HP-UX

Code:

echo "\0033C\0041\c" >set33

confirm that file set33 contains 3 characters using a hex or octal dump program. Hex dump should look like 1b 43 21.
Do the same with the printer reset.

Code:

echo "\0033@\c">reset

If you have the gnu version of echo, will you have to use "echo -e" instead of "echo"
Change the unix printer script to:

Code:

cat set33 myprintfile reset |lp -depson

Change the Windows printer configuration to temporarily print to file. Send a print job to the printer, and examine the file using "debug"

Thanks Jack,
That commands were pretty useful . Got some clear idea . But i still find those datas also appended in the print file.

Are there also escape sequences in the original print file? If so they will override whatever commands you prefix the file with. Can you save the original print file, and post the first 3 lines, and the last 3 lines?

The file looks like below .
The file starts with two line feeds at the beginning . The first three lines are

Code:

line feed 
line feed
                    065                                       13-Dec-2011

The last three lines for this page are

Code:

         P O BOX 46806 ABU DHABI
          
         ABU DHABI,          Abu Dhabi
[FF]

where [FF] form feed character is displayed as a Box .

There are multiple pages like this inside a single file. I need to print each page separately reading from the same file .

Lets bypass all the intermediate processes.
Save the print file to disk.
Edit the file so that only two pages are printed.

Code:

cat set33 saved_print_file reset >testfile

Go to the XP machine.
Start a command prompt
FTP to the HPUX machine and login.
ftp>ascii
ftp>get testfile
ftp>quit
c:> copy testfile LPT1:
I am assuming that the printer is connected to the primary parallel port of the computer. Otherwise, use the appropriate device (LPT2:, COM1:, COM2

It is connected to a USB port . When i mention USB002(name of the port to which printer is configured) it is giving me an error( * Is not a recognized device). When i give the printer name instead of port name it is asking whether to overwrite the file with options as Yes /No/All . I have a doubt wherein it will overwrite any printer settings or just the datas in printer queue . (Coz the printer queue is empty right now and then also it is aking the same)

Use the following

Code:

c:\>net use LPT1: \\mycomputer\myprinter
c:\>copy testfile LPT1:

where mycomputer is the name of the local computer, and myprinter is the share name.