syntax for pcl on solaris using vi editor

[ttroxell]

Hi,

Trying to write pcl code on solaris using vi editor:

This is my current preload to call a printer tray. It always prints to default tray 4 on hp9000 printer.

^[%-12345X@PJL
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[&l1H
^[%-12345X

Second preload file for postscript output to specify tray and postscript output:

^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT PCL Job
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[E . . . . PCL Job . . . . ^[E
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-ADOBE. . . . postscript job data. . . .
^[%-12345X

This ignors tray mediatype and prints both ascii report and a postscript file to default tray 4 on hp9000: I need them to go to specific trays.

Any help would be greatly appreaciated.
Thanks,
-T

 

[UncleRick]

try cahnging

^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT PCL Job
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[E . . . . PCL Job . . . . ^[E
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-ADOBE. . . . postscript job data. . . .
^[%-12345X

to

^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT PCL Job
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[E . . . . PCL Job . . . . ^[E
^[E%-12345X@PJL
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-ADOBE. . . . postscript job data. . . .
^[%-12345X

you have to tell the printer you are going back to PJL.

Good luck,

 

[ttroxell]

I made the change you suggested, but the file is still printing from tray4. Also, I get two pages before the printout.
Page one
. . . . PCL . . . .
Page two
with the following wrapping around the page
%-12345X@PJL
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-A

Page three
The postscript file prints from tray 4 not tray 3, where cardstock is loaded.

The printer is set with tray 2 = color, tray3 = cardstock, tray4 = plain.

I've retyped the command several times checking for type-os. I understand that I need a <CR> and <LF> at the end of the lines. Can you confirm?

Also, have you ever used these commands in unix scripts? I currently have setup filter scripts on solaris, which I entered pcl commands to call trays. These scripts work great for ascii reports, but when I print postscript reports the tray calls are ignored.

Thanks,
T

 

[UncleRick]

I made a error in my last post.
^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT PCL Job
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[E . . . . PCL Job . . . . ^[E
^[E%-12345X@PJL
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-ADOBE. . . . postscript job data. . . .
^[%-12345X

should have been

^[%-12345X@PJL COMMENT PCL Job
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL
^[E . . . . PCL Job . . . . ^[E
^[%-12345X@PJL
@PCL SET MEDIATYPE = CARDSTOCK
@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT
%!PS-ADOBE. . . . postscript job data. . . .
^[%-12345X

Sorry. The ^[E is PCL reset. I wanted to add the enter PJL.

Yes, the end of every PJL command must end with <CR><LF>.
Yes, I use UNIX everyday and vi is my favorate editor and broune is my shell. I have a solaris printer interface script in which I do the same thing but I use PJL with PCL printing and not to much PostScript. I have the HP manuals and what you are doing should work as long as the setpagedevice library in the PS file is not overriding your settings. If it is a generic PS file, you should be fine.

Sorry again for the misleading first post.