Mark:

A typical D3 solution is to:

1) sp-assign
2) sp-open
3) print PCL5 escape sequences
4) print report
5) print PCL5 ending sequences (usually [Esc]+E)
6) sp-close
7) sp-assign

Hope this helps.

Bill

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> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 10:57 PM
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> Subject: [U2] Fancy Printer
>
>
> Two printer questions:
>
> First, any recommendations on a multiple paper printer. For
> example, the first
> page would be tray 1 with a letterhead, Page 2 would be a form
> using tray 2
> and pages 3,4,5 etc would be tray 3 having white paper.
>
> Have a working knowledge of HP PCL (5/6) I just don't know which
> printer could
> handle this kind of output. If the printer could staple the pages
> together, it
> would be that much better.
>
> I've seen copy machines with this kind of magic. I'm just looking for some
> direction in choosing a printer.
>
> Second, sort of for D3. Are there any repetitive printer strings
> that could be
> send to the printer that precedes the actual output for each hold
> file. I'm
> dancing with a few clients having medium HP printers and the same
> report comes
> out landscape or portrait depending on the previous output (pick or word
> documents etc). I would like to either precede the output with an ESC E to
> clear to the defaults or actually force the default continuously.
>
> Presently I'm managing each report program by hand but there
> should be a more
> global solution.
>
> These are Laserjet Series 6's. I don't have this problem on HP
> 2000 series.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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