Vedran Vucic wrote: > Hello, > > When I applied what you suggested and compiled GhostPCL I got the > following error message when I started dosemu: > root:# dosemu > In file included from built-in global.conf:122 > from :122 > Error in /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf: (line 363) syntax error > Error in /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf: (line 363) unrecognized command 'sOutputFile' > Error in /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf: (line 363) unrecognized command > '"|lpr -P Laserprinter"' > 3 error(s) detected while parsing the configuration-file > > My global.conf is here: > http://pastebin.ca/2003520 > > My dosemu.conf is here: > > http://pastebin.ca/2003522 >> >> Hi Vedran, here Andrew and others tried help You and it seem for me as >> You ignore them. Things are probably simple: >> >> - You can print to any printer either: >> 1) application is capable sent output in printer language >> 2) or there is PPD Linux driver and app is capable sent output in >> postscript >> 3) or there is PPD Linux driver and you can convert application output >> to postscript >> >> You must be clear which above method is possible, and thus you need >> know which output format your application can produce - until now I >> nowhere in your post saw this information. >> >> - your Laserjet 1020 printer isn't postscript printer, but is supported >> in Linux - that means Linux print driver is able convert input >> postscript job to printer language. >> >> - is very few DOS apps, which can output in postscript, and probably >> none of them know ZjStream protocol. But usually they can print to PCL >> printer. Then for me seems best way (and maybe just one) for you: >> >> 1)- configure your app to print to PCL printer >> 2) configure Linux printer with right Linux driver (foo2zjs, you likely >> already have it, when you can print from Linux apps) >> 3) configure DOSEMU printing for convert PCL to PS, as wrote Andrew >> before, or as (simple way, without e-mailing): >> $_lpt1='pcl6 -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=a4 >> -sOutputFile="|lpr -P YourPrinter1" -' >> $_lpt2='pcl6 -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -sOutputFile=- >> -|lpr -P YourPrinter2' >> >> "pcl6" command is from GhostPCL package, which is available at: >> http://www.artifex.com/downloads/ >> >> When You will wish examine your app output, you can configure its output >> to file: >> $_lpt1 = "cat >/tmp/MyAppOutput" Hello Vedran, both lines in my post starting "$_lpt1=..." and "$_lpt2=..." are wrapped by mail client, thus part -sOutputFile="|lpr -P Laserprinter" should be at end of previous line (and this must be uncommented, of course). And You have omitted postrophe sign at its end. Entire line must end with apostrophe "'" - all after $_lpt1= is command, which is run by dosemu and at its stdin dosemu pushes print job from dos app (see dosemu doc). And entire this command is escaped with apostrophes ('). Franta -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
