ERACC wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We have a Microsoft LPD shared printer on a Microsoft Vista system being used in
> a Point of Sale situation with a OpenServer 5.0.7 server. This is a dot matrix
> printer that prints on rather expensive 3-part forms. The printing does work but
> there is an extra form feed being sent to the printer that makes it impractical
> for printing in this scenario. As this is the first time in our 20 years we have
> ever used a Microsoft attached printer with SCO I cannot figure out what to
> change to stop the extra form feed. This /seems/ to be coming from the print
> queue in OpenServer as test printing direct to the printer from Vista does not
> cause an extra page to be fed from the printer following the print job. If this
> is coming from the LPD in Microsoft then some pointers about that would be
> appreciated too.

Try printing from Windows using Windows' LPD command-line client. If you
get the same problem you'll know it is in the Windows server configuration.

C:\>lpr /?

Sends a print job to a network printer

Usage: lpr -S server -P printer [-C class] [-J job] [-o option] [-x]
[-d] filename

Options:
-S server Name or ipaddress of the host providing lpd service
-P printer Name of the print queue
-C class Job classification for use on the burst page
-J job Job name to print on the burst page
-o option Indicates type of the file
Use "-o l" for binary (e.g. postscript) files
-x Compatibility with SunOS 4.1.x and prior
-d Send data file first


>
> What does OpenServer use for a print queue model with these Windows shared
> printers? If I can find the script used I know what to edit to remove the extra
> form feed. I just cannot figure out which script is being used. Since this is
> set as a remote printer there is no local model assigned to it under scoadmin ->
> Printers -> Printer Manager. The SCO Support Knowledge Center we site is not
> revealing the answer when I search there. A Google groups search for an answer
> about this in the USENET archives has been fruitless as well.
>
> Help?

OpenServer 5 doesn't normally use it's interface scripts for LPD printers.




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ERACC typed (on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:31:15AM -0500):

| Hi all,
|
| We have a Microsoft LPD shared printer on a Microsoft Vista system
| being used in a Point of Sale situation with a OpenServer 5.0.7
| server. This is a dot matrix printer that prints on rather expensive
| 3-part forms. The printing does work but there is an extra form feed
| being sent to the printer that makes it impractical for printing in
| this scenario. As this is the first time in our 20 years we have ever
| used a Microsoft attached printer with SCO I cannot figure out what
| to change to stop the extra form feed. This /seems/ to be coming from
| the print queue in OpenServer as test printing direct to the printer
| from Vista does not cause an extra page to be fed from the printer
| following the print job. If this is coming from the LPD in Microsoft
| then some pointers about that would be appreciated too.
|
| What does OpenServer use for a print queue model with these Windows
| shared printers? If I can find the script used I know what to edit
| to remove the extra form feed. I just cannot figure out which script
| is being used. Since this is set as a remote printer there is no
| local model assigned to it under scoadmin -> Printers -> Printer
| Manager. The SCO Support Knowledge Center we site is not revealing the
| answer when I search there. A Google groups search for an answer about
| this in the USENET archives has been fruitless as well.
|
| Help?

man /etc/printcap; look for the sf flag.

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JP