What happens if you use: lp -djndlzr0 file1 lp -djndlzr0 file2 etc. in your script.
Joel On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 12:24:30PM +1000, Burath, Philipp wrote: > Hi, > > We have nightly script running on our HP-UX box that generate reports that > are sent to various network printers which are using LRNG. > > For example our reports are created and we send the following command: > > lp -djndlzr0 file1 file2 file3 > > The only problem is that if for example file3 is zero length in size the > script hangs as lp isn't exciting because it is waiting for incoming data. I > have replicated this via the command line as well. > > It works fine when printing one file that is zero length in size.. > > We can always put some added some test in our scripts to check for zero > length files, or separate the one lp statement into multiple, so that this > doesn't occur, but I wanted to see if there is any setting that can be used > in the printcap file such that zero length jobs are ignored when multiple > jobs are sent. > > Regards > > ============================================ > Philipp Burath > IT Network Support Consultant > Western Diagnostic Pathology > 74 Mc Coy Street Myaree WA 6154 > Perth, Australia > Ph - +61 8 9317 0717 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================================ > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
