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"Invalid Printer Definition String" Printing
DocumentID: 646274
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:13 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: A customer was printing to an HP LaserJet III. He had converted the WordPerfect 5.0 WPRINT27.ALL file using the /50POINT option. When printing any of his WP 5.0 documents, he would get the error "Invalid Printer Definition String," and only a couple of lines would print.

Another customer reported that he would get this same error message when printing the characters (1,9), (1,10), and (1,11) after using the Ctrl-V option to create the characters. He had also used a converted 5.0 .ALL file. Solutions: To correct this problem, do the following steps in the PTR Program:
1.      Retrieve the 5.0 converted .ALL file, and press F4 for Character maps.
2.      Press Enter on HP III (PC-8), and then press F9 to get to the character variables.
3.      For every variable listed you will see question marks (?????). For every question mark in parentheses, replace it with the word OUTLINE. There is one variable called "END" that will have three sets of question marks. Change the set in parentheses to OUTLINE. The second set should be changed to HPOUTOFF, and the third set should be changed to HPOUTON.
4.      Exit, save, and replace. Then update in WP (Shift-F7, S, U).

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