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
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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
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