7H1 PH#:(306)566-2047 Fax#:(306)566-2053 ********************************************************************** ═══ 138. Spooler CSD problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTN: B.E.S.T. SUPPORT I have the CSD installed. Afterward, I switched printers and installed a new Epson AP-5000 as a replacement for a ProPrinterI. This seemed to work fine until I print something in graphics mode from an OS/2 application. It then reports in an Epson popup: Job ID on Spooler Error (003) Cannot open Printer Spooler Application's Title: ...whatever PM app... Processing will continue /Abort/Retry/Fail/ The application then reports it cannot find the printer Print screen also fails with a message: Unable to access your printer. Please verify that your default printer is setup correctly by checking your printer settings. /Ok/ I have repeatedly checked settings. And, if I print from a DOS application, the spool is created and prints properly. If I go into the Spool icon and disable spooling, everything prints as it should. I have the SPOOL subdir on Drive G: and it contains: Directory of g:\spool\*.* . 4-02-94 12:45 .. 4-02-94 12:45 AP-5000 4-02-94 12:57 FAXWORKD 4-02-94 12:45 When I reenable the spooler and the problem returns. The printer icon is named AP-5000 and it is routed to LPT1. I have also done the selective install of the PMPRINT icon in the setting by selecting the existing \OS2\DLL driver found--the problem continued to exist. The following are found as indicated. Directory of c:\os2\dll\pmspl.dll pmspl.dll 183324 1-28-94 22:46 Directory of c:\os2\print01.sys print01.sys 9134 1-29-94 3:17 Directory of c:\os2\dll\pmprint.* pmprint.qpr 11897 1-28-94 22:48 To attempt to resolve the problem, I have done a selective install using the CSD printer diskettes PTR1 and PTR2. I have also updated the EPSON and Null drivers from the files downloaded from OS2BBS. In doing so I did update the EA using the CMD files in a HD subdir and verified the update using DIR /N. Both the CSD driver and the later updates exhibit the same problem. I also rebuilt the INI files and removed the WP ... SF file to see if that would clean up the problem. I also reloaded the CSD Service program and it reports that all levels are correct. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** It sounds like the Application Default print queue setting is not correct. Try selecting the "Set default" context menu on your print object, and selecting your Epson print object as the default. If this does not work, you could try deleting your print object(s) from the desktop, and use the Templates folder to re-create your Epson print object. Pat Nogay ********************************************************************** >It sounds like the Application Default print queue setting is >not correct. Try selecting the "Set default" context menu >on your print object, and selecting your Epson print object >as the default. I did that and thought I reported I'd properly completed setup several times. > If this does not work, you could try deleting your >print object(s) from the desktop, and use the Templates >folder to re-create your Epson print object. I have done this three or four times already. (Interesting user id) Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 02:28 on 94/04/03 by WZ01343 at HONE82 ] Can you do a print screen of the desktop or print WYSIWYG mode from EPM? Mark ********************************************************************** >Can you do a print screen of the desktop or print WYSIWYG mode from >EPM? It had been failing but, I went and deleted the EPSON and IBMNULL directories. I then drug a printer from the template and reinstalled both. Now I can print screen and do an EPM printout. But, other applications still come up with the error (3) screen. Also, I started printing the Command Reference and it locked the system up with the inside of the cursor arrow turned bright green. I had to cold boot. The file was created in the \SPOOL\EPSON subdir but stayed small for the longest time with the processor pegged. Then the lockup. The spool had made it to 30K by then. I tried to print it but it failed immediately. I am using the updated EPSON and IBMNULL drivers that I downloaded from OS2BBS after installing the .EA as directed. Everything in printer setup and spool setup are "normal" info. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** Try using the latest Epson driver (GO OS2SUPPORT in library 17 "IBM Files"). Exactly what programs give you Error 003? Are they OS/2, DOS, or Windows programs? Mark ********************************************************************** I've been seeing error 003 when people use the SP Epson driver with Faxworks. The current workaround is to use the GA Epson driver. Are you getting this with other OS/2 apps? An APAR was written up late Monday for this. Larry L. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 11:58 on 94/04/06 by HAMZY at BCRVM1 ] It is an OS/2 application. But the popup that reports the problem has an Epson driver label at the top. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 12:22 on 94/04/06 by V1LARRYL at BCRVM1 ] That's it... The easy work-around, BTW, is to disable the cache temporarily. Then when done printing, it can be reenabled. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** Huh?? Could you go into more detail about disabling the cache and it effect on the Epson 003 error? Mark ********************************************************************** >Huh?? Could you go into more detail about disabling the cache and >it effect on the Epson 003 error? The problem is between the driver and the cacheing rather than in the driver alone. The error with the Epson 003 says: Epson PM Enhanced Printer Driver <-title line Job ID on Spooler Error(003) CANNOT open printer "Spooler ... It appears to me that the Epson driver isn't passing an ID or passing a bad value. I do know that eliminating the spool has always allowed printing to proceed. Or at least did so the couple of times I used it here. When one disables the spooler and reboot to enforce that, the program will print properly. Then, when you are done using it, you can reinable the spool without rebooting--it appears. I also found that trying to print the entire Command Reference using spooling crashed my system--big time. I ended with a locked system right down to the mouse cursor--the inside of which had turned bright green. Printing of the Command Reference was very slow and nothing ever got as far as the printer. When the system crashed the spool file had grown to about 32K. I did try to start that printing when I'd rebooted and that resulted in another lockup. Something very strange happens in the newer driver or at least in how it communicates with the spooler. I'm thinking about following the earlier advise and installing the 2.10 drivers--unless someone comments that it'd be as unwise to not stick with the current release. The part that got me confused (more than normal...) initially was that I had gotten a different printer and reinstalled for it after removing the old ProPrinter driver. I assumed that the problem was user caused and had nothing to disprove that. So, I floundered around redoing and redoing--always with similar or worse results from my varied attempts. (BTW, the printer in use is the Action Printer 5000) If you need further clarification, my voice number is on file with my user info here. Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** The Epson driver will post that error for three cases. The first case is where it could not open the output port. The second two occur when it gets confused when NULL job properties are passed to it and it cannot find the device name to initialize to. Mark ********************************************************************** ═══ 139. Not getting "job printed" message ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When we send a job to the printer we do not get a "job printed" message. The job is printing. Have any ideas? Here is our environment: OS/2 2.1 Netware Requester 2.01 Rev A Novell Netware 1000 User version (not too many people have this) Extended Services 1.0 We access Word, Excel and Project off the LAN When I print a document I also DO NOT get a notification message that the document has printer. We build our OS/2 system using LAD/2. When I tried a "print config.sys"...I looked in the Printer icons to see if the job showed up and I never saw it...again the job printed. I also checked to be sure the Netware Tools icon under Printer ports that the check box "Notify when job is printed is turned on" and it is. Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. THANKS Hilary E. Goldman Charles Schwab (415)627-8424 ********************************************************************** You did notexactly specify , but from the applications you mentioned I am assuming that they are Windows applications running under Win-OS2 in which I would suggest down loading the Winup9.zip file located on the Raliegh BBS at 1-919-517-0001 . There is also a file that I am not positive what the Name is but it is something like PRT9.zip which you may want to take a look at as well if you can locate it. These files contain updated Win-OS2 API and DLL that will have an effect on your Print functions. There is a full install document . If these applications are DOS based then look on the BBS for a file called DOSUP9 as well as browsing for the Printer file update for the Novell version you are running. Make sure that in the Settings for Either DOS or Win-OS2 you are loading the LPTDD.sys driver. This should be installed from the DOS_DEvices setting or from the Config.sys for Global setting which would be entered as follows : Device = C:\OS2\MDOS\LPTDD.SYS . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** >You did notexactly specify , but from the applications you mentioned I >am assuming that they are Windows applications running under Win-OS2 in >which I would suggest down loading the Winup9.zip file located on the >Raliegh BBS at 1-919-517-0001 . There is also a file that I am not >positive what the Name is but it is something like PRT9.zip which you How about sending that file to Hank Henderson to put on this BBS, or if you are a member of BEST, can't you put it there yourself? Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) dmartin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ********************************************************************** At the moment I do not have the Capability of Uploading files , and have received word that there will be some restructuring to allow other BBS to contain files that are now only available from the Raliegh BBS , but this is not complete yet . I Opologize for the Inconvienence but can only ask at this time that you D/L the previously mentioned files from the Raliegh BBS . Let me know if I can be of any further assistance . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** Thank you very much Martial for the update. Since I have a 2400 Baud modem I think it will be prohibitively expensive, and my phone bill is REALLY out of control already, so I'll just wait until it's here. Regards, Dave Martin (Honolulu, Hi.) dmartin@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ********************************************************************** ═══ 140. 4079 Problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hello, Can anyone help me with this problem I am having, with a 4079 printer? The problem is, printing from packages like Microsoft Project or Freelance Graphics V2 for Windows, if you send the printer more than two pages, it will print a third or fourth page, with bits of text or graphics missing, then print a page with some error messages on it ( e.g. "a stackunderflow" ? ). We are using OS/2 2.1 standard edition, although the two packages, we have been able to reproduce the problem with, use WinOS/2, with the Windows printer driver looking at LPT1.OS2. The printer itself has had an 8Mb option added. Many thanks. Regards, Harry Fuecks ( 9FUECKH at CROVM3 ) ********************************************************************** Believe it or not, I had the same problem long ago. Problem was that I was not using a real IBM printer cable. Changed the cable and no problems. Using a BOCA BMCP01 as LPT2 for 4079 and OS/2 2.1 GA. Happened with all programs such as Powerpoint, Excel, along with the ones you mentioned. Victor M. Yellen Provost Office University of Florida Internet= Victor.nw.mail.ufl.edu ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 09:16 on 94/04/12 by 36600759 at EHONE ] in this case you are using the Win-OS2 printer driver to control printing and I believe your problem started after the Memory addition to the Printer. What maybe happening is that the printer driver you are using at the moment is not aware of how to handle the additional memory . I suggest that you get the Most recent available MS-Windows 3.1 Printer driver for this printer and from the Win-OS2 Control Panel install the printer driver and also check that the Win-OS2 Print Manager is disabled . Then attempt printing and let me know the results. I am also assumimg that since you did the Memory expansion to the Printer that you tested its printing capability from Native Dos and some application Resulting in all multiple page print outs working correctly. Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 141. PRTSAMP and postscript printing ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Has anyone had any luck printing with the PRTSAMP program included with the toolkit? I have been unable to get it to print to a postscript printer and am wondering if something is wrong with the sample or with my printer setup. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, James Ivers ********************************************************************** I have not heard anything specific with the Printsamp , but I would like to get more information if possible. Can you print at all from an OS2 prompt, Suchas COPY CONFIG.SYS LPT1. Can you print any other Postcript Files via a PM application trouble free . If so then the problem could be with the Sampl file as you mentioned . Let me know and I will dig further. Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 142. PRINTING DUPLEX IN OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have a HP IIISi laser printer (with duplexing) assigned to LPT1 and both the "default printer driver" and the "printer driver" for the IIISi have been configured for duplexing. The problem: Any print request initiated from the DOS VDM or the OS/2 command line, does not print in duplex mode. I have even sent the duplexing print control characters to the printer prior a to print request, but the problem still persists. Does anyone have an answer to this problem? I am using OS/2 2.1 + Service Pack. John Simmonds - Sun Life of Canada ********************************************************************** Even though you have set the printer driver in duplex mode , you must include the instruction in the print job itself. The problem with sending the instructions to the printer prior to the print job is that OS2 will reset the printer prior to any print job . this reset will remove the duplex mode command from the printer and hence the print job will only print in non-duplex mode since the print job itself does not include the instructions. What you will have to do is use a separator page for the PM print jobs , and pls. the duplex instructions in the separator page . For your DOS applications which use the DOS printer driver supplied by the application you will need to embed the duplex instructions in the print job. The only way you can do this is by using a HEX editor and placing the instruction in the print job manually . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** Hi Martial: Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, your answer is a bit technical for me and I don't fully understand how to make the changes your are requesting. >include the instructions. What you will have to do is use a separator >page for the PM print jobs , and pls. the duplex instructions in the >separator page . For your DOS applications which use the DOS printer >driver supplied by the application you will need to embed the duplex >instructions in the print job. The only way you can do this is by using >a HEX editor and placing the instruction in the print job manually . For example , could you clarify the following: . What is a separator page? PLS? . Would I have to modify every DOS program's printer driver to include this duplex instructions? . Where in the printer driver should I place the instructions? . Would I also need to include a duplex OFF instruction? Again, it all sounds a bit technical for me. Is there no feasible way for configuring the OS/2 printer driver such that any print request, not having special printer instructions, prints using the default configuration instructions? If this can not be done then could you explain what the print driver configuration is for or does? John Simmonds - Sun Life of Canada ********************************************************************** a separator page is found in the OS2 Printer Properties menu . In this page you would enter the Duplex instructions and this would send the instructions with the print job. As far as DOS drivers go I do not know of any place to enter the instructions. You would have to contact the vendor of the application and ask what capabilities the DOS driver contains. It should not be necessary to enter the duplex off statement since OS2 will reset the printer prior to any print job . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 143. Error PMV6011 under 1.3 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am receiving this error even though the print job is successful: Spooler Q Process cannot print the print job because data is in the incor format for this Q driver. There may be a problem with the Graphics progr u used to create the file. This is occurring on a 1.3 DB server when a job is sent through a Netware host (RPRINTER) to be printed. Does anyone have any ideas what could be ing this error? Thanks. Tina Simmank, Sr. Technical Analyst, American Cancer Society, National Information Systems, 2433 Ridgepoint Drive, Suite C., A ustin Texas 78754 512-928-8921 ********************************************************************** This sounds like an old 1.3x problem where some PM Apps spool print jobs that have some Gpi command fail when the spooler plays the metafile back during post-spool processing. The failure does not affect the print job in your case, but in other cases jobs would "disappear", so a check was put into the PMPRINT Queue processor(C:/OS2/DLL/PMPRINT.QPR) to hold jobs when GpiPlayMetaFile failed during post-spool. What version of OS/2 1.3 do you have ( Enter SYSLEVEL )? If I remember correctly, the check for GpiPlayMetafile was put into 1.31(CSD 5050?), but taken out later because of problems like yours(may have been taken out for 1.32, CSD 5200?). A workaround would be to use a 1.3 version of PMPRINT that does not have the checks(either earlier or later version than yours). Pat Nogay ********************************************************************** ═══ 144. Connecting HP DeskWriter 550C to PC using OS/2 ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None I have an HP DeskWriter 550c that I would like to connect to my PC that is running OS/2. I have several questions that would help me to accomplish this: - Has anyone done this? (this will provide encouragement) - I have acquired an 8pin Din to 25pin male cable, which would connect to the printer port; however, I believe the DeskWriter is a serial printer (can anyone confirm) - So if the printer is serial...can I simply put a gender changer on the cable that I have to make it work? - After I connect the hardware will the HP DeskJet 550C OS/2 driver work? (assuming that I configure the printer as a serial printer) adTHANKSvance Steve Keller ********************************************************************** ═══ 145. Disabling the spooler ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am using a product called LANDP with a paralel port attached printer and an appropriated server which allows me to write to the OS/2 spooler or when I disable the spooler write in direct mode to my printer. But, I need to disable the spooler, and restart my OS/2, and the contrary to enabled the spooler again. Using I/O CTL command, is it possible to dynamically disable the spooler and acquire the printer in direct mode, and than release the acquire to return in OS/2 spooler mode ? Some OS/2 specialist told me that is impossible, I beleive that could be possible, but I don't find which I/O CTL command allows that. From Freddy KERKHOFS Banking Industry C/S consultant ********************************************************************** I spoke to development directly and they confirmed that there would be no way of dynamically disabling the OS2 spooler via some command set . On the other hand I am trying to find a method by which you maybe able to get direct access to the port without disabling the spooler dynamically . Would this help your situation . Please note that I this time I am still not sure if it is at all possible , but am trying other avenues to possibly get you some resolvent . Let me know ! Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:17 on 94/04/25 by 62446295 at EHONE ] If all you want to do is get direct access to an LPT port, you do not need to Disable the spooler. You could use some Spooler APIs to take the spooler off LPT1 temporarily, then re-enable spooling on LPT1 after you are done. To do this, you would use SplEnumDevice(see OS/2 2.0 Tech Library Presentation Manager Programming Reference Vol I). You would use level 3, to return a list of PRDINFO3 structures. Find the PRDINFO3 structure whose pszLogAddr points to "LPT1". Make sure there are not jobs actively printing on LPT1, then call SplSetDevice( NULL, PRDINFO3->pszPrinterName, 3, // level 3 "", 1, PRD_LOGADDR_PARMNUM ); // Buffer, len, parmnum This will stop the spooler from monitoring LPT1. After you are done accessing LPT1 and you want to re-enable spooling for LPT1, call SplSetDevice with the last 3 parameters: "LPT1", strlen("LPT1")+1, PRD_LOGADDR_PARMNUM ); For any error codes from SplSetDevice, you can get help on them by entering "HELP returnCode" from OS/2 prompt. Pat Nogay ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 16:17 on 94/04/25 by 62446295 at EHONE ] Hello Thank for reply Yes an alternative would help me. I believe that it could be possible to print in direct mode on the paralel port printer when the spoller is active, with I/O CTL command, but I dont find excatly how to do that reading Physical Device Driver programming manual. Thank for help From Freddy KERKHOFS Banking Industry Client Server Solution Consultant ********************************************************************** ═══ 146. Redirecting the spooler ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I tried to redirect the spooler by issuing: spool /d:lpt1 /o:lpt2 but it came back with a message sys1434: the system cannot find the output device specified. I tried redirecting from the port object inside the printer object setting notebook but it is not an option for lpt1 port object. Could anyone tell me what I did wrong? Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Eric Law ********************************************************************** Sounds to me like you do not have a physical LPT2 port and you do not have an OS/2 printer object with LPT2 selected as its output port. In order to redirect output TO a port, the port must assigned in an OS/2 printer object. This makes sense because the TO port is the final destination for the output. What exactly are you trying to do? Redirection is very powerful and I am sure there is a solution to whatever scenario you have. JASII. ********************************************************************** I used net use and assigned a lan printer to lpt2. I can print from lpt2 but I cannot do a spool redirecting from lpt1 to lpt2. How do I define a lpt2 port object. Regards, Eric Law ********************************************************************** Instead of using a network printer object, use a local printer object and define it for LPT2. That should take care of it. You should be able to open the settings for the LPT1 object and see the Redirection give you LPT2 as a choice. Larry L. ********************************************************************** Larry, I tried your suggestion and it works. Thanks. But that means I need to define a local printer object for the lan printer then and on my desktop I now have two printer objects, one for the network and one for the local. Is there any way for lpt1 port object to be redirected to lpt2 without defining the local printer object? What seems to be the restriction here. Thanks in advance for your help. Regards, Eric Law ********************************************************************** I don't know of any reliable way of redirecting w/o having 2 objects created. You can't redirect to something not defined. If you're concerned about desktop space or getting confused with which one is which, you can put the LPT1 printer in another folder so it isn't in the way. Larry L. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 18:06 on 94/04/26 by ELAW at TOROVM1 ] Based on the fact that you only want the Network Printer Object AND you want to redirect LPT1 output to it then I assume you do not have an LPT1 locally attached printer. Even if you did, when you redirect nothing will go there. So, how about this. Assign LPT1 to the Network Printer Object or issue a NET USE LPT1 RESOURCE. This will require only the one object and the printouts will go to your network printer. No redirection will then be required. JASII. ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 14:01 on 94/04/26 by ELAW at TOROVM1 ] If you do a HELP SPOOL, you will get information on this topic. When looking over your command in comparison to the help screen you will notice that you are using the proper command and syntax . I believe your problem is that the device as the error indicates is not valid. Just for a test if you were to use this command let me know if the error goes away . SPOOL d:/lpt1 /o:com1 . If this command works with no error then the problem has to be with the device LPT2 itself.Check you system setup and make sure that LPT2 is properly defined and that it is set to INT 5. from an OS2 command prompt test the port by using the following command . COPY CONFIG.SYS LPT2 . If this prints correctly then the port seems to be a valid device for the system. Repeat the spool command and let me know your results. Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 147. Printing Problem ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ref: None | Innapproprate append deleted by EMEADAP * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057003101000000 2dbd3870) ********************************************************************** ═══ 148. Epson Driver ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have used the CSD driver and the later one posted on OS2BBS. Both cause problems for FaxWorks. I have returned to the GA release of those drivers and printing now takes place from FaxWorks. I was told by the FaxWorks people that this new driver is also causing Describe problems. When might we expect an Epson driver update that addresses these problems? Ken Prevo ********************************************************************** ═══ 149. GPI printing in landscape mode ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How does an application set the printer in landscape mode and perform GPI printing? I am familiar with calling the DevPostDeviceModes() function with the DPM_POSTJOBPROP parameter, causing a dialog to appear which prompts the user to change into landscape mode. However, this application must always print in landscape mode and the user should not indicate this each time. Is there a way to force the printer into landscape mode without prompting the user with a dialog? If so, could you possibly provide sample code? Thanks in advance for your help. NOTE: This append was originally logged in the PM programming forum but did not receive any responses. Steve Scott Software Development Manager SAIC - Rad Protection Systems League City, TX ********************************************************************** From: Tim Snape To: Dev2288 At Hone83ж Steve DH> Is there a way to force the printer into landscape mode DH>without prompting the user with a dialog? If so, could you DH>possibly provide sample code? There is currently no provision for changing printer properties via an API. The problem is a historical one, in that the ini file settings used by printer drivers are not laid out in any standard way, and the printer driver specs do not document an API that developers should provide. I have been told that this is a known deficiency 'and it will be addressed in a future release of OS/2'. The only kludge solution I can think of is to set the properties manually, via the dialog, get an app to dump the printers ini settings to a file. To set your printer up, patch the ini settings programatically. So long as you do this BEFORE opening the printer device context it 'should' work. I have not tried this, so be careful not to mangle your inis. Good Luck Tim ___ MR/2 1.95x NR Tim Snape, Abbotsbury Software Ltd, EMEA DAP * EMEA OS/2 Developer Assistance Program BBS * gHostNet(0057002C01000000 2dbfd514) reply to (0008037800580000 B4DC97F8) ********************************************************************** ═══ 150. 4039 Plus Upgrade ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How does the 4039 Plus upgrade impact the speed and resources needed for printing? Is more printer memory required to keep the same speed when using the 600 dpi Enhanced PCL or the Postscript Level 2 drivers? My printer is a 4039 10R with 4M of memory installed. I am happy with the way it now prints and trying to figure out if I can justify the "Plus" upgrade. Vic Abeloff Computer Aid, Inc IL34289 at HONE81 ********************************************************************** ═══ 151. PSF/2 CSD and Refresh includes new function and documentation ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PSF/2* CSD UR41102 which includes several new functions and documentation enhancements is now available by contacting the IBM Support Center at 1-800-237-5511. New PSF/2 orders will begin shipping with this 'refresh level' beginning April 29th, 1994. The following is a list of what's new with the CSD. UPLOAD-N-PRINT ============== Upload-n-Print provides a way to send LAN jobs directly to an AFP* printer on an MVS* or VM* host system. (The AS/400* and VSE* environments are not currently supported.) With this new function, LAN users can now print to a host AFP printer from any application supported by PSF/2 including WordPerfect* or Microsoft Word*. PSF2DEV AND PSF2QUE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ======================================= PSF/2 users can now use the PSF2DEV and PSF2QUE commands to create and modify device definitions and create print queues. These commands will be extremely helpful in allowing customers with multiple PSF/2 licenses to automate the installation process. Using the PSF2DEV and PSF2QUE commands. you can now bypass the multiple steps through the PSF/2 Control Panel menus required when creating print queues and device definitions. DOCUMENTATION ============= - PostScript* Primer - Using the AFP Printer Drivers for Windows* - Using Type Transformer - PSF/2 Installation Cookbooks - DPF Configuration Guide - PSF/2 Printer Attachments Guide - More PSF/2 'New Function' Information NEW FORM DEFINITIONS ==================== PSF/2 now supplies new form definitions that provide additional function to accommodate new printer features and capabilities, including support for a fourth paper source and special form definitions for HP-PCL and PPDS printers. Also included are new compatibility form definitions for 3835 and 3900 printers. ---------------- PSF/2, AFP, MVS, VM, AS/400, and VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Windows, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and PostScript are trademarks or registered trademarks of others. Kristin Moore, Pennant Systems ********************************************************************** ═══ 152. Trying to print to an HP 4 Laser Printer - HELP ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I am using one of the first versions of OS/2 2.1. I've never had any printing problems with it until now when I was given an HP 4 Laser printer from my customer to use. The first thing I did was to install the HP printer driver. After doing this and trying to print, the following happens: 1) The print job goes to the newly created print queue 2) It sits there for a second than its icon jumps slightly to the right 3) All system applications are shut down 4) Nothing appears on the screen. When you do a 'Ctrl Esc' the Window List appears with nothing in it to select. 5) After rebooting the system with an Alt/Ctrl/Del everything comes back including the print queue with the print job in it. I've shredded the printer ICON several times, I've even booted in DOS serveral times and deleted the 3 directories under the C:\OS2\DLL path that the installation created and nothing has worked. If I try a print command from the 'C' prompt I can print to the HP printer using one of my 4019 print queues but that's the only way. I'm down to the point of throwing in the towel and starting a complete reinstallation. Will someone please save me from doing this. Thanks........... David Barthin sunny Kennewick Washington BARTH at OWGVM0 ********************************************************************** Shredding a printer icon is not the best way to remove it . In an attempt to delete and re-install the printer object I would recommend the following procedure. Right click on the printer object and open the settings then choose printer drivers and right click on the default driver for the icon ( Note: never delete the IBMNULL printer driver) and choose delete . When prompted answer yes to deleting all associated files . backout to the desktop and drag a new printer object to the desktop . right clcik on the object , open the settings and choose printer drivers. right click on the IBMnull driver and choose install . After installing the printer driver backout to the desktop and open an OS2 window. Type the following : COPY CONFIG.SYS LPT1 . If this prints correctly attempt printing from the application in question and if you still have problems let me know what application it is and where under OS2 you are attempting to print from . Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** ═══ 153. HP PJet XL exasperation ═══ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I have had the PaintJet XL hooked up to a PS/2 Mod 80 running OS/2 2.1 with no problem. I recently upgraded to a Mod 95 and hooked up the paintJet XL. I'm running OS/2 2.1 also with the same Printer driver installed as the mod 80 and same software applications. My application is Graphs and Illustrations that now come out strewn with characters and part of the graph or image etc.... Text files print out fine. I've had all the knowledgeable OS/2 People I know try to figure it out with no luck and HP no longer supports the PaintJet. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Gene Burdick IBM SSD San Jose, Ca. SJMVM16 / BURDICK ********************************************************************** If you are using the parallel port you might try disabling parallel port abitration (I'll have to verify this option), or check the cable (i.e. swap with another known to work with OS/2). Keith Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (IBMMAIL/USPGC9GC) ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 21:17 on 94/04/28 by BURDICK at SJMVM16 ] Although their is not very much different between the Mod 80 and Mod95 print system I would first suggest deleting and re-installing the printer object on the Mod 90/95 and see if this improves your graphics print capability . Right click on the printer object and open the settings , choose printer drivers and right click on the printer driver in question and choose delete. Answer yes when prompted for deleting all associated files . Back out to the desktop and drag a new printer driver out . Right click on the driver and open the settings , choose printer drivers and right click on the IBMnull driver and choose install . backout to the desktop and from an OS2 command prompt attempt printing by doing the following COPY CONFIG.SYS LPT1 . If text printing still works then attempt printing from your application and if problems arise let me know what application you are printing from and from where under OS2 ( dos , win-os2 , OS2 ). Martial Forget Boca Electronic Support Team ********************************************************************** [Reference to append at 21:17 on 94/04/28 by BURDICK at SJMVM16 ] I will second checking the arbitration (DMA) switch as well as the cable. The first difference between the 80 and 95 is the fact that the 95 has DMA and the 80 does not. You will find the switch in the Settings part of the onboard diagnostics of the 95 (Ctrl+Alt+Insert at boot). Also, the 95 is more sensitive to cable requirements. Make sure you are using the cable that came with the printer or a manufacturer's equal. An example of this is I used to have a 25 foot cable with my Model 70 but had to install a booster to get a clean signal with the 95 and 85. Otherwise I also got garbage text strewn throughout my page. JASII. ********************************************************************** FWIW ... yesterday I had to disable DMA arbitration on a PS/2 77 for a user with OS/2 2.1 and a Laserjet IIP Plus which cleared up his printing problem immediately ... my ultimate recommendation to him was to get a better cable and also update the OS/2 printer drivers before attempting to enable DMA arbitration again. Keith Blake (The OS/2 Mole) V: (513) 983-8119 (IBMMAIL/USPGC9GC) ********************************************************************** When you use DMA transfer to the parallel port, there are 4 lines that can cause an interrupt as opposed to just 1 line for PIO transfer. Therefore, there is a greater chance of something going wrong if there is electrical interference or cross-talk. Make sure your cable is well shielded and doubly grounded. Mark