Pass Format/Form to label printer

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could accomplish this task?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Dan

> I am using version Red Hat 3.4.3-9.EL4 with CUPS, any suggestions on how I can pass a form would be appreciated.
>
> I am able to print with the command lp -dMonTest formatfile testfile, however I need to be able to send the formatfile to the printer to change the printer setting format. I have looked into trying to put the formatfile via /etc/printcap, but that does not work. Is there a way I can just print via lp -dMonTest testfile, where it will automatically pick up the formatfile?
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Here is the formatfile example that needs passed to the printer with each print job -
>
> {F,1,C,R| }
> {F,5,C,R| }
> {F,10,C,R| }
> {F,20,C,R| }
> {F,30,C,R| }
> {
> F,1,A,R,M,1524,1016,"MOSHPCTN"|
> C,1450,100,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"DATE"|
> T,001,5,V,1450,240,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> C,1450,400,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"TIME"|
> T,002,5,V,1450,530,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> T,003,3,V,1450,700,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> C,1450,800,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,"OF"|
> T,004,3,V,1450,860,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> T,005,7,V,1380,080,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> C,1380,360,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,0,"LICENSE"|
> T,006,8,V,1380,650,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,0|
> C,1319,0955,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,3,"FROM:"|
> T,007,25,V,1319,0924,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,008,12,V,0720,0924,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,009,25,V,1319,0885,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,010,12,V,0720,0885,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,011,25,V,1319,0848,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,012,12,V,0720,0848,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,013,12,V,0720,0810,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> C,1319,0755,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,3,"SHIP TO:"|
> T,014,25,V,1319,0710,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,015,35,V,1319,0670,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,016,35,V,1319,0630,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,017,35,V,1319,0590,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,018,35,V,1319,0550,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> C,1319,0490,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"COMPANY"|
> C,1114,0490,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"STORE"|
> C,0800,0490,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"DISTRICT"|
> T,019,02,V,1319,0390,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> T,020,04,V,1114,0390,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> T,021,05,V,0800,0390,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> C,1319,0344,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"DIVERT"|
> C,1114,0344,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"LANE"|
> C,0800,0344,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"CARTON"|
> T,022,02,V,1319,0240,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> T,023,02,V,1114,0240,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> T,024,06,V,0861,0240,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> C,1319,0180,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,3,"CTN CLASS"|
> T,025,07,V,0861,0150,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> T,026,02,V,1300,0075,0,2,5,5,B,L,0,3|
> T,027,08,V,1320,0030,0,2,2,2,B,L,0,3|
> T,028,14,V,1024,0030,0,3,1,1,B,L,0,3|
> B,029,14,V,0050,0140,3,5,0350,8,L,0|
> }
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dan