[Info-vax] DCPS v2.7 problem with HP P2055dn printer

[Alan Frisbie]

Paul Anderson wrote:

> One problem is that the printer's PostScript product name doesn't match 
> what DCPS V2.7 was coded to expect.  HP has moved away from using PPD 
> files for printers, so it's harder to figure out the product name.  
> DCPS expected "HP LaserJet P2055" or "HP LaserJet P2055 Series" but I 
> found out too late that the printer uses a slightly different string.
> 
> Send this PostScript code to the printer to print the value of Product 
> Name:

I tried your code and got:

Product Name: "HP LaserJet P2055dn"
Printer Name: "HP LaserJet P2055dn"
PostScript Level: 3
Version: 3011.001
Revision: 1

> Then define (/EXEC /SYSTEM) the DCPS$queuename_PRODUCT_NAME logical 
> name to that value.  This will ensure DCPS will treat the printer as a 
> P2055 and not a generic HP printer.

I defined the logical name, stopped the queue and restarted it.
There was no change in the behavior, the spurious extra page
with the diamond character in the upper-left corner still comes
out.   Darn.

Since the client has a support contract, I'm going to
submit a bug report.   Since the immediate problem has been
solved with the Lexmark printer, I'm not going to devote
much time to this now.

Thanks for all the suggestions.   If I ever solve this problem,
I'll post a follow-up.

Alan