In smit, when you setup the queue new or change an existing 'virtual printer' a couple of settings that give me complete control in Unidata are:
Send FORM FEED after each file = No Lines Per Page = <null> Columns per page = 9999 Make sure you always set it up as a GENERIC printer and ASCII printer Sincerely, David Laansma IT Manager Hubbard Supply Co. Direct: 810-342-7143 Office: 810-234-8681 Fax: 810-234-6142 www.hubbardsupply.com "Delivering Products, Services and Innovative Solutions" -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:21 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Line Printer Control Yes, on AIX, if you are using System V printing, make sure you setup the printer like so: Sorry for the ugly output... Add Remote Printer Configuration Type or select values in entry fields. Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. [Entry Fields] * PRINTER name [Qtest] * SERVER name [dns-name-or-ip] + * PRINTER NAME on server [RAW] COMMENT [] CLASS name [] + ---------- Interface Program Options ---------- Printer TYPES [Other] + CONTENT TYPE [simple] + --------- Header/Trailer Page Options --------- Force BANNER? no + On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Dave Laansma <dlaan...@hubbardsupply.com>wrote: > If you're on AIX, there are some settings in smit that may be causing > it too. > > Sincerely, > David Laansma > IT Manager > Hubbard Supply Co. > Direct: 810-342-7143 > Office: 810-234-8681 > Fax: 810-234-6142 > www.hubbardsupply.com > "Delivering Products, Services and Innovative Solutions" > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of John > Thompson > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:14 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Line Printer Control > > If I remember correctly, when we converted from UltPlus to Universe... > I had to set the following in our master login paragraph (I know, I > know, probably not the best place for it) for a lot of legacy stuff. > > SETPTR ,132,60,0,0,,NOHEAD,BRIEF,NFMT > > Try that maybe? Shot in the dark. I do remember many hours pulling > my hair out over this though. > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bill Brutzman > <bi...@hkmetalcraft.com>wrote: > > > We still use a greenbar printer to print checks. > > > > Via a UniBasic program, I am trying to send an alignment pattern to > > the printer before starting the check run. > > > > The trouble is that it always does a form feed after the alignment > pattern. > > > > I have been diddling with toggling options in... > > > > execute 'SETPTR > > 0,132,60,2,0,1,NHEAD,BRIEF,NFMT,NOEJECT,NODEFAULT,NOFORMFEED, AT PR0' > > > > PRINTER OFF > > PRINTER CLOSE > > > > Help would be appreciated. > > > > --Bill > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > -- > John Thompson > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
