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;

It doesn't modify the actual pscript.drv it creates a file called 
auxprint.pak and updates EAs that are read when installing the driver to 
add additional printers to the list to select from.

If you have an eComStation license, logon at ecomstation.com, go to the 
BetaZone, filter on "Selective install Tools" and download Alex Taylor's 
instpdr  (instpdr_20070614.zip).  This is a GUI tool to add new printers to 
the PostScript driver that have PPDs.  It makes the process much simpler.

Mark

> 


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