Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have posted this in CDP once and got the enclosed answer. According to the manual that was quoted, it should be working, but it is not. I am using a Dell 3110cn Color laser printer. We are printing from Universe with a Windows 2003 server using the windows generic text driver. I do get output, but it's always in gray scale. Never in color. Note: when I print the windows test page from another pc using the dell drivers, it's in color, so color does work. Just not from the PCL below. Any Ideas would be most appreciated. Here is the program was provided by Frank Winans from CDP. Thanks in advance. equ ESC to CHAR(27), CBLK to 0, CRED to 1, CGRN to 2 equ CYEL to 3, CBLU to 4, CMGN to 5, CCYN TO 6, CWHT TO 7 EQU ESC TO CHAR(27) PRINTER ON PRINT ESC:*r3U: ;* set up an rgb type 8-color palette PRINT ESC:*v:CRED:S: PRINT Red : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLU:S: PRINT Blue : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLK:S: PRINT black PRINTER OFF In cases such as this, it is a good idea to divide the process into steps, and see which step has the problem. For instance, configure your printer driver to print to file, then run the program, then examine the file produced to see it it contains what you expect it to contain. Then send it to the printer. Because I have an HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL printer (and I'm a nice guy), I created a file that had those escape sequences (not using Pick, just a low-level editor), and ran it out to my printer. It printed each word in the proper color. So that says the code sequence is right, for an actual PCL printer. Email me privately if you'd like my test file. Also, it's possible that there is a problem in using the Generic driver. Try a different driver. But consider this: you can spend a LOT of time hand-writing PCL sequences. If you value your time, you might use a tool to make this easier. With our Print Wizard product, you could generate the following print data: = PWMLBODYPRE FONT color=redRed FONT color=blueBlue FONT color=blackBlack = ...and pass it to Print Wizard, which will render the intended output on ANY printer with a proper Windows driver. If you think this looks like HTML, that is intentional. We mimic HTML in many ways, but also include tags for barcodes, paper sizes, orientation, overlays, etc. Details on our web site. Regards, Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] company e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Color Laser PCL
Have you also checked that the driver is in raw mode? Jerry Banker -Original Message- From: Bob Rasmussen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:44 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have posted this in CDP once and got the enclosed answer. According to the manual that was quoted, it should be working, but it is not. I am using a Dell 3110cn Color laser printer. We are printing from Universe with a Windows 2003 server using the windows generic text driver. I do get output, but it's always in gray scale. Never in color. Note: when I print the windows test page from another pc using the dell drivers, it's in color, so color does work. Just not from the PCL below. Any Ideas would be most appreciated. Here is the program was provided by Frank Winans from CDP. Thanks in advance. equ ESC to CHAR(27), CBLK to 0, CRED to 1, CGRN to 2 equ CYEL to 3, CBLU to 4, CMGN to 5, CCYN TO 6, CWHT TO 7 EQU ESC TO CHAR(27) PRINTER ON PRINT ESC:*r3U: ;* set up an rgb type 8-color palette PRINT ESC:*v:CRED:S: PRINT Red : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLU:S: PRINT Blue : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLK:S: PRINT black PRINTER OFF In cases such as this, it is a good idea to divide the process into steps, and see which step has the problem. For instance, configure your printer driver to print to file, then run the program, then examine the file produced to see it it contains what you expect it to contain. Then send it to the printer. Because I have an HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL printer (and I'm a nice guy), I created a file that had those escape sequences (not using Pick, just a low-level editor), and ran it out to my printer. It printed each word in the proper color. So that says the code sequence is right, for an actual PCL printer. Email me privately if you'd like my test file. Also, it's possible that there is a problem in using the Generic driver. Try a different driver. But consider this: you can spend a LOT of time hand-writing PCL sequences. If you value your time, you might use a tool to make this easier. With our Print Wizard product, you could generate the following print data: = PWMLBODYPRE FONT color=redRed FONT color=blueBlue FONT color=blackBlack = ...and pass it to Print Wizard, which will render the intended output on ANY printer with a proper Windows driver. If you think this looks like HTML, that is intentional. We mimic HTML in many ways, but also include tags for barcodes, paper sizes, orientation, overlays, etc. Details on our web site. Regards, Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] company e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL
For what it is worth, several years ago I spent a great deal of time trying to print color text on an HP inkjet using PCLe from mvBase. Completely frustrated. In the end, I was able to accomplish what I needed using an Epson inkjet and their ESC/P codes. But even that solution only allowed me to print entire lines in one color (acceptable for the job I had at hand.) On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Bill Haskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curt: Also, the manual should give you the escape sequences and codes to produce what you need. I don't have a manual present but I've worked with PCL and graphics modes for years and the test environment takes some getting used to. For instance, you can always use DOS commands to copy a file to a printer. This helps to identify if there are any print driver or U2 specific problems. Once you know a print job is headed to the correctly defined printer, it's much easier to use BASIC. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:01 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL Hi Curt, Don't know if this is the problem or not but, if you are using the manufacturer's printer driver, it will block all ESC sequences from reaching the printer. You need to install the printer as a Windows printer using the Generic / Text Only driver from the Generic Manufacturer. I don't have a color laser printer to test this on, and the color inkjet printer in my office does not recognize PCL commands. hth, Dave Dave Taylor Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. Authorized IBM Business Partner 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 (O) 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (F) 310-377-3550 (C) 310-561-5200 www.sysmarkinfo.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: [U2] Color Laser PCL I have posted this in CDP once and got the enclosed answer. According to the manual that was quoted, it should be working, but it is not. I am using a Dell 3110cn Color laser printer. We are printing from Universe with a Windows 2003 server using the windows generic text driver. I do get output, but it's always in gray scale. Never in color. Note: when I print the windows test page from another pc using the dell drivers, it's in color, so color does work. Just not from the PCL below. Any Ideas would be most appreciated. Here is the program was provided by Frank Winans from CDP. Thanks in advance. equ ESC to CHAR(27), CBLK to 0, CRED to 1, CGRN to 2 equ CYEL to 3, CBLU to 4, CMGN to 5, CCYN TO 6, CWHT TO 7 EQU ESC TO CHAR(27) PRINTER ON PRINT ESC:*r3U: ;* set up an rgb type 8-color palette PRINT ESC:*v:CRED:S: PRINT Red : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLU:S: PRINT Blue : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLK:S: PRINT black PRINTER OFF From info in topics: simple color mode and foreground color in file BPL1312.PDF from www.hp.com which is the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual Curt Lashley 2803 North Boulevard Tampa, FL 33602 Cell: (813) 293-2878 or (800) 886-2878 Home: (813) 226-2878 or (800) 524-2878 Fax: (813) 229-2878 --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ -- George Smith, Phoenix, AZ Member of the Independent Computer Consultants Association since 1983 --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL
Hi Curt, Don't know if this is the problem or not but, if you are using the manufacturer's printer driver, it will block all ESC sequences from reaching the printer. You need to install the printer as a Windows printer using the Generic / Text Only driver from the Generic Manufacturer. I don't have a color laser printer to test this on, and the color inkjet printer in my office does not recognize PCL commands. hth, Dave Dave Taylor Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. Authorized IBM Business Partner 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 (O) 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (F) 310-377-3550 (C) 310-561-5200 www.sysmarkinfo.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: [U2] Color Laser PCL I have posted this in CDP once and got the enclosed answer. According to the manual that was quoted, it should be working, but it is not. I am using a Dell 3110cn Color laser printer. We are printing from Universe with a Windows 2003 server using the windows generic text driver. I do get output, but it's always in gray scale. Never in color. Note: when I print the windows test page from another pc using the dell drivers, it's in color, so color does work. Just not from the PCL below. Any Ideas would be most appreciated. Here is the program was provided by Frank Winans from CDP. Thanks in advance. equ ESC to CHAR(27), CBLK to 0, CRED to 1, CGRN to 2 equ CYEL to 3, CBLU to 4, CMGN to 5, CCYN TO 6, CWHT TO 7 EQU ESC TO CHAR(27) PRINTER ON PRINT ESC:*r3U: ;* set up an rgb type 8-color palette PRINT ESC:*v:CRED:S: PRINT Red : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLU:S: PRINT Blue : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLK:S: PRINT black PRINTER OFF From info in topics: simple color mode and foreground color in file BPL1312.PDF from www.hp.com which is the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual Curt Lashley 2803 North Boulevard Tampa, FL 33602 Cell: (813) 293-2878 or (800) 886-2878 Home: (813) 226-2878 or (800) 524-2878 Fax: (813) 229-2878 --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Color Laser PCL
Curt: Also, the manual should give you the escape sequences and codes to produce what you need. I don't have a manual present but I've worked with PCL and graphics modes for years and the test environment takes some getting used to. For instance, you can always use DOS commands to copy a file to a printer. This helps to identify if there are any print driver or U2 specific problems. Once you know a print job is headed to the correctly defined printer, it's much easier to use BASIC. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:01 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Color Laser PCL Hi Curt, Don't know if this is the problem or not but, if you are using the manufacturer's printer driver, it will block all ESC sequences from reaching the printer. You need to install the printer as a Windows printer using the Generic / Text Only driver from the Generic Manufacturer. I don't have a color laser printer to test this on, and the color inkjet printer in my office does not recognize PCL commands. hth, Dave Dave Taylor Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. Authorized IBM Business Partner 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 (O) 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (F) 310-377-3550 (C) 310-561-5200 www.sysmarkinfo.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: [U2] Color Laser PCL I have posted this in CDP once and got the enclosed answer. According to the manual that was quoted, it should be working, but it is not. I am using a Dell 3110cn Color laser printer. We are printing from Universe with a Windows 2003 server using the windows generic text driver. I do get output, but it's always in gray scale. Never in color. Note: when I print the windows test page from another pc using the dell drivers, it's in color, so color does work. Just not from the PCL below. Any Ideas would be most appreciated. Here is the program was provided by Frank Winans from CDP. Thanks in advance. equ ESC to CHAR(27), CBLK to 0, CRED to 1, CGRN to 2 equ CYEL to 3, CBLU to 4, CMGN to 5, CCYN TO 6, CWHT TO 7 EQU ESC TO CHAR(27) PRINTER ON PRINT ESC:*r3U: ;* set up an rgb type 8-color palette PRINT ESC:*v:CRED:S: PRINT Red : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLU:S: PRINT Blue : PRINT ESC:*v:CBLK:S: PRINT black PRINTER OFF From info in topics: simple color mode and foreground color in file BPL1312.PDF from www.hp.com which is the PCL 5 Color Technical Reference Manual Curt Lashley 2803 North Boulevard Tampa, FL 33602 Cell: (813) 293-2878 or (800) 886-2878 Home: (813) 226-2878 or (800) 524-2878 Fax: (813) 229-2878 --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
