NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Working with Print Device Definitions and Printer Forms
Working with Print Device Definitions
The functions and corresponding control sequences that have been defined for
the selected printer appear.
If the control sequence for a function is too long to be displayed in the “Printer
Functions” list (longer than 32 characters), select that control sequence and
press <Enter>. The control sequence appears in the “Function Definition” entry
box.
Creating or Modifying Print Device Definitions
If a device definition for your printer is not included among those provided
with your application or with NetWare, you need to create your own
definition. Each print device definition consists of functions and modes.
Printer functions (also referred to as control sequences, escape sequences or
printer commands) give instructions to the printer. To define a printer’s
functions, you enter control sequences or printer commands into the
PRINTDEF database. To do this, you need the technical reference manual
that came with your printer.
As a network supervisor, you can define or modify a printer’s functions by
completing the following steps.
Procedure
1 From the PRINTDEF “Available Options” menu, select “Print Devices.”
The “Print Device Options” menu is displayed.
2 Select “Edit Print Devices”
The “Defined Print Devices” list is displayed.
3 (Optional) To delete an existing definition, highlight the definition and press
<Del>.
4 (Optional) To modify and existing definition, highlight the definition and press
<Enter>.
5 (Optional) To create a new device definition, press <Insert>. Type the name you
want to assign to the new print device definition in the “New Device Name” entry
box.
The name should be recognizable to users (for example, a brand name such as
IBM ProPrinter), and it cannot be more than 32 characters in length.
The name of the printer you just typed is highlighted.