Printer Maintenance

[Kenneth Brody]

(Unexplained conversion from inline posting to top-posting corrected.)

Quoting Steven Waters (Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:03:32 -0700):

> > > I have a question on the Printer Maintenance menu item.
> > > "U" to update the printer codes. If I choose to add a new
> > > print code, lets say a new font. After I leave the description
> > > field Filepro asks, "Add description of code number (142) to
> > > global table? (Y/N)". I have always said no.
> > >
> > > If I say yes what actually happens?
> >
> > Given that it's asking you if you want to add the description of
> > code number 142 to the global table, I would expect that it would
> > add the description you just entered into code number 142 to the
> > global table.
>
> Does that mean that on every printer type listed in printer maintenance,
> that code (142) will be over written by the new description?
>
> Is the global table a file?

Yes, "$PFPROG/fp/lib/prtdesc".

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