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Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

Title:Digital PostScript printers and their associated software
Moderator:REGENT::LASKOHER
Created:Wed Jan 24 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7230
Total number of notes:31971

7135.0. "Changing page orientation through software?" by BUSY::BETTRO () Fri Mar 28 1997 13:25

	Would anyone know if its possible to print landscape to an LN17ps
	from a PC (NT4.0) without having to manually change the settings
	on the printer itself from portrait to landscape? I've tried changing
	the print setup on the PC for landscape with no luck also from
	a VMS system using the /param=page_orientation=landscape and things
	still print portrait unless you change the printer setup through the
	printer menu on the printer itself to print landscape...seems strange
	they would make a printer you would have to change manually...

	Thanks for any help,
	Joe
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7135.1REGENT::LASKOTim - Printing Systems BusinessFri Mar 28 1997 14:238
    I'm not sure I understand where the problem is. I'm going to assume
    this is a PostScript job because we don't have a PCL driver yet for the
    LN17ps. What application and printer driver are you using? Regardless,
    PostScript jobs in general can't be modified by the OpenVMS DCPS
    PAGE_ORIENTATION parameter, you have to modify it at the source. But
    what setting are you changing on the printer itself? 
    
    Since I'm guessing, can you describe your problem in more detail?
7135.2Re: .1BUSY::BETTROFri Mar 28 1997 15:239
	After doing some testing of my own, it appears that along with VMS,
	printing from Exchange still prints portrait even though you specify
	landscape in your print setup in Exchange unless you specifically
	change the orientation setup on the printer itself.

	Is this the same type problem as printing from VMS?

	Thanks,
	Joe
7135.3REGENT::LASKOTim - Printing Systems BusinessFri Mar 28 1997 15:332
    What kind of file are you printing from VMS? Using LATSYM or DCPS?
    What driver are you using on Windows NT?
7135.4BUSY::BETTROFri Mar 28 1997 15:495
	From VMS just printing ascii text with the printer setup using the
	UCX$TELNETSYM processor...I understand DCPS does not support telnet
	protocols.

	Under Windows Nt we're using the Digital LN17PS driver...
7135.5REGENT::POWERSMon Mar 31 1997 10:387
The only printer-resident "orientation" setting is in the PCL language 
setup menu, so this must be a PCL job if this setting is effective.

Given that the printer is working, then this is a PCL driver or Exchange
problem, right?

- tom]
7135.6BUSY::BETTROThu Apr 03 1997 09:526
	I believe you may be correct. Exchange prints portrait even when you
	specify landscape...unless you change the printer itself to landscape.


	Joe