Re: Printers with mailboxes

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not remember how this works but I SWEAR I remember a routine you 
could call to send any string to a printer. Foggy memory of sending 
super secret special codes to enable MICR printing on checks.

Someone will probably come up with it before I remember but I'm certain 
there is a way.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 8/26/2018 8:31 PM, Don Brown wrote:
> Ricoh provide printers with a mailbox function where jobs can be sent to
> the printer and stored in a users mailbox.
>
> This function requires an identifier, preferably the user ID to be sent to
> the printer.
>
> An example in a windows environment there are many @PJL SET statements sent
> to the printer when a job is sent to the printer.
>
> @PJL SET HOSTLOGINNAME = "UserName"
>
> But when i run a communications trace for a job on the IBMi there is noting
> in the trace for @PJL SET ... options
>
> The printer is configured as a LAN printer and is using the *HPPJLDRV
> System driver program.
>
> I opened a PMR with IBM and was advised there is no option to send the user
> name to the printer.
>
> I was quite surprised at this as I was sure there was a way to do this -
> actually I thought the name was sent by default.  Maybe my memory is
> failing me ... again.
>
> Just hoping someone may have come across this and has a solution ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Don Brown