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Two other options, Your other office: AKA Kinkos, now excepts transmission of Jobs, Pitney Bowes (sp ?) Also has production centers setup across the country in key cities Good Luck, JMS.... -----Original Message----- From: Bob Larkin <blarkin@wt.net> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 2:19 AM Subject: Re: Printing last page first >this is the right approach. I had to do a similar function for Shell Oil. Xerox >sold them a 4050, saying it would print duplex. Only problem, it would not do >duplex, on legal paper, for Head-to-foot binding (Stapled on to edge instead of >side) > >We sent data to a outq, NEP picked up spool fil, converted to PF, then sent >message to another NEP. Second NEP would read thru first page, placing in new >spool file. Then next (odd) page would load into an array. then the fun began. >All print attributes had start and end codes (DJDE statements). We would have to >flip data left for right, top for bottom. (Only 1 statement if we had been using >APL!). Then we had to swap print attributes beginning with ending. finally, we >scanned for all Font selections, and converted them to select a special rotated >font that Xerox was forced to build for us. The font consisted of letters that >were rotated 180 degrees as I recall. > >Now, a totally different solution. JUNK THE INSERTER. they are usually >cantankerous machines, and there is always ONE key person that can make it purr. >until they leave the company, call in sick, get promoted, etc. Generate the spool >data to a file, then FTP to a company that specializes in printing bills, and let >them deal with it. I did just this for a major telco client, and it was cheaper >than maint on the eqipment, upgrades for higher future volumes, and employee >salaries! As I recall, the company we used was Sterling in St. Louis, but there >are several. check it out. >Bob > >Buck Calabro wrote: > >> Brad, you were my hope! >> We are floating an idea about writing the data to a PF containing the "page >> number" and the print data, "calculating" the page as we go, doing a >> descending index over the "page" and spinning through actually printing on >> paper. Hassles: AFP barcodes, logos, boxes, shading, duplex printing (has >> to be an even number of logical pages to fit on the proper number of >> physical sheets) and variable drawers (front page is colour letterhead >> simplex, the rest are plain white duplex. >> >> Buck Calabro >> Billing Concepts Albany, NY >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Stone, Brad V (TC) >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 2:58 PM >> > To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' >> > Subject: RE: Printing last page first >> > >> > I've heard this asked, but never heard of a solution that didn't require a >> > lot of rigamarole. >> > >> > > We have a client who wants their bills printed in reverse order; that >> > is, >> > > page 10, then page 9, then 8 and so on. Has anybody ever encountered >> > > this? >> > >> +--- >> | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >> | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >> | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >> | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >> | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >> +--- > >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >+--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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