Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

What happens if a WPS-PLUS document is printed with a Format Style of LP11. 
Using LP11 will cause the WPS-PLUS formatter to create a simpler listing 
file without LN03 control sequences, that is, file similar to ASCII EDT 
documents.


Richard

    Hi Richard,
    
    
    	Yep! The LP11 format style does work...can you explain your theory
    and outline what is the real problem? Thanks.
    
    -Trev

An LN03 listing file will have LN03 specific control sequences.  My guess
is that one or more them is causing the first character to be dropped.  
Since this is not a general problem I would further conclude that is 
specific to the MUX server 300 or the way it is set up.

You did not say which version of ALL-IN-1 or WPS-PLUS the customer is 
using.  WPS-PLUS V3.0/.1 and V4.0 use different techniques for line 
spacing.  WPS-PLUS V3.0/.1 sets the printer into half-line spacing and
issues two line-feeds for a normal line movement.  WPS-PLUS V4.0 uses 
absolute positioning to peform line spacing.  Since the problem occurs on 
every line I would look first at the line spacing control characters.


Richard

    Hi Richard,
    
    	I have asked the customer to try on another MUX to see if they see
    the same behaviour on that, to see if it could be a set-up problem on
    the MUX as you suggetsed, however, whilst he is doing that, could you 
    provide more details on what I should be checking, with ref: to the line 
    spacing control sequences?(What are they?? etc..) Please.
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    -Trev

This is what I would do:

1.  Create a small WPS-PLUS document with easily recognisable lines.

2.  Print the document to FILE, specifying an LN03 Format style, and create
    a VMS .LIS file.

3.  Print the .LIS to the VMS Print queue to check that the problem still 
    occurs.

4.  Examine the .LIS file using $DUMP/RECORD and look for the easily 
    recognisable lines.  See what control characters and/or escape 
    sequences are used to separate lines.

5.  Create and Print test files which use one or more of the control
    characters or escape sequences to see which one causes the problem.


What version of ALL-IN-1 and WPS-PLUS is the customer using?


Richard

    Hi Richard,
    
    	Customer only has 1 MUX in his area, although he did locate one in 
    Austria, so I asked him to go to site with the same ln03 to try out
    there ! (Only kidding..).
    
    The versions of s/w being used, are VMS 5.4-2 and ALL-IN-1 v2.3
    although he has also reproduced from an ALL-IN-1 v2.4 kit as well.
    
    The customer contact has now left, so I need to go through another
    person, but I'll try and get the customer to follow your advised steps.
    
    
    Cheers
    
    -Trev

    Nobody seems to have mentioned the <ESC>[?52l problem in this topic yet.
    
    IF you are running A1/WPSPlus V4.0, and IF your LN03 revision level is
    4.3 or less, then you may have a problem.  I called the Atlanta CSC on
    this last week.
    
    Supposedly with WPSPlus V4.0 they added the escape sequence [?52l,
    which does something like try to expand the margins(?).  If your LN03
    rev level is too low though, it just chops words and/or characters from
    the left side of the document.  (ONLY on LN03's you say....pitty.)
    
    The solution in our case was to use the PT facility and REMOVE the
    <ESC>[?52l from the initialization sequence.
    
    Hope this helps....
    
    Bob Halsey, Toronto SWS

    Hi,
    
    	Thanks for suggestions so far, I have got the customer checking
    into rev levels and escape sequences...in the meantime cast your eyes
    over this dump/rec info from the .lis file produced by the customer, it
    was faxed in so please excuse the typed format...
    
    
    .[1p.P1;10]RELITEOLO2SK00GG.\.[2
    w.{B.[1lz.[3z.........First line
     of text...Second line of text..
    .Third line of text...Fourth lin
    e of text...Fifth line of text..
    .Sixth line of text... ...P0;1;0
    y.\.[!p.........................
    
    The fax was not very clear, but if you need any clarification I will
    provide the HEX values for any disputed characters...
    
    What do you think?
    
    -Trev

    Hi,
    
    
    	The rev level for printer is 4.4
    
    ANyone got some ideas for me to try...?
    
    -Trev

    Trev,
    
    The dump looks quit strait forward, I suspect that you made 
    some typo's. 
    
    .[1p     should read .[!p for 		soft reset
    
    .P1;10]RELITEOLO2SK00GG.\			load Elite font
    .[2w.{B   					horizontal pitch 12
    .[1lz    should read .[11z			vertical pitch 6
    .[3z					vertical pitch 12
    .........First line of text
    ...Second line of text                      ... = LF LF CR
    ...Third line of text
    ...Fourth line of text
    ...Fifth line of text
    ...Sixth line of text
    ... ...P0;1;0y.\.[!p.........................  termination sequence
    
    I don't know why the customer looses his first charecters.
    Perhaps you can give it a try in the WPS-PLUS conference.
    
    Good luck,
    
    Jan
    

    Hi Jan,
    
    
    	Thanks for .15 the typos were down to a bad fax! I'll cross post
    this in wps-plus.
    
    -Trev