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From: walter@mecky.UUCP (Walter Mecky)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: sco unix 3.2 - printing binary data query
Message-ID: <669@mecky.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jul 90 22:22:59 GMT
References: <1358@beaudin.UUCP> <268e3558-675.1comp.unix.i386-1@vpnet.chi.il.us>
Reply-To: walter@mecky.UUCP (Walter Mecky)
Organization: MIKROS Systemware, Buettelborn/W-Germany
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In article <268e3558-675.1comp.unix.i386-1@vpnet.chi.il.us> hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) writes:
+ | 
+ | When I submit a certain file containing non-textual data for printing
+ | on a dot matrix printer, some operating system entity apparently filters
+ | out some of the bytes.
+ 
+ How are you submitting this to the printer? I use the print spooler
+ (for which the setup seems to be one of the more challenging aspects
+ in Unix) and pass it nroff output which includes various control
+ codes.
+ 
+ I would guess that if you use something like 'cat >/dev/lp0' that cat
+ might strip out control codes.

Wrong. The reason for the failing is a bug in the original parallel driver.
Get the fix unx-162 form SCO support and all is fine.


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Walter Mecky	[ walter@mecky	or  ...uunet!unido!mecky!walter ]