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Single Pass, Multiple Function Printing on one Printer
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First step is to look at epson, which has 2 paper paths and see what it can do. But I don't think it will be what you need.
Also look to bin capable laser, it could do sheet and envelope, but you'll be separating paper, which will probably make it unusable. Ed Fair
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Also look to bin capable laser, it could do sheet and envelope, but you'll be separating paper, which will probably make it unusable. Ed Fair
efair@atlnet.com
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It is not clear from your post whether or not the letter and the receipt both require an envelope. If they do, you should probably look at an impact printer which could print on a generic 'mailer' (envelope and document combined). If not , it sounds like you need any printer with two paths, one for the envelope and one for the letter or receipt which would both have to be printed on the same type of letterhead or plain paper. What is the exact use of this application?
There are specialist print systems to do this. They tend to be used by very high volume mailers, like utilities, credit card co.s & junk mailers, and cost mega-bucks.
You may want to ask a commercial print shop what system they use.
But I think you'll find that high volume mailing solutions generally use "window" type envelopes that don't need to be fed through a printer.
Hope this helps.
Ian
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You may want to ask a commercial print shop what system they use.
But I think you'll find that high volume mailing solutions generally use "window" type envelopes that don't need to be fed through a printer.
Hope this helps.
Ian
"IF" is not a word it's a way of life
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OK, this is a start. I think what people saw is I used WP for UNIX and a HPIIISi with envelope feeder. But, the printer was already setup: I just had to pick lp -dhpa or whatever. I'm afraid they will pick up a printer somewhere, roll it in and say "Set it up". Is there any good books/publications which can help?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
When you say that you had to just pick "lp -dhpa" to print something, did it print all three items at once (envelope, letter and receipt). Or there was a specific print queue to print specific items (ex. = hpa for letters, hpr for receipts, and hpe for envelopes)?
Either way, I think what your looking for are the escape sequences to tell the printer what you want it to do. So if you print all three items with one print command, the escape sequences are going to have to come from the application, almost like an embeddded header for each item being printed.
If you have seperate print queues for each item, they can all still access the same printer, but you can set them up to format the text (size position, paper tray).
Hope this helps.
crowe
Either way, I think what your looking for are the escape sequences to tell the printer what you want it to do. So if you print all three items with one print command, the escape sequences are going to have to come from the application, almost like an embeddded header for each item being printed.
If you have seperate print queues for each item, they can all still access the same printer, but you can set them up to format the text (size position, paper tray).
Hope this helps.
crowe
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