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From: jco@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Dumpmaster John)
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Subject: Re: HP-UX, PostScript, LasetJetIII
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Date: 29 Jan 91 13:51:28 GMT
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In-reply-to: richard@hpfcdc.HP.COM's message of 28 Jan 91 23:20:24 GMT

In article <5570568@hpfcdc.HP.COM> richard@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Richard Artz) writes:
   take one of the 7.0 scripts and rip out everything except the line that
   cat's the file. I've done this and it does work.


You should also keep the stty line which sets up the port for you.

Here is a very primitive script for a ps model.  Something I've been meaning
to add is a cut line at the top to get the %! so that only PS files will
print.  Also a header would be nice.  :-)


later
jco

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#!/bin/sh
# Author: John C. Orthoefer <jco@kzin.eel.ufl.edu>
# Date: 19 Dec 1990
# Based on the PCL level 4 HP printer model
#
# lp interface for HP laserjet IID w/ Hp Postscript cart.
#

seqid=$1
name=$2
title="$3"
copies=$4
options="$5"

# The remaining arguments are files
shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
files="$*"

stty raw 9600 -parenb cs8 ixon -istrip clocal <&1 2>/dev/null

# Print the spooled files

for file in $files
do
	cat "$file" 2>&1
	echo "\004\c"
done

stty raw 9600 -parenb cs8 ixon -istrip clocal <&1 2>/dev/null

exit 0


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