> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 18 10:08:22 2003 > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:23:30 +0000 (GMT) > From: Toby Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: LPRng: terminating postscript jobs > > Hi all, > > What is the correct way to terminate a postscript job (i.e. tell the > printer that it's definitely finished). > > We have had issues with jobs following on from each other, or on a > locally attached HP2200, not printing until another job is sent. The > postscript seems absolutely fine to me - it finishes with %%EOF. I > have noted that I can send the UEL command <ESC>%-12345X after the > postcript job and this seems to fix things. > > My question is, is this the correct way to do this, or is there a > postscript command that I should use? > > Toby Blake > University of Edinburgh
This depends on the printer. But for HP printers that have PCL support, it is MANDATORY (yes, required!) that you send <ESC>%-12345X at the START and END of a job. The one at the START will cause any pages hanging around to be ejected; the one at the END will cause the pages to be flushed. Sigh... Patrick ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
