topic UNIX printer interface files adding ESC codes in Operating System - HP-UX

UNIX printer interface files adding ESC codes

Peter Day — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 15:26:36 GMT

Can I add ESC codes to a UNIX remote printer interface file? I want to specify "landscape" and "ledger" to a remote queue on Novell. I know the escape codes and have been able to add them to the head of the HPGL spool file that I want to print but I want the interface file to do this if I can.
Thanks

Re: UNIX printer interface files adding ESC codes

Andreas Voss — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 15:31:15 GMT

Hi,

you can edit the /etc/lp/interface/ script as follows:
Before the line:
/usr/sbin/rlp -I............
insert:
{
echo ""
cat $1
} >$1.tmp
mv $1.tmp $1

Within the {} you could add anything to put into the printfile.

Regards