Invalid print job being created on Windows

[Helge Blischke]

Matt Hyclak wrote:
>>>The PPD file from the server which Dell provides is at
>>>http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~hyclak/Dell_3110cn.ppd
>>>
>>>The PPD file from a Windows machine (from C:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3) is at
>>>http://www.math.ohiou.edu/~hyclak/color416.ppd
>>
>>Yup, that's the problem.  Try changing the following lines:
>>
>>     *OrderDependency: 10 JCLSetup *cupsJobHoldUntil
>>     *OrderDependency: 20 JCLSetup *cupsJobSheetsStart
>>     *OrderDependency: 21 JCLSetup *cupsJobSheetsEnd
>>
>>to:
>>
>>     *OrderDependency: 0 JCLSetup *cupsJobHoldUntil
>>     *OrderDependency: 1 JCLSetup *cupsJobSheetsStart
>>     *OrderDependency: 2 JCLSetup *cupsJobSheetsEnd
>>
>>on the Windows system.
>>
> 
> 
> Bingo, that did it.
> 
> Where is the right place to have this fixed? Dell's PPD? Is it a cupsaddsmb problem? Is it a RedHat problem in not porting cupsaddsmb correctly?
> 
> I'm assuming I can fix this once on the samba server instead of having to touch every machine individually.
> 
> Thanks for the help, I'll be happy to complain to Dell if that's where the problem lies.
> 
> Matt

Well, the PPD modification is a done by the function in one of the CUPS modules;
you should file a RFE for this asking for the respective function to keep track of
the order dependency numbers.

In the mean time you'll need to edit the PPDs as you did.

Helge

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Helge Blischke
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