Re: [vox-tech] trouble printing text file

[Peter Jay Salzman <p@beMAPSlial.ucdavis.edu>]

fwiw, by trial and error, i found the offending line:

% EEC 140A HW 7

without this line, the thing printed fine.  go figure!  (btw, that's
impressive hp knowledge you have there!)

thanks for the extra info; even though i'm still not sure why it's happening
(no escape character here), it does make things MUCH less mysterious.

pete

On Mon, 27 Nov 2000 Mytho_X@pacbell.net wrote:

> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:28:09 -0800
> From: Mytho_X@pacbell.net
> Reply-To: vox-tech@lists.mother.com
> To: vox-tech@franz.mother.com
> Subject: Re: [vox-tech] trouble printing text file
> 
> Yes,  the HP LaserJet printers have there own internal language PJL (printer
> job language).  In PJL you use % and an ecape (<esc>) sequence for a command.
> It is most likely taking this as a PJL command or another command.
> 
> For example:
> 
> %-12345X@PJL DEFAULT PAGEPROTECT = LETTER
> @PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL SYMSET = PC8
> @PJL DEFAULT FORMLINES = 66
> @PJL DEFAULT LPARM : PCL FONTNUMBER=80
> %-12345X
> 
> Sets the printer defaults for letter, 66 lines per page, font number 80 and
> the standard symbol set PC8.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Rhonda Frances Bailey wrote:
> 
> > hi all.
> >
> > here is a strange problem.  i have a matlab editor file which i want
> > to print from home.  in matlab, comments are indicated by a %
> >
> > pete's printer, an hp laserjet 6mp, stalls when printing a file containing
> > the header
> >
> > % Rhonda Bailey
> > % EEC 140A HW 7
> > % 27 November 2000
> >
> > but prints when the second line is either removed or changed to
> > $ EEC 140A HW 7
> >
> > any insight?
> >
> > thanks,
> > rhonda
> 
>