On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, John Perkins wrote:
> > I am currently trying to get an Apple LaserWrite 12/640 PS to
> > print text files over the network. Currently the job will die silently.
> > When I ran the text file through ifhp to see what came out I found that it
> > created a postscript file with "^D" at the beginning and end of the
> > document. After I deleted the "^D"'s from the file the file printed. I
> > also have run the file through a2ps, the filter ifhp uses, and the output
> > was a straight post script file. I believe that this is an error in ifhp
> > and that the "^D" at the beginning causes the printer to believe that
> > there is nothing to print. Is this correct, amd if so how can I fix it?
> > The printer is able to print out anything but text, thus I believe that
> > the printcap is correctly set up.
>
> You may want to try running ifhp with -Tps_eoj_at_start@ to disable the ^D at
> the beginning of the job. Look for "ps_eoj" in ifhp.conf to see what your
> "default" policy about adding ^D characters.
>
> We run without any ^D characters appended to jobs, which seems to work just
> fine with our Apple printers.
>
Thank you, this does seem to help a bit. Now I can run a text
file through ifhp and get a post script file that will print on the 12/640
PS. Unfortunately when I try to run the lpr comand with the flag
modifications the job still dies quietly. Any other possibilities?
Micah Garside-White
Summer Student Staff
Harvey Mudd College
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