On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Paul McNett <p...@ulmcnett.com> wrote:
> > I take back my solution to print directly to the printer. The user just > emailed to > inform me that the print jobs are still PCL. Actually, the fax server > (hylafax) > thinks they are PCL but in fact I've looked at the file and it is PS > although it is > prepended with some non-PS junk like: > > @PJL SET STRINGCODESET=UTF8 > > There are 8 of those such lines before we get to: > > %!PS-Adobe-3.0 > > I also note that the file size jumped from about 60K to about 600K between > Windows XP > and Windows7 using the same printer driver (HP LaserJet 2800 PS). I need > to wait > until tonight to try to work around this but I'll try at least: > > 1) experiment with different PS drivers (non-HP) > 2) experiment with lowering the DPI (this one indicates in the comments > that it is > 600 dpi which is way higher than needed) > > Thanks and sorry for the misinformation on the fix. > > I'm pretty sure PJL is something like Print Job Language, and the problem is with hylafax rules mis-parsing the result. Some Googling seems to confirm. You might dig into the printer driver's options to see if there's an "Omit preamble" or equivalent, or a version-compatibility option.. Or, as you said, try a different driver. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4vjlns4ssxfhsjnuw0vxnrndbajk4dsgw36hh9rn35...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
