Are print forms available on HPUX

[Tim O'Connell]

Hi,

We currently have a Unixware server running our payroll appln with 2 printers serially attached. The way I have printed cheques, payslips or any pre-printed stationary is to associate a print form with the printer & then list the printout to that printer/form. i.e.
lpadmin -p lp99 -M -f payrollcheques
lp -d lp99 -f payrollcheques FILENAME. This provided 2 things - prevented other users from printing to the printer while cheques were loaded & also set page length, lpi etc.
We will shortly be retiring this server & moving the payroll appln to HPUX 11.11. We will be printing to line printers which have a network card. I have set up these printers as remote printers & the print ok. They will only be accessed from HPUX so there will not be an issue of other non-HPUX users printing to an IP address. Is it possible to do something similar with print forms on HPUX & if so, how do I create the forms, associate them with a printer & list to than form

Many Thanks,

Tim

[Rodney Hills · Accepted solution]

The standard "lp" commands do not support the "forms".

Third party providers such as EasySpooler could do it.

You could also try working with HP print management system HPDPS (do a man pdpr).

HTH

-- Rod Hills

[Tim O'Connell]

Many Thanks