downloading a font CMC7

[maurosilva]

Hi,

I don't have the CMC7 font in the list of fonts available in my printer. How can I download this font using PCL commands?

Thanks.

mauro

 

[jlasman]

First, find a suitable PCL soft font and then copy it the printer. Binary copy BTW.

copy /b fontfile LPT1:

would be appropriate in DOS to get the file to the printer attached to LPT1;

copy /b fontfile \\computername\sharedprintername

to send the file to a printer attached to a computer on a network.

This is all covered pretty well in the PCL5 Tech Ref.

This applies in a purely PCL context. If you are eventually printing through a windows printer driver, then simply installing the required font into windows should be all that is necessary to use it with your application.

Jim Asman

http://www.spectracolorservices.com

 

[maurosilva]

Hi,

an additional comment about my question is: I would like to transfer the font (available locally) dinamically once this font is available on the file system.

thanks.
mauro

 

[Buff1]

Assuming the printer allows uploading of soft fonts, then a simple bat statement at startup should work on most win o/s.