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

Question on Advance Printer Function....

When I display the printer device description, I can see Advanced printer
function *NO, but when I try to change or create a new device, it's not
being listed as an entry that can be changed to *YES.  Is this an internal
value being captured when the device is created from a system value or
something?

Thanks,
Stephanie

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark A. Manske <mmanske@minter-weisman.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:05 AM
Subject: RE: Enlarging text on printer file for 1 field only not whole
report.


> 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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