Printer Maintenance

[Scott Walker]

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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth
Brody
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:19 PM
To: Steven Waters
Cc: Filepro List
Subject: RE: Printer Maintenance


(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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If you add a create a new print code table, this global description
table is used as a starting point.  If populates the Description column
of the new print code table.  I don't believe it has any effect on the
Sequence column.

Regards,

Scott

Scott Walker
RAM Systems Corp
Ph: (704) 896-6549
Fx: (704) 896-7458
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