Printer Setup - Lexmark
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:28:29 -0800 (PST)
Date: 22 Mar 99 19:32:49 -0500 HPLJ6MP printer
From: server@ibm6000.cpa.qc.ca [mailto:server@ibm6000.cpa.qc.ca]On
Behalf Of Vunnava, Aparna
From: Joe Maliszewski [SMTP:jmaliszewski@csi.com]
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:01:19 -0400 Printer configuration
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:52:46 -0500 (CDT)
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 08:38:19 +0300 HP4000 printer
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:18:46 -0400
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:08:50 -0500
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:05 -0500
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:20:21 -0400
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:10:03 -0500 HP 8100DN printers
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:24:50 -0400
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:43:04 -0700 HPLJ5M printer
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 09:47:22 CDT
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 01:50:37 MYT-8
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 11:06:16 -0500
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:52:30 -0400 HPLJ 4000N on NT
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:37:57 PDT
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 10:28:13 -0500
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:08:37 -0400
Hope this helps, Setup of Lexmark/Canon printers
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:10:13 -0400
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:57:37 -0500
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:04:43 -0700
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:28:06 -0500 Drivers for HPLJ5
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 11:30:04 -0400
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 11:00:17 -0500
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:02:57 -0700
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:07:07 -0400
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:05:45 -0400
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:40:03 -0400 Printer driver for B4 paper
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:12:47 -0500
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 15:56:14 +0100 Drivers for an HP LJ4M
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 10:49:38 -0500
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 03:43:30 MYT-8
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 10:11:46 -0400
From: Scott Bullinger
Subject: SysAdmin: Printer Setup - Lexmark
Apps: 11.0.2
DB: 8.0.5
Platform: Sun Solaris 2.6
Has anybody else tried to setup a Lexmark OptraE+ printer in Oracle? It
is supposed to be like an HPLJ4L. I have been using the HPLJ4 drivers
and have gotten it to work for the most part. However when printing
reports in both landscape and landwide, the last 4 or 5 characters tend
to get cut off.
Does anybody have any ideas? Also, does anybody have a list of the
initialization string commands so that I can decipher what the string is
telling the printer?
Thank you,
Scott Bullinger
From: "Wahed Ali"
Subject: Re: SysAdmin: Printer Setup - Lexmark
Hi,
You basically have to use the compress mode. Refer to the Printer User
Manual supplied by the manufacturer. It will have different esc. Sequences.
Just add that. Bounce the Conc. Mgr. I had similar requirement, which I
could solve by referring to Manual.
Cheers,
______________________________________________________________________
Wahed Ali Mohammed
Staff Consultant,
Oracle Canada IT,
110 Matheson Blvd. West,
Mississauga, Ontario, Phone: 905 890 0800 - 6360
Canada L5R 3P4. wali@ca.oracle.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 11:59 AM
hi
I am very new to the printer setup's in Oracle Applications and I am
trying
to setup a printer driver for HPLJ6MP printer.
I searched in several places(Metalinks,HP support) to find info on this
but did not succeed. We are currently using the following
HP Unix 10.20
Oracle Applications 10.7
Oracle 7.3
Please share any info related to this problem.
TIA.
Aparna Vunnava
Application Development Consultant
970-206-5407(O)
aparna.vunnava@lsil.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 12:28 PM
The HPLJ4 driver should work fine. Unless you want to use advanced
features
of the printer you are using. I do not know of any specific issues
regarding the 6 and Oracle. That does not mean there are any though. Try
the 4 Drivers and post any specific questions you have.
Joe Maliszewski
Consultant
jmaliszewski@csi.com
From: "Jagannathan, Ravi" RJagannathan@prcnet.com
Hi Aparna,
As usual Joe is right.
If you need more clarity about setting up custom printers etc etc you can
find couple of interesting discussions on Metalink/Technical Forum/Oracle
Applications Installations/(select aboutprinter)
Hope this helps
In case of any problem in accessing please mail me
Thanks
Ravi Jagannathan (MIS)
Tel : (305) 816 4831
From: "James J. Morrow" jmorrow@csac.com
Cc: jmorrow@csac.com
Subject: Re: Network Print Blues
Hello Print Gurus,
Ours is a new installation of Oracle Financials, we
are almost done with the setup on the functional side
and are ready to go Live. Printer configuration in
Apps is very confusing to me, I have a couple of
questions in this regards.
We'll give it a shot...
1) Do I have to configure all my printers on the UNIX
server (We have 13 regional offices each will have
atleast 2 printers).
Yes. Printing under the Oracle Applications is done through the concurrent
manager processes (which run as the unix user "applmgr" on your "back-end"
server. When a concurrent manager job runs (report) an ascii (generally)
file is produced that resides on the filesystem on your RDBMS server (usually)
The concurrent manager must then send that job (usually through the lp or lpr
commands, although some platforms do allow for slightly different ones) to
the printer from Unix.
2) Can I do the setup in such a way that my print jobs
are spooled to the network printer(Having Unique IP
address), if yes how can I register it in Oracle
Applications.
Yes. But this depends heavily on what kind of network hardware is installed
at the printer. Talk to your Unix guru about printing through the lpr or lpNet
protocols from Unix. If they can do it from the command line, you should just
have to register it in the applications at that point.
You will have to set up drivers inside of the Oracle Application (search the
OraApps-L archive for "print" and "jmorrow", there should be some postings up
there that contain drivers for HP and a full explaination of printing under
Oracle)
If you can't find the postings, e-mail me directly and I'll try to scare
them up.
3) We already have a number of printers on the network
can I use them for printing in Apps (These printers
are not configured in the UNIX server).
Yes. Again, as long as they can be configured at your Unix box. Typically,
this is done through some sort of network interface at the printer itself
(Either a "print server" box from Emulex or DPI, or through a "HP JetDirect"
or similar card in the printer itself).
I don't recommend (although there are ways to get it done) printing to a
printer that's attached directly to a PC. This is primarilly because people
tend to turn off PC's at inconvienent times. Not to mention disk space
management issues when it comes tos pooling on a client machine. And the
Printing from the Oracle Applications isn't done through the Windows
"Printer Share" mechanism. In fact the applications don't even recognize it.
Also, depending on your network "file/print server" architecture, you might
want to consider dumping from unix to your NT/Novell File/Print server and
hitting the printers from there. Although, I typically would recommend
printing directly to the printer wherever possible.
I will appreciate if anybody could share their
experiences and help me drive in the right direction.
Thanks in Advance,
Arif.
Environment :
10.7 SC 16.1
RDBMS 7.3.4
Sun Solaris.
Clients on Windows NT
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From: FATIHB@turktraktor.com.tr
Subject: Re: Network Print Blues
I took another approach. I found a simple but nice program called RPM
(Remote Print Manager). It is installed on a Windows NT or Windows 9X as the
print server. All the PC users share their printers and the Print Server is
configured to print to these clients. Later on the Unix server all the
printers are installed using lpadmin command as if they are connected on the
print server. When the RPM runs on the PC, Unix machines are able to see and
send the print jobs to this PC. Lastly the same printers have to be
installed within Oracle Applications. I have not experienced any problem so
far. If anything in more detail is required please contact me.
From: "Bill Keenan" bkeenan@goodegg.com
Subject: Printing Driver/Strings Question
Hi All,
We are in the process of implementing 11.02 Financial applications, and we
have run into some printing issues where several lines of page one (6 to be
exact on a Landscape report) print on another page, and the rest of that
page is blank. This second page is not numbered, it just has the printed
"overflow" lines on it.
We are printing on an HP4000 printer, with print style of HPLJ4SI. We have
not touched the initialization strings in the drivers, and I wouldn't expect
that we have to with an HP printer.
Has anyone run into this issue, and if so could you please share your
experiences/resolutions???
Thank you in advance for your help.
Bill
From: "Logan, Ernie" Ernie_Logan@bmc.com
Subject: RE: Printing Driver/Strings Question
Bill, the initialization strings in Oracle Apps are "examples only and not
supported". We found that we absolutely did have to customize them, as well
as the HPL.prt file found in $FND_TOP/reports.
We use (on HP-UX), with good results:
Arguments: lp -c -o raw (....)
Init: /eE/e&l1l1o2a8d4e68F/e&k2S/e(8U/e(s0P/e&l5.2941C/e&k2G
Reset: /eE
HPL.prt:
printer "HPLJ Landscape"
height 66
width 132
between pages control(L)
return control(M)
linefeed control(J)
code "bold on" esc "(s7B"
code "bold off" esc "(s0B"
code "underline on" esc "&d0D"
code "underline off" esc "&d@"
From: "Richard du Feu" Richardd@care.ca
Subject: Re[2]: Printing Driver/Strings Question
I had the same problem with Oracle standard reports. I also have an
HP4000 printer and am using the HP4SI drivers. I also tweeked the
drivers strings to print reports in portrait/condensed orientation
using a landscape driver. Most Oracle standard reports print using a
landscape orientation, so I changed the landscape string to print
portrait.
I also had to adjust the HPL.prt driver to allow for more rows. Make
sure the HPL SRW driver is the same for the printer driver and style
type (landscape).
By the way we are on NT4.0, but I would assume the strings would be
the same.
Hope this helps.
Richard
From: "Bill Keenan" bkeenan@goodegg.com
Subject: Re: Printing Driver/Strings Question
Ernie,
Thank you very much for your help, I will update this in test and give it a
try. Can you tell me where you got this information, was it from a manual,
or trial and error? Do you know where I could get these strings for other
styles such as HPLJ3SI and LQ1070?
Thank you again very much,
Bill
From: "Logan, Ernie" Ernie_Logan@bmc.com
Subject: RE: Printing Driver/Strings Question
It was primarily trial and error based on documentation available from HP on
PCL language. Basic documentation on the language is available from HP's
website at http://www.hp.com
. Use the search engine to find "PCL language
reference". You will get several good hits.
I personally own and use the "PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference
Manual" from HP. Mine is old (1990) but still works. Part # 33459-90903. Of
course I don't know if a newer manual is now available. Probably so.
All of the various HP printers currently sold understand PCL 5. We use the
same strings for both HP LJ4 and HP LJ4000 N printers, as well as Xerox 4230
printers. We have never used LJ3 series printers, but I would bet they might
work as well. LQ1070? I don't recognize that printer at all. If it is sold
as "LaserJet compatible" as so many printers (like that Xerox) are, try it
with the same drivers.
From: Larry Kautz LKautz@civacon.com
Subject: Printer Drivers/ Printer Strings
We have two HP 8100DN printers we are trying to get to print in both
landscape and portrait. In duplex and single page mode. Does anyone have
printer driver strings they could share?
Larry Kautz
Civacon
4595 East Tech Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio 45245
Phone (513) 528-8846 Fax (513) 528-7802
From: Elton Chiu/VSE/CAechiu@vse.ca
Subject: Re: Printer Drivers/ Printer Strings
Hi Larry,
These are the setup strings we used for all PCL5 printers from HP4SI to
HP8000DN. It should work on the 8100DN:
Landscape duplex: /eE/e&l1so2a5.45C/e(s0p16.66H/e&k6.75H
Landscape single page: /eE/e&l0s1o2a5.45C/e(s0p16.66H/e&k6.75H
Portrait duplex: /eE/e(s0t0p11H/e&l1s0o2a7C/e&a5L
Portrait single page: /eE/e(s0t0p11H/e&l0so2a7C/e&a5L
Please remember to put /eE in the Reset box of printer driver screen.
Elton Chiu
Vancouver Stock Exchange
From: ALAUKIK DHIMAR al_dhimar@hotmail.com
Subject: HPLJ5M driver specifically initialization string, reset string
Hi!,
Does anyone know HPLJ5M printer initializaiton string and reset
string. I have tried to use HPLJ5si it didn't work. Metalink doesn't have
any answers.
Thanks,
Al Dhimar
From: philip@aleytys.pc.my
To: ALAUKIK DHIMAR al_dhimar@hotmail.com, oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: HPLJ5M driver specifically initialization string, reset
The 5M is a dual mode postscript/PCL5 printer. Which mode are you
running it in? Make sure if you are sending PCL codes that the printer
is in PCL mode.
Philip
From: Dan Olson dolson@dacotah.com
Subject: Re: HPLJ5M driver specifically initialization string, reset string
Al,
Here is what we are using for landscape:
/eE/e&l1o/e(s0P/e&l8D/e&k2G/000
reset:
/eE/000
Note: The /000 for the HP5s and the Lexmark printers made a huge
difference. But still ... I found printer initialization and setup to
be one of the most frustrating of the Sys Admin chores. I am
disappointed that I could not find any white papers on a organized
printer setup and testing for Oracle Applications. I guess that means
that if I ever get organized I should do it myself.
Dan
From: Karen Blackwell KBlackwell@rockshox.com
Subject: RE: Printer Driver & Printer String for HPLJ5M printer
Hi there....
We have an HPLJ5si and use the exact same drivers and setup strings as the
HPLJ4. In fact, we did not establish a "new" printer driver in Oracle for
the 5si and are just using the LJ4.
Hope this helps.
Karen
From: "Innamuri, Chakrapani" cinnamuri@btg.com
Hi,
I think the driver for HPLJ5 should work for HPLJ5M also.
Did you try this ?
-chakrapani
From: John Wolanski wolanskijc@hotmail.com
Subject: Init Strings for HPLJ 4000N on Windows NT Server
Hi All:
I am on version 10.7SC Prod 16.6 running on Windows NT Server. I am
utilizing the Oracle provided initialization strings for LANDSCAPEHPLJ4 AND
PORTRAITHPLJ4 to drive the following network printer: HP LaserJet 4000N.
In utilizing the provided initialization strings this what occurs.
After each report a blank sheet is printed. Also any landscape oriented
reports do not fit on the 8.5 x 11 sheet.
Any information formatted in the right margin area gets truncated for a
landscape printout.
When I view the landscape report all the information is there.
Does anyone have the proper initialization strings for Portrait, Landscape,
.... etc. for a HP LaserJet 4000N to run under Windows NT?
Any assitance is greatly appreciated.
TIA,
John Wolanski
E-mail: wolanskijc@hotmail.com
From: "Shockey, David" DShockey@jwrinc.com
Subject: RE: Init Strings for HPLJ 4000N on Windows NT Server
We are having the same problem. I'm about to try the solution described
in this excerpt from a Metalink document to see whether it will fix the
problem (and not create another). I'll let you know if it works.
b. The Print Driver 'Standard Input' is not set correctly. To
solve this issue, perform the following procedure:
1) Start with the System Administration responsibility.
2) Navigate to the printer driver definition form.
3) Query up the Printer Driver.
4) Change 'Standard Input' to 'No' and verify that the .prt
driver file is in the desired mode; for example, landscape
or portrait.
5) Bounce the concurrent manager for the change to take effect.
Note: If the error 'APP-0001 Printer Driver Assigned' occurs,
apply
patch 473091, then repeat the above steps.
'Standard Input' is described in more detail in the "Oracle
Applications
System Administration Manual Release 10", (A12540-12), page 9-42.
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Paul_Vall=E9e?= pvlists@pythian.com
Subject: Fw: Init Strings for HPLJ 4000N on Windows NT Server
Hello all,
I've made Steve's paper on this very topic available at:
http://www.pythian.com/documents/Configuring_Printers_in_Oracle.zip
Paul
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From: alin2@csc.com
Subject: Printer setup - Lexmarks/Canon
If anyone has setup Lexmark or Canon printers (hp/unix) on Oracle 10.7sc,
please let me know as I am in need of some assistance.
Thanks
Alice
From: "Logan, Ernie" Ernie_Logan@bmc.com
Subject: RE: Printer setup - Lexmarks/Canon
Lexmarks - used same setup as HPLJ4.
From: Karen Blackwell KBlackwell@rockshox.com
Subject: RE: Printer setup - Lexmarks/Canon
We are also using HPLJ4 on Lexmark
From: Dan Olson dolson@dacotah.com
Subject: Re: Printer setup - Lexmarks/Canon
Alice:
I had better results with using the HP5 codes that Oracle Support
faxed me back when we were having trouble with the FSGs. As I recall
the only real difference is adding the 000 at the end of sequence.
From: "Innamuri, Chakrapani" cinnamuri@btg.com
Subject: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet Prin
Hi,
Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ?
I am using HPLJ5Si and still I am getting errors.
These are the problems I am facing:
1) A letter "P" is getting printed at TOP LEFT corner of the first page.
Ofcourse, I set the "Standard Input" to NO
and also tried with and without /e&k2G in Initial Settings.
2) Each Report page is conitnuing to the next page printing THREE extra
lines.
I set 66 lines in the corresponding driver
and
The printer Styles are set for 66 lines.
and
I also tried with e&l66P to force 66 lines/ page.
Still the problem exists. Please let me know the exact settings and
initialization and Reset string settings etc.
I am unable to print any report onto these "HPLJ5" printers.
Thanks,
-chakrapani
From: "Logan, Ernie" Ernie_Logan@bmc.com
Subject: RE: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet
For page overflow problem, look to the PRT file in FND_TOP/reports (or srw
for 10.7 and below). For your letter "P", is that perhaps coming from your
initialization string? It could be an extra / misunderstood command letter
in that string.
From: McRaney Ronald-MCG32315 rmcraney@itexchsrv2.phx.mcd.mot.com
Subject: RE: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet
Simplex Landscape :
/eE/e&l2A/e&l1O/e(s0P/e(s4099T/e(s0S/e(s0B/e&l5.35C/e(s12.5H/e&k2G
Duplex Landscape :
/eE/e&l2A/e&l1S/e&l1O/e(s0P/e(s4099T/e(s0S/e(s0B/e&l5.35C/e(s12.5H/e&k2G
Simplex Landwide:
/eE/e&l2A/e&l1O/e(s0P/e(s4099T/e(s0S/e(s0B/e&l5.35C/e(8U/e(s17.15H/e&k2G
Duplex Landwide:
/eE/e&l2A/e&l1S/e&l1O/e(s0P/e(s4099T/e(s0S/e(s0B/e&l5.35C/e(s17.15H/e&k2G
Simplex Portrait:
/eE/e&l2A/e&l0O/e(s0p10.5h0s0b4099T/e&l7.2C/e(8U/e&k2G
Duplex Portrait:
/eE/e&l2A/e&l1S/e&l0O/e(s0p10.5h0s0b4099T/e&l7.2C/e(8U/e&k2G
Cheers.
From: ddisalvo@hearstsc.com
Subject: Re: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet
For Landscape we use
Initialization : /eE/e&l1o/e(s0P/e&l8D/e(s12.66H/000
Reset :/eE/000
Note : The Landscape Style is set at: columns 132 Rows 57
Dom
From: "Innamuri, Chakrapani" cinnamuri@btg.com
Subject: RE: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet
Hi,
Thanks for the response.
The initialization string I defined for HPLJ5 is:
/eE/e&l0O/e&l2A/e&l6D/e(s3T/e(s10H/e&l66P/e&l0E/e&166F/e&10H
Reset string is:
/eE/000
The contents of Driver file are:
$ cat BTGHPL5.prt
printer "HPLJ5 Landscape"
height 66
width 132
between pages control(L)
return control(M)
linefeed control(J)
code "bold on" esc "(s7B"
code "bold off" esc "(s0B"
code "underline on" esc "&d0D"
code "underline off" esc "&d@"
Please let me know if there is anything wrong with this.
Thanks,
-chakrapani
From: "Innamuri, Chakrapani" cinnamuri@btg.com
Subject: RE: Does anybody have Drivers for HPLJ5 ( not HPLJ5Si ) LaserJet
Ronald Mcraney's solution worked perfectly.
Thanks to Ronalds.
Thanks to all whoever answered my problem.
-chakrapani
From: Tim_Plunkett@praxair.com
To: oraapps-dba@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Printer driver for B4 paper
Our Japanese location (10.7 apps character, HP-UX 10.20, english
translation) uses the B4 paper size. Does anyone have any knowledge of a
suitable driver for an HP 4000 (HPLJ4)?
Thanks, Tim.
From: Philip West Philip.West@exco.co.uk
To: oraapps-dba@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: RE: Printer driver for B4 paper
have you tried 46a in place of the 2a (letter) in the init string ?
Best Regards
Phil West - Oracle Financials DBA
Telephone: 44 171 9509385
E-mail: philip.west@exco.co.uk
From: Al Nass alnass@DOMINOAMJET.com
Subject: Drivers for an HP LJ4M
Does anyone have drivers for an HP Laser Jet 4m printer? We've tried using
the standard drivers for an HP LJ4, but landscape isn't working.
We're on Apps 11NCA on an HPUX environment.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Al Nass
alnass@dominoamjet.com
From: philip@aleytys.pc.my
To: Al Nass alnass@DOMINOAMJET.com, oraapps-l@cpa.qc.ca
Subject: Re: Drivers for an HP LJ4M
The 4M is an autoswitching PCL/Postscript printer. Perhaps you could try
setting it up as a PS printer in Apps. (I have a 4MV next to my desk).
Philip
From: imbimbo_joe@adtranzna.com
Subject: Re: Drivers for an HP LJ4M
I have noticed on our site that if the Printer is set to default to a
certain style (configured at the PRINTER keypad), no matter what you send
will revert to that setting, whether you send from UNIX OS or via the APPs.
Check that first, especially if the printer is newly installed.
Joe Imbimbo
PS:
We are running 10SC 16.1(10.7) and are trying to print postscript
(bitmap) via the APPS; are there any configuration settings that have to be
added to the system profiles?
We developed reports in DESIGNER 2000 and can't get them to print bold
settings (the reason to use postscript or bitmap ).
The reports print out fine with regular printing (not attempting bold
type on titles).