I am having a problem printing to an Epson compatible printer (Star LC24-15)

When I run it under OI I get all the lines with control code formatting at the top.

The driver is a generic/text driver. (Direct to printer - No spooling) - tried spooling no good then changed to no spool.

Also printed (Accidently) to a HP Deskjet 540 and it came out the same.

I then did this little test routine and it comes out as:

THIS IS A TEST ←this is in bold

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  XXXXXXXXXXXXX   

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Can anyone help me.

Here is the test program

Barry

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subroutine testprint(Void)

$insert PRINTER_CONTROLCODES_EPSON

printer on

print "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

print " XXXXXXXXXXXXX "

print "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

print BOLDON$:"THIS IS A TEST":BOLDOFF$

printer off

return

………………..

compile insert PRINTER_CONTROLCODES_EPSON

equ BOLDON$ to char(27):char(71)

equ BOLDOFF$ to char(27):char(72)

equ WIDEON$ to char(27):char(87):char(1)

equ WIDEOFF$ to char(27):char(87):char(0)

equ BEGINFONT1$ to char(15)

equ ENDFONT1$ to char(18)

equ BEGINFONT5$ to char(27):char(80)

equ BEGINFONT6$ to char(27):char(77)

equ BEGINFONT7$ to char(27):char(103)

equ BEGINFONT15$ to char(27):char(119):char(49)

equ ENDFONT15$ to char(27):char(119):char(48)

equ SUBSON$ to char(27):char(83):char(1)

equ SUBSOFF$ to char(27):char(84)

…………………………….

Barry,

I've got your code. Just need to pull out my Epson impact printer and hook it up :) Will advise ASAP.

dbakke@srpcs.com

SRP Computer Solutions

We normally cheat for this and OsOpen "LPT1" and just oswrite to it. This seems to confuse Windows into not screwing us up.

amcauley@sprezzatura.com

Sprezzatura Group

World Leaders in all things RevSoft

Barry,

The printer driver is mangling your escape codes; this is expected behavior in Windows. To print directly (as directly as possible in Windows) to a printer, prefix the control codes with an escape.

print \1B\: BOLDON$: "THIS IS A TEST": BOLDOFF$

Cameron Purdy

Revelation Software

Re;

print \1B\: BOLDON$: "THIS IS A TEST": BOLDOFF$

Doesn't fix the problem, looses the T, prints same spot

print \1B\: BOLDON$: "THIS IS A TEST": \1B\:BOLDOFF$

overprints on the next line.

I would prefer not to have to resort to Andrews suggestion of OSWrite.

Barry

Barry,

Did you post this before or after the "thanks heaps"? Is it working now?

Cameron Purdy

Revelation Software

Posted after the 'thanks'

Cant get to work.

Barry

Don

If you could test for me, and let me know your results, that would be great.

Cam's method did not work.

Barry

Barry,

Is there any difference if you put the variable together first then print it? Instead of:

print x: y: z

Try:

Text=x: y: z

print Text

That leading escape character gets eaten by the engine, and it attempts to pass the rest through as cleanly as possible, which isn't guaranteed in Windows of course.

BTW, have you tried using a more specific driver … one for that printer?

Cameron Purdy

Revelation Software

Cam

None of those suggestions work.

I suppose I have to go with A McA method, bummer.

Barry

Barry,

Sorry it didn't work out. The method I showed you is used extensively by several customers who ported over large print engines from Arev, like check printing, and needed it to work the same way. I don't know why it isn't working in your case.

Cameron Purdy

Revelation Software

Cam.

One day when you are not too busy , could you find out for sure whether those clients did ANYTHING special at all, like driver settings, if only a certain type of printer can be used.

Barry

PS.

wrote subroutine(to make change easier) for the AMcA method, even worked out how to get the LPT for the current printer…for me that was an achievement.

But, now I realise I could have trouble on a network as it is not spooled, but I think there is only one person who does the printing.

Cam.

Update. Don Bakke and Tony Slaper have also tested and comes up with the same problem that I am having.

Barry

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