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


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