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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2-
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor
>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:16 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [U2] HP 4250dtn printer using PCL commands from Universe Basic
>program with hex conversion codes ... Tray 3 selection not working
>
>Bill,
>
>Was that on Windows or on .nix?
>
>I have just installed  SpoolerPlus on UV 10.2 on RHEL 5.1 and discovered
>that the "text-only" driver in RHEL passes *only* text, nothing else, which
>is just the opposite of the "text-only" driver in Windows - go figure!
>
>I also tried the raw driver in RHEL and lost all control of data formatting.
>
>The only driver that has worked so far in RHEL is the HP driver for an HP
>LaserJet 6P printer, but I haven't yet tried to pass PCL commands to the
>printer thru the HP driver - stay tuned!
>
>Thanks for the information.
>
>Dave
>
>Dave Taylor
>Sysmark Information Systems, Inc.
>Authorized IBM Business Partner
>49 Aspen Way
>Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
>(O) 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275)
>(F) 310-377-3550
>(C) 310-561-5200
>www.sysmarkinfo.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Haskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:15 AM
>Subject: RE: [U2] HP 4250dtn printer using PCL commands from Universe Basic
>program with hex conversion codes ... Tray 3 selection not working
>
>
>> Dave:
>>
>> I don't think I had to do this in UD when setting up a network printer.  I
>> simply
>> installed the printer (HP2420tn) onto the UD machine; the HP driver was
>> installed for
>> this printer.  I use the SETPTR command (creating a _HOLD_ entry first) to
>> send PCL5
>> codes, the print job, and finally the PCL end-job codes and everything
>> gets through
>> just fine.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2-
>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:34 AM
>>>To: [email protected]
>>>Subject: Re: [U2] HP 4250dtn printer using PCL commands from Universe
>>>Basic
>>>program with hex conversion codes ... Tray 3 selection not working
>>>
>>>Bob,
>>>
>>>1.    Is this the only PCL command that is not being recognized or are all
>>>others also not being recognized?
>>>
>>>If all PCL commands (eg. CPI, CPL, LPI, LPP, Orientation, etc.) are being
>>>ignored, check the Windows printer driver installed with this printer.
>>>
>>>If you are using the HP driver, none of your PCL commands will be passed
>>>thru to the printer - they will all fail.
>>>
>>>If so, you need to create an additional Windows logical printer attached
>>>to
>>>the same port as  your current HP4250 and install the Generic Text-only
>>>driver from the Generic manufacturer's list of drivers in Windows and
>>>assign
>>>a different name to the printer (eg. HP4250TEXT).
>>>
>>>2.    If this is the only PCL command that is being ignored while others
>>>are
>>>being recognized, check the sequence of PCL commands in the string of PCL
>>>commands that are being sent to the printer.
>>>
>>>If you send a PCL command to specify a tray and then follow it with a PCL
>>>command to specify a particular paper type and that paper type is not in
>>>the
>>>same tray as the tray previously specified, the last command received by
>>>the
>>>printer will be the command that it uses - eg tray 3, paper type Plain
>>>will
>>>leave your printer at tray 2 according to your settings.
>>>
>>>Please contact me directly if this doesn't work.
>>>
>>>Rgds,
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Dave Taylor
>>>Sysmark Information Systems, Inc.
>>>Authorized IBM Business Partner
>>>49 Aspen Way
>>>Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
>>>(O) 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275)
>>>(F) 310-377-3550
>>>(C) 310-561-5200
>>>www.sysmarkinfo.com
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Bob Utech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>Cc: "Bob Utech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:14 AM
>>>Subject: [U2] HP 4250dtn printer using PCL commands from Universe Basic
>>>program with hex conversion codes ... Tray 3 selection not working
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am trying to send a report to the HP4250 printer to tray 3 using PCL
>>>> codes (hex = 1B266C3548), but is not working.
>>>> It always defaults to tray 2 when jobs are sent from host Universe no
>>>> matter what PCL tray code I use. Any Microsoft Office print jobs work
>>>> fine and select the correct trays.
>>>> All 3 trays are setup : Default paper size = Letter   Tray behavior =
>>>> Use requested tray always
>>>>
>>>>                                                      tray1: paper size
>>>> = Envelope
>>>>                                                             paper type
>>>> = Preprinted
>>>>                                                      tray2: paper size
>>>> = Letter
>>>>                                                             paper type
>>>> = Plain
>>>>                                                      tray3: paper size
>>>> = Letter
>>>>                                                             paper type
>>>> = Bond
>>>> I am on Universe 10.1.23 with Windows Server 2003
>>>> I have several cases with HP Support concerning this - but they haven't
>>>> been very helpful - just point me to links to PCL commands (which I
>>>> already have).
>>>>
>>>> I am hoping someone in the U2UG has experience doing this ... Any help
>>>> would be appreciated.
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> Bob Utech, Senior I.T. Coordinator
>>>> Information Technology Department
>>>> (218) 879-3321 ext. 174
>>>> Visit RAM on the Web at www.rammutual.com
>>>>
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