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- From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
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- Subject: HP Laser Jet II - paper source problem
- Date: 18 Nov 92 00:49:01 GMT
- Organization: The University of British Columbia
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- We output a report to a HP Laserjet II printer. The report requires two
- sources of paper (one for a plain paper, the other for paper with company
- header).
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- We managed to incorporate the proper escape codes in our report programs to
- switch between automatic and manual feed sources. The problem is that after
- switching, it always ejects a blank page. How can this blank page eject be
- disabled ?
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- Also, is there a way or perhaps an undocumented escape code to turn the printer
- offline/online ? We are trying to make the printer pause so that the user can
- feed the printer with the proper paper. Unfortunately, our reportwriter program
- (SQL*REPORTwriter) is so inflexible we cannot make the report pause. So we
- have to play clever tricks with the printer to simulate the pause.
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- Any ideas/help is much appreciated.
-
- Thanks.
-