At 01:55 μμ 7/3/2002, you wrote:
>----- Original Message ----- >From: Wolfgang Lenerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [ql-users] PCL3 printers > > > > On 6 Mar 2002, at 18:56, Geoff Wicks wrote: > > > > > > > > > > So have I, but it doesn't work for me. The file downloads, but doesn't > > > actually print. Do you have any special technique? > > > > Umm not really. I had thisproblem once,too. IIRC, once the entire > > file was downloaded, I openen a channel to the par device, and > > then it printed ok > > > >Thanks for the hint. Unfortunately it still did not work. > >In reply to Phoebus (sorry I accidently deleted your email - so I write from >memory). Thanks for the information, but a couple of points. Hi Geoff, first of all, after some checking up yes PCL6 is somewhat different... as I deleted the mail myself I don't exactly remember if I mentioned PCL or PCL6 but in anycase I meant PCL... Now... about comms between PCL printers and host systems... IT HAS TO BE IN BINARY format... (On the pc copy file.prn > prn /b ) If you send the output as text... you'll print gibberish... >If would be good if we could get some certainty on this point, because PCL6 >compatibility would offer a new range of printers to QL-users. Are there any >others beside Wolfgang who are successfully using PCL6 printers? I will investigate further and tell you, Phoebus
