PRINTER BUFFERING with HP DESKJET

[agedoorn]

Since HP800 and HP900 series DESKJET it seems impossible to send more than two pages to the printer without an error message (printer not ready! - QUIT - RETRY).
When waiting and pusching RETRY the printer is going on for an other two pages.
Operating system W98 and Wme
Clipper 5.3b en Tools 5.3

The problem couldn't be solved with different settings in W98 and Wme.

Of course a delay could be programmed (e.g. 20 - 25 secs). The third and fift .... pages could be sent after some delay. The operator has to wait in the meantime.

Is there an easy way to sent for instance 10 pages at ones, without error message and without blocking the use of the computer?
The use of a harware buffer is not considered!

Wim

 

[IngMontes]

Puedes mandar cualquier impresion a un archivo de texto y una vez terminado el proceso, mandas el archivo a la impresora empleando el comando COPY... de Clipper.

Yo tambien tenia ese problema, ahora cada linea de impresion la mando a un arvhivo y al terminar el reporte, mando el archivo a la impresora.

 

[BULLET]

If you are on a network I would suggest that you send the report to a networked printer attached to another pc. We have a large hp 2100 on our server and can send hundreds of pages to it without error. However if we directly attach the printer to a pc and print to it we get the same error as you. We have implemented a function in our code to select an lptx port as part of the print routine. You need to configure a network printer and then capture an lpt port and send it to that printer. It works great. We can also send PCL5 code to switch to 10, 12 or 17cpi as part of the routine.

bob v