is the dell 720 capable of recieving raw text with no leading escape codes ? I know modern epson prointers are not. why are you sending "raw" -- Louis Solomon www.SteelBytes.com "Sean Rowe" <ichabooka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2C.CC.42553.F1863C24@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > if no one knows the answer to this, do you at least know where i should go > to find it? i'm in a bit of a bind here, and i'm willing to figure it out > on my own. if anyone knows where i can start, i would really appreciate > it. thanks. > > sean rowe > > Sean Rowe wrote: >> I have been trying to get this small bit of code to work using my dell >> photo >> printer 720 (or any usb printer, for that matter): >> >> <?php >> $handle = printer_open("Dell Photo Printer 720"); // printer being the >> name >> of the printer >> printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_MODE, "raw"); >> printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_COPIES, "3"); // i want 3 copies >> printer_write($handle, "This is a test"); >> printer_close($handle); >> ?> >> >> The printer is initialized, and the job is spooled; however, before it >> prints anything the print manager deletes the job! I have tries this on >> several different computers running IIS and Apache with the same results. >> I >> tried it from the command line too, with the same results. I'm about to >> lose my mind. This code works fine if I use a non-usb printer. Any >> ideas? >> >> Sean Rowe -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
