Interesting newline problems

[Brennon Church]

Helge Blischke wrote:
> Brennon Church wrote:
> 
>>Sorry, the subject should have read "Interesting newline problems".
>>
>>--Brennon
>>
>>Brennon Church wrote:
>>
>>>I have a cups/samba setup that I'm using to serve printers to Windows
>>>and Linux clients.  I've found that I get an extra page and a postscript
>>>error whenever anyone prints from the Windows systems through cups/samba
>>>to one of my printers.  After dumping the jobs out to file and comparing
>>>everything, it's come down to an issue with newline termination of the
>>>postscript file that's getting sent to the printer.  If the file has a
>>>newline character at the end (after the end of transmission ^D character
>>>at the end of the postscript data), then the file will print without
>>>error.  If it doesn't, I get a blank page and the following:
>>>
>>>ERROR: undefined
>>>OFFENDING COMMAND:   userdict
>>>
>>>STACK:
>>>
>>>This is occurring on a Xerox Phaser 6250DP, and it only happens if I'm
>>>printing through cups from Windows.  Printing directly to the Xerox from
>>>Windows, using the same drivers as through cups/samba, doesn't give the
>>>error.
>>>
>>>Additionally, sending the same postscript file without the newline in it
>>>(the inclusion of which causes the error on the Xerox) to my other
>>>printer, an HP LaserJet 5si mx, works fine, without the blank and error
>>>pages.
>>>
>>>Has anyone else run across this problem?  I've been searching but
>>>haven't yet found anything that quite matches this.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>--Brennon
> 
> 
> I'd suggest to modify the printer's properties on the windows side:
> uncheck the "send ^D at end of job". This will probably cure your
> problem.
> 
> Helge
> 


Yep.  That seems to have done the trick.

Thanks.

--Brennon