HP laserJets Barcodes and CUPS

[Paul Conklin]

So, there is an easy way and a hard way.  do you only print barcodes to this or do you print regular stuff too?

> I need to be able to send text files, from RHEL 5,  to a HP Laserjet printer containing Barcode ( 128 format ) information.
> Currently I have working, outside the application, the following
>
> lp -o raw  -d printername  SetBarCode
> which sets up the font on the printer ( all the control codes/escape sequences are in the SetBarCode file)
>
> Then to print
>
> lp -o raw -d printername Filename
>
> With the Filename having been formatted with a CR and LF at the end of each line
> and the escape sequences needed to select the Barcode font and return to normal font afterwards.
>
> The application developer has come back and said that the space he has for entering the print instruction is not long enough to contain all of this !!!
>
> And yes he could format up the SetBarCode + Filename into a single file BUt he still says that the -o raw ... causes the text to be too long.
>
> If I try to print the file without -o raw - I am told the file is empty
>
> Is there any way I can do this via a PPD file ? or a Filter ?
>
> All help appreciated
> Peter