Thank you Peter S.
I did see that recommendation back in the google group. The Print Wizard option would require to modify all programs that print to add tag lines so Print Wizard would know how to treat the printer. Maybe I can insert a subroutine prior to the program to control the printer setting. All I'm looking for is printer orientation, pitch, lines per page and number of columns. Thanks.
Peter G.
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Peter Gonzalez
Programmer/Systems Analyst/EDI Developer
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St. Louis MO US
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-22-2023 13:11
From: Peter Schellenbach
Subject: OpenQM printing to Epson ET-M3170 GDI (Graphical Device Interface) printer.
Print Wizard from Anzio has a good PCL emulator and will render a PCL document on a GDI printer. There is a server version of Print Wizard. Not exactly sure how you redirect the output from QM printer to Print Wizard. I think Print Wizard monitors a specified directory for content to print.
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Peter Schellenbach
Rocket Internal - All Brands
Original Message:
Sent: 03-22-2023 11:42
From: Peter Gonzalez
Subject: OpenQM printing to Epson ET-M3170 GDI (Graphical Device Interface) printer.
Hi group!
I have a client that replaced an HP with PCL language to an Epson ET-M3170 GDI (Graphical Device Interface) printer. Now the new printer is cutting off the heading and truncation reports. I do recall from many years ago that GDI printers are not recommended. Fast forward a couple of decades and is that still the case? Are there any new drivers that can emulate PCL commands to a GDI printer? This is OpenQM on Windows. Thanks!
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Peter Gonzalez
Programmer/Systems Analyst/EDI Developer
Self Registered
St. Louis MO US
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