nonstandard paper size for dot matrix printer forms (OpenInsight)
At 29 JAN 2002 10:02:15PM Jackie Jones wrote:
We're bringing a customer to OI from PICK.
In PICK we could switch their printers
back and forth from 12 CPI, 10 CPI and 17 CPI with
print commands. Also their forms are 8 1/2 wide
by 7 inches long.
Their printers are all Okidata 590 24-pin printers.
The problem is: with OIPI commands, how do I set
the page length. Rather page length settings havent
worked yet. It just feeds to the standard on the
printer. The printer doesnt have this page length
option. With the Printer On and Printer Off commands,
I cant get it to go to 12 and 17 CPI.
I'm stuck and the system is due day after tommorrow.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Will I have to ask them to get new multipart forms made
in the standard 8 1/2 x 11 sizes?
Thanks for any help.
At 30 JAN 2002 04:26AM Donald Bakke wrote:
Jackie,
What does your INIT statement look like? One of our first OI applications needed to support 8-1/2" X 7" documents (and still does.) Here is our INIT statement:
rv=Set_Printer("INIT", "Pull Ticket #":ID, "Salvage Systems Printing":@FM:"Salvage Systems Print Preview", 0.50:@FM:0.250:@FM:0.50:@FM:0.50:@FM:"8.50":@FM:"7.00", 0, 99, Ans:@FM:Ans)
Regarding CPI, please note that Windows doesn't work the way DOS does. You really have to find a point size for a given font that will best fit the information on the form. Also note that printing with dot-matrix printers in Windows can be painfully slow since the OS is attempting to map raster images of fonts with impact technology.
dbakke@srpcs.com
At 30 JAN 2002 02:52PM Jackie Jones wrote:
Hi Donald.
Ok we got it to work. The printer is able to
take settable page sizes. I guess if it cant do that
it wont work. I didnt think the printer would,
but it will. Problem solved.
Yes, its going to be slower than they're used to
but at least it will work.
Thanks for your help! Jackie