pdx 7.0.5.57 usb label printer brother ql-500 width set to 62mm
A test report in portrait or landscape
When trying to print pdx displays in the status line the message
"converting metafile to printer commands..." (or nothing at all) and
nothing happens. Nothing appears in the queue list of the printer.
Any suggestions?

thanks
marco

p.s.: no way to use textstream with usb, correct?

If you share the printer I *think* you can open a textstream on
\\COMPUTERNAME\PRINTERSHARE, even if it is on your own PC.

Anders

Anders Jonsson wrote:
it was a good idea but does not work though open and writeline dont
raise any error
Tack
marco

Then map a LPT port to it.

"marco" <n_sp_hum_marco.foglia (AT) tucsoft (DOT) com> wrote

I just did a test with an OKI printer connected to my PC by USB and shared.

This code worked:


var
ts textstream
endvar

if not ts.create("\\\\DELL-4600\\OKIC7200") then errorshow() return endif

ts.writeline("This is the first line")
ts.writeline("This is the second line")
ts.writeline(chr(12)) ;formfeed is needed to get the printer to actually
print
ts.close()

<<<

Note that the backslashed needs to be "doubble".

Best regards

Anders

Kasey Chang (remove EATSPAM to reply) wrote:

i failed to notice that "open a textstream on
\\COMPUTERNAME\PRINTERSHARE" give an entry in the printer cue as "local
downlevel document". It occurs the same mapping to lpt1.
Now i will search on the net if someone can make print this QL500 from a
DOS software

thank you very much
marco

Hej Anders,
i noticed just now that in cue it appears a document. With or without
chr 12.

Tack so mycke
marco

But did you get it to print?


Kul att kunna hjälpa till.


Anders

Anders Jonsson wrote:
no. Neither from dos prompt(cmd, WXP) with dir >> LPT1 (after mapping to
\\acer\broth). On the net i didnt find anything about printing from
DOS with this Brother printer.

ciao!
marco

Most brother printes should understand PCL , but maybe it's a "Windows only
printer" and then I'm not sure if textstream works...

Anders