RE: Enlarging text on printer file for 1 field only not whole report. -- MIDRANGE-L

Stephanie,

Since your device type is 3812, you can so some barcode and such;
however in the work I have done (now I could be missing something)
I have had to have my printers set-up as *IPDS, not just 3812 -
and that has required a special card alongside the "jet-direct" lan
card in order to do more advanced printing.  This also means that
the connection for me has been twin-ax, not cat-5.

I understand that there is now software to help you get around this,
and there could be other solutions, but in the past I have taken
the quick way that has worked previously and bought the card for
the printer so it can be a full *IPDS type printer.

This has worked well for HP, and we have purchased two Lexmark's
to do some other printer which will include font size variations,
we just went the route of purchasing ipds emulation cards for them.

Some feed-back from others on the list with regards to software
solutions could be beneficial to you (I do not know the pricing
structure, but I do know that emulation cards can easily cost $1,500 -
less if you do some bargain hunting)

HTH
Mark



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Stephanie Mutone
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:47 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Enlarging text on printer file for 1 field only not whole
report.


Mark,

How do you know if your printer is an *IPDS?  I can print barcodes using
*AFPDS device type.  I changed this on the printer file description.
Also, when I pulled up the printer device description to change advanced
print function to *yes, I could not find this parameter.  This printer
device is set up as a 3812 device type.  Does that have anything to do with
it?
Stephanie

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark A. Manske <mmanske@minter-weisman.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: Enlarging text on printer file for 1 field only not whole
report.


> You can also do this with font keyword, just another way to skin a cat.
>
> But as for your issue at hand, you mention you changed device type, is
that
> on the print file or the printer device description.
>
> Is your printer *IPDS capable (it does not sound like you have an IPDS
> emulation
> card in that printer if it is a *lan class)
>
> The printer device must also be set to advanced print function *yes.
>
> You may need either a card, or I remember someone hear not long ago
> has used a software solution - check out the following  www.twindata.com .
>
> HTH
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Stephanie Mutone
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:46 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Enlarging text on printer file for 1 field only not whole
> report.
>
>
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> I have been trying to enlarge the text on 1 field in an externally
described
> print file with no luck.
>
> I changed the device type to an *AFPDS and keep the std defaults for 6 LPI
> and 10 CPI.  I set a field level keyword CHRSIZ and still can't get the
> field to print larger.
>
> I'm sending to a Lexmark laser printer connected to 400 as direct physical
> connection, *LAN device class, and font identifier 11. Mfg type and model
in
> device desc is *LEXOPTRAT.
>
> If I set CHRSIZ to CHRSIZ(1 1) it prints but in regular size text.  If I
> change it to (2 1), (2 2), or (3 3), I get nothing.
>
> I'm not sure if something needs changed in the printer device description
or
> in the printer file description.
>
> Can anyone help, Pleeezzzz?
>
> Thanks,
> Stephanie
>
>
>
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