impact printers in OI (OpenInsight 32-bit Specific)
At 29 DEC 2004 12:22:28AM Joshua Saks wrote:
I am looking for help. We are converting a customer from AREV to OI and we need to continue to print on multi-part forms. In AREV, the dot matrix printers do the trick. We would like to print in draft mode on an Epson dot matrix printer and be able to set 10 cpi or 12 cpi.
Any suggestions gratefully accepted. However, printing multiple copies on a laserjet, inkjet or deskjet is not an option.
Thank you and Happy Holidays.
At 29 DEC 2004 02:52AM Donald Bakke wrote:
Joshua,
Your best option is to use the Direct Print add on utility from Splaver Software. This will allow you to preserve your AREV legacy code and allow you to print directly to your dot matrix printer using their internal fonts (rather than Windows fonts). It will be just as if AREV was doing the printing but directly from within OI. We have used this in a few applications with great success.
dbakke@srpcs.com
At 29 DEC 2004 12:00PM Don Miller wrote:
Not free .. but it works very well. Should save the bacon on this one.
Happy New Year to all
Don
At 30 DEC 2004 08:02AM RCatalano wrote:
Hi Joshua:
Try creating your printer as Generic Text only. I'm not sure if this will work but it's worth a try.
Bob Catalano
Revelation Software
At 30 DEC 2004 10:57AM Donald Bakke wrote:
Hi Bob,
Using the Generic Text Only driver does improve the situation but it doesn't give the same affect as printing directly to the printer. You are still using the Window's print engine and therefore lose control. Especially printer codes that require Char(27) to be embedded.
Not that I want to eliminate Tony Splaver from getting some well deserved income from his products (he created the OIPI and OIWAM…both products are now moot in OI 32-bit) but it might be worthwhile if Revelation provided this feature as well. There are other reasons why direct access to the port is handy, like controlling cash registers. I'll post this in the suggestion box.
dbakke@srpcs.com
At 30 DEC 2004 11:01AM support@sprezzatura.com wrote:
We've had some good success with cash registers by OsWriting to LPT1 FWIW.
support@sprezzatura.com
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At 30 DEC 2004 02:18PM Richard Hunt wrote:
Joshua,
You might want to try to set the font to "Courier New". And set the height (subvalue 2) to "-11" for 12cpi, or "-12" for 10cpi. I do not have an Epson printer to test it on.
At 18 JAN 2005 10:11AM dsigafoos wrote:
requires change to code. 'specially for those instances where trying to port over old PICK-a-likes
PRINT would be very handy
Now if i could only get them to understand it really shouldn't look like a green screen. No mr customer you CRT @(c,r) doesn't work .. sorry