Passthrough Printing on FP 4.0

[Scott Walker]

Scott Walker
RAM Systems Corp.
scottw1 at alltel.net
Ph: (704) 896-6549
Fx: (704) 896-7458


-----Original Message-----
From: John Locke [mailto:mail at freelock.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:45 AM
To: Scott Walker
Cc: Filepro_List
Subject: Re: Passthrough Printing on FP 4.0



Scott Walker wrote:
>> Also need to set PFPRTC=printer_type in the same place you are
setting
>> PFPT.
>>
>>   
>>     
> Now this is a problem. Is PFPRTC available in version 4.0? If so, what
> should I set it to?
>
>
> Yes it's available in 4.0.  I have no idea what printer control code
> table you need to use for this printer.  Which one would you use if
you
> were printing directly to the printer from the Linux server (ie. not
> doing passthru printing?...use the same one.)
>
>   
Ugh. I have no idea, either. How would I figure this out? I was unable
to print to this printer from the server, sharing it with Windows
Networking and adding it to CUPS as a Samba printer--no driver available
for this model. I was able to print to it from other Windows boxes on
the network (now that's an unusual situation for me--I generally do much
better getting things to work in Linux...).

However, in the Anzio terminal, things I printed using the simple
"passprt" script in the Anzio white paper printed just fine--so anything
I could send to stdin I was able to print.

Is there a generic printer type I can set PFPRTC to, to have it print
back through the connection?

I'm now remote, but could set this up and have them test...

Thanks,

-- 
John Locke
"Open Source Solutions for Small Business Problems"
published by Charles River Media, June 2004
http://www.freelock.com


Since this is such an old version of FP (I think 4.0 is about 15 years
old) I have no idea what printer control code tables are even on that
system.

Try looking at printer maintenance and see what tables are there.  I
assume your printer would understand control codes that an HP Laserjet
would, so if there is anything for a laser printer, try it.

But you are getting ahead of yourself....is the passthrough printing
even getting to the PC running Anzio?  If not, then printer control
codes are not even coming into play yet.