Mike O'Connor wrote:
> griffwoodca wrote:
>> Thursday 17 April 2008
>>
>> If you have an eComStation subscription, there is a tool there which
>> automates the installation of PPDs into the OS/2 Postscript driver.
>> That is what I did with my Lexmark network printer.
>>
>> In addition to the Linux PPDs, there are also Apple ones.  In the case
>> of the Apple PPDs, you need to activate the fonts which are commented
>> out in the driver.
>>
>> (the other) Phil
>>
> Hi Phil,
>
> For years I have just used the Apple LaserWriter Plus PS driver v42_2
> for my Apple LW Select 310 (mono - 300 dpi). Reading your message
> prompted me to actually look for a specific PPD file to import - as it's
> not listed in the PSCRIPT.DRV. Back in 1993, I obtained the full PS
> package direct from Adobe, but had forgotten I had it! :-[
> I downloaded both from Adobe and another URL, PPD files for the
> LaserWriter-Select 310 v52.5l.
> One was obviously for Windows as it had lines terminated by 0x0d,0x0a
> and was a few hundred bytes larger than the other which was terminated
> with just 0x0a - Mac style.
>
> I ran the instpdr and everything in the window indicated it had updated
> pscript.drv OK.
> However attempting to either modify the current setup or install another
> printer resulted in the Select 310 v52.51 not showing up in the
> selection list.
>
> I had backed up a copy of pscript.drv - which existed identically under
> both \ecs and \os2 trees - and comparing the files after using instprd
> resulted in the following;
>
> Fri 18/04/2008 22:22:49.50 AEST
> [512MB RAM J:\os2\dll\pscript]dir j:\pscript.drv /s
>
> The volume label in drive J is ECSV20RC4-J.
> The Volume Serial Number is 0963:D5C4.
>
> Directory of J:\ecs\install\PRNDRV\PMDD_0
>
> 31/01/05 11:32        806,550 26,296 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV
>          1 file(s)     806,550 bytes used
>
> Directory of J:\OS2\DLL\PSCRIPT
>
> 31/01/05 11:32        806,550 26,296 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV
>          1 file(s)     806,550 bytes used
> Total files listed:
>          2 file(s)     1,613,100 bytes used
>                      595,202,048 bytes free
>
> Fri 18/04/2008 22:22:58.26 AEST
> [512MB RAM J:\os2\dll\pscript]comp
> J:\ecs\install\PRNDRV\PMDD_0\pscript.drv J:\O
> S2\DLL\PSCRIPT\pscript.drv /b
>
> Compare file J:\ecs\install\PRNDRV\PMDD_0\PSCRIPT.DRV and file
> J:\OS2\DLL\PSCRIPT\PSCRIPT.DRV.
>
> The files compare OK.
>
> So, obviously nothing made any changes to either of the pscript.drv
> files - file timestamps are unchanged also.
>
> I had also run pin.exe at the CLI directly with the same result - zilch
> different.
>
> Any idea what I did wrong?
> [ISTR reading about a limitation of 1024 printers or something?]
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
>
IIRC, it changes the EAs not the file itself.
Andy

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