Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:18:14 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>, pixfbsd <pixfbsd@earthlink.net>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer job date change Message-ID: <200401011118.14510.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <p0602041fbc18d8391ef0@[128.113.24.47]> References: <1072838049.5571.8.camel@viper.dlqj.net> <p0602041fbc18d8391ef0@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 06:19, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > At 8:34 PM -0600 12/30/03, pixfbsd wrote: > >In the dfA009exampleFile in /var/spool/output/lpd/hp2200 > >there is the value @PJL SET DATE=31-12-2003. I want to ... > >change that value to the year 2000. > > > >Why? If you recall HP has date information in their > >printer cartridges, that after a certain date the cartridge > >becomes "expired". > > Huh. I didn't realize they did that via PJL commands. > > Luckily we tend to send postscript, and I don't think we've > ever hit one of those expiration messages. PJL and postscript can co-exist. It is still possible for some filter -- most likely from HP -- to add PJL instructions informing the printer of the current date. Of course if you send generic postscript as generated by a unix application direct without a filter then the PJL can't get added. But on the other hand some features of some printers can only be accessed via PJL. Malcolm Kayhelp
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