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- From: dhp@secapl.com (David Pfister)
- Subject: Re: Print queue control characters
- Message-ID: <1993Jan09.030317.8684@secapl.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 03:03:17 GMT
- References: <1993Jan6.220415.1@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov>
- Organization: Security APL, Inc.
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- In article <1993Jan6.220415.1@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov> jgc@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov (Jack Craven) writes:
- >How do you setup several print queues for a single printer with each
- >queue inserting control characters in front of each print request
- >to switch the printer into the desired mode of operation? Is it
- >documenated anywhere?
- >
- >jgc@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
- >
- create a virtual printer (use mkvirprt).
- Then modify the ci and cr parameters to send the appropriate
- initialize and reset strings (use lsvirprt or chvirprt).
- Look at the files in /usr/lpd/pio/predef as examples
- 4029.ps and 4029.pcl are good examples of how to do this for the
- IBM 4029 printer series.
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- David Pfister
- dhp@farstar.secapl.com
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