Printer Maintenance

[Steven Waters]

(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".

-----Scott Walker wrote ----
>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.


Is this statement true?
The global table is used when setting up a new printer.
The global table has no effect on existing printer descriptions or print
codes.