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Printer Does Extra Form Feed On ULTRIX v.1.1F |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: An extra form feed comes from the printer with every print job sent from WordPerfect 5.1. This was verified by doing a print test at DOS. A job sent without the ^L (form feed) would still print without pressing On Line, Form Feed, On Line at the printer. The customer was using DEC's Pathworks for DOS v.4.1 on an ULTRIX v.1.1F server. Solutions: On an ULTRIX system, for each printer connected to the system, a device special file must be created in the /DEV directory. The printer capability database, /ETC/PRINTCAP, contains a descriptive entry for each printer available on the system. A generic version of the /ETC/PRINTCAP file is created during the installation process; however, this must be edited to define each printer's capabilities. Entries in the /ETC/PRINTCAP file consist of several fields separated by colons. An entry can span several lines; however, a backslash (\), used as a line continuation character, must appear at the end of each entry to signify that the line is continued. The first line of an entry usually specifies the printer's logical names. Subsequent lines define the capabilities of the printer. The following example shows a printcap entry: lp2|2|lab2|lg01| printer in lab: :lp=/dev/lp2 :rm=atlanta :rp=lp2 :sd=/usr/spool/lp2 :mx#0: In order to suppress the extra form feed, the system administrator needs to go to the /ETC directory and VI the PRINTCAP file (the administrator should be very familiar with this). The following printcap symbol needs to be added under the printer name: :sf (must be lowercase). This suppresses all printer induced form feeds, except those present in the file. |
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