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Title:	PATHWORKS V5 for DOS and Windows
Notice:	OS2LAN::OS2:[PUBLIC] is alive again, but not what it used to be
Moderator:	RANGER::CURLESS

Created:	Fri Feb 11 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	7404
Total number of notes:	27276

7351.0. "VT320 and default printer - problems" by FUTURS::CROSSLEY (For internal use only) Thu Mar 06 1997 06:30

    
    Hi Folks,

    I have a VMS application which attempts to send output to the default
    printer defined on an individuals PC.

    It does this by sending the following control codes before and after
    the text to be printed :-


    >  CHR(27),'[5I'
    >  CHR(12)
    >
    >  text to be printed
    >
    >  CHR(27),'[4I'


    I know that the code works because, using KEA, the output appears as
    expected on the required printer.

    However, using VT320, the first word of the text to be printed is
    reported as an error, in this case the word 'DIGITAL' :-


    > ERROR: undefined
    > OFFENDING COMMAND : DIGITAL
    >
    > STACK:


    For information purposes, I'm using VT320 V6.0.009

    Any help would be greatly appreciated,

    Best regards,
    Ian.

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7351.1		JAMIN::WASSER	John A. Wasser	`Thu Mar 06 1997 07:56`	6
	> I have a VMS application which attempts to send output to the default > printer defined on an individuals PC. > However, using VT320, the first word of the text to be printed is > reported as an error, in this case the word 'DIGITAL' :- Sounds like you are sending ASCII to a PostScript printer.
7351.2		FUTURS::CROSSLEY	For internal use only	`Fri Mar 07 1997 10:25`	14
	>> Sounds like you are sending ASCII to a PostScript printer. Hi, That's what I thought, but KEA! appears to cope with the problem 100% to produce the desired output. Is there a setting on VT320 so that I can tell the emulator to inform the printer about the ASCII output ??? Thanks and regards, Ian.
7351.3	Driver of Default Printer?	VMSNET::P_NUNEZ		`Fri Mar 07 1997 10:52`	10
	Ian, I think vt320 uses the print driver for whatever printer is the default windows printer on that particular client. So if you system is setup to use a Postcript print driver for the printer type in question, I think it'll work. Or were you testing KEA! and VT320 from the same client? Paul
7351.4		FUTURS::CROSSLEY	For internal use only	`Tue Mar 11 1997 05:40`	9
	Sorry for the delay in replying Paul. I have both KEA and VT320 installed on my PC, the KEA version functions correctly, but the VT320 does not. Strange eh ??? Thanks and regards, Ian.
7351.5		FUTURS::CROSSLEY	For internal use only	`Wed Mar 12 1997 06:56`	16
	An update...... We've since found a PC with VT320 installed which is not experiencing the problems I've described. We've also found a PC with VT420 installed, which is having problems. All we need to do is find out what is so special about that first PC.... Regards, Ian.