Hello Jon, I use bullzip in combination with DP and vDosto make PDFs..
In config.txt LPT3 = /SEL'Bullzip PDF printer' /CPIA /LEFT0.50 /TOP0.50 Gerard 2014-09-30 1:00 GMT+02:00 Jon <[email protected]>: > Hi Jos: > > Finally got around to testing your last suggestion from July (traveling > the past 2 months) : still can't print using USB printer (my biggest > problem with DP right now--vDos solved the compatibility with win 7). My > goal is to have DP output in PDF and then I can do anything with it. > > 1. I REM'd out LPT1 printer setting in config.sys as suggested. > > 2. I tried to print out a report but no automatic PDF doc appeared. > Instead, it printed to the attached parallel port and printer showed PCL > codes (without the escape code). I double checked my report to make sure > those escape codes preceeded my PCL codes in the report, and they're > definitely there (esc 27) > > 3. I dowloaded the latest July vDOS version and also pcl6.exe was put > into the vDOS folder. > > I thought perhaps DataPerfect's setting to send report to LPT1 somehow > over rode the automatic PDF generato but I reset DP to make a file instead > of print: that didn't help either. Nothing appears on screen. > > Was I supposed to put a pcl6.exe in the autoexec? > Any special command in config? > > Thanks for your help! > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jos Schaars > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 1:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] Dosprinter working in Vdos > > Hello Jon, > > Your DP application is sending PCL data to the printer. > DOSPrinter doesn t understand PCL and is meant for Epson printer emulation. > The one exception is the /RAW switch that lets DOSPrinter select the > Windows printer and send the data directly to the printer w/o trying to > interpret any Epson codes. > LPT1 = /SEL'Brother HL-S370DW' /RAW > > But vDos should recognize the PCL data coming from your application and > nothing would have to be set. > The printer output should be converted to PDF and opened in your PDF > reader. > You didn t mention vDos complaining it couldn t start the PCL6.exe program: > - Check if you have the latest version (2014.07.18) of vDos. > - Look for any lines in config.txt with LPT1= ., remove them or comment > them out with REM. > - Read the instructions in the last four lines of config.txt. > > Jos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >
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