why not concatenate the labels into one file, then print that file?
something like:
cd /tmp/labels
cat lab* | lp -d label2
At 14:16 -0500 7/27/00, Robert McCallum wrote:
>hello,
>I just installed LPRng and I think it is great, however I am not sure
>how to get past this 52 request limit...
>I really need to .. for a cron job that I have to print all the labels
>that sit in a directory each night...
>it is a simple script
>
>cd /tmp/labels
>lp -dlabel2 lab*
>
>of course this fails with...
>Fatal error - Sorry, can only print 52 files at a time, split job up
>
>can I get around this limitation??
>I am using lpf
>from the HOWTO...
>
>Each data file for a print job has a name with the format
>dfXnnnh4.private. The df is used to indicate that the file is a data
>file, and the remainder is a unique name for the file in the job. The X
>part of the name must be an upper or lower case letter, setting a limit
>of 52 different files in a single print job.
>
>I am not sure I 100% understand this blurb.
>I cannot seem to locate what the options are for the "X" part and if a
>higher limit can be set with this option..
>
>thanks in advance for any insight into this matter.
>Robert
>
>
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests
>or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the
>impatient,
>to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>with: | example:
>subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word
>LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thomas Brand
System Administrator
Boston Medical Center
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: (617) 638-8205
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests
or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient,
to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with: | example:
subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED]
unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word
LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
