printer esc strings

[tasminracer]

hi i need to send


esc&l5H to a printer at the begining of a print job to select the paper tray.

how ?


im using lp


ta

 

[fredericofonseca]

Either change the printer interface file or add that to the top of the file you are printing.




Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com

 

[PHV]

In the /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces/PrinterName add the following code:

echo "\033&l5H\c"

in the for file in $files loop

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[edfair]

PHV's line should be in the interface script just before the "cat file$> " line near the bottom of the script.
And normal use would probably be to put the normal tray back active after the print job is finished with another line after the file is dumped.

And if this is a printer that other people use you probably need to create another interface strictly for your job, using the same hardware point.

Ed Fair
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