Printer does not interpret PCL-code but prints it

Helge Blischke h.blischke at srz.de
Thu Sep 27 05:45:36 PDT 2007


Volker Stoppe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> we, I and a customer have problems with his printer. He tries to print  
> reports from a database, which include PCL-codes. Unfortunately the  
> PCL-codes appear as clear text on the print. If he prints in raw format  
> (e.g. lpr -l / lp -d <queue> -o raw), the cr/lf is not interpretet. 
> This  happens with SuSE 8.2, CUPS ~1.1 and a HP Laserjet 4 Plus. If I 
> print the  same document with CUPS 1.3 on a Brother HL-5270 DN it just 
> works fine.
> Is the old CUPS unable to handle the even older Laserjet? Where could 
> we  search to solve the problem?
> 
> PS: He also postet in another forum:
> www.mydatabasesupport.com/forums/informix/248130-using-pcl-commands-new-system.html 
> 

You should explain how your printer is configured and which backend
is used.

Helge


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