topic Re: Modify printcap settings in Operating System - HP-UX

Modify printcap settings

Jim_beam — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:02:21 GMT

How do i set that printing to this print queue specifically goes to tray2 in /etc/printcap?

abc12b :
:tc=.jetdirect_hp5si
:cm=HP LaserJet 8150DN
:lp=abc12%9100

Re: Modify printcap settings

Shibin_2 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:58:40 GMT

Is this HP-UX or Tru64 ?

You can choose the tray with lp command.

#lp -d -otrayX

where X is the tray number.

Re: Modify printcap settings

Jim_beam — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:05:08 GMT

The server is running LPRNG. I can run the below command and it works. How do i change it in /etc/printcap permanently to always print from tray2?

banner "test" | lpr -Pabc12b -Z intray2

Re: Modify printcap settings

Shibin_2 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:15:50 GMT

I don't know anything about lprng. But the below links may be helpful.

http://www.lprng.com/

http://www.lprng.com/PrintingCookbook/index.html

Re: Modify printcap settings

Jim_beam — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:15:02 GMT

Is the below setting in printcap corret and do i need to ifhp?
abc12b:
:tc=.jetdirect_hp5si
:cm=HP LaserJet 8150DN
:prefix_z=a4,inmiddle
:append_z=a4,inmiddle
:lp=abc12%9100

Re: Modify printcap settings

Matti_Kurkela — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:34:48 GMT

The prefix_z and append_z options specify options for the filter. So yes, you'll need ifhp (or perhaps your own custom filter) to actually make those options take effect: if no filter is used, those options will not do anything at all.

Normally you'll need only either prefix_z or append_z: you don't have to have both set to the same thing. The options listed in "prefix_z" are added _before_ the -z options user specified in the command line, if any. Respectively, "append_z" options are added _after_ the user-specified options. By choosing either "prefix_z" or "append_z", you can choose whether the specified options are overrideable by the user or not.

MK