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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

3773.0. "Control Block not working" by KERNEL::VANRIXTELE (Emma van Rixtel) Tue Jan 18 1994 17:04

    
    
    I am entering a WPS-PLUS query in here, as the WPS-PLUS conference is
    unreachable therefore I can not check whether this has been reported
    before.
    
    I have 2 customers both using ALL-IN-1 v3.0 and WPS-PLUS v4.1 and when
    they insert a control block at the top of their document to select
    either a font or a tray, it is ignored.
    
    For example, both of these commands have been set up as keywords,
    ie,
    
    
    BIN_1  <ESC>[1!v (to represent FRONT tray on LN03)
    
    
    --------------- START CONTROL --------------------
    PRINTER TABLE BIN_1
    ---------------  END CONTROL  --------------------
    
    
    The above control block will not work unless there is a printable
    character directly above it, where as PRINTER SELECT FRONT will work as
    expected even without the printable character.
    
    This exactly the same for a keyword that defines some font. So does
    anyone know why this is?? In each case it is whatever is setup in the
    pagination settings that is printed.
    
    
    Thank you,
    
    Emma.
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3773.1Some more info!KERNEL::VANRIXTELEEmma van RixtelThu Jan 20 1994 14:4054
    
    This problem is now becoming particularly urgent, so I have done a bit
    more testing and can reproduce the problem here without any trouble. I
    have also reaslised that the 2 problems I mention in .0 are actually
    not related. So for the time being it is the tray selection that I am
    most concerned with.
    
    The customer has set up 3 keywords in their LN03 printer table to
    relate to FRONT, REAR and one other. I have tested this on a DEClaser
    just using 2 trays, and I see the same problem.
    
    The keywords I have used are:-
    
    BIN_FRONT   <ESC>[1!v
    BIN_REAR    <ESC>[2!v
    
    I then created a 4 page document, the first control block on the first
    page reading, PRINTER TABLE BIN_REAR. On the second page the control
    block read PRINTER TABLE BIN_FRONT, thus telling the printer to print
    the first page on letterheaded paper and the remainder of the document
    on normal paper.
    
    The output was, that the first page printed correctly as did the second
    page, but then the third and forth pages printed on what ever was the
    default setting in PG. In this case it took the last 2 pages from tray
    REAR instead of FRONT.
    
    This immediately indicates that where Keywords are concerned, they only
    relate to the page they appear on and not to the document as a whole.
    Is this correct??
    
    The output the customer sees is that when she prints the document as a
    whole (set up exactly as I have above) it will print exactly as
    expected. whereas if she tries to print say just the last page, it
    prints out from whatever tray is in the default PG settings rather than
    looking at the control block on page 2.
    
    So it appears that it has nothing to do with having printable
    characters before a PRINTER TABLE control block. That only appears to
    be occurring where fonts are concerned and I shall raise that as a
    separate issue.
    
    So if anyone could test this out for me and confirm that they are
    seeing the same problem, it would help a great deal. I would also like
    some more information on exactly how KEYWORDS are controlled, as it may
    help to determine whether they are behaving as they are supposed to or
    not.
    
    I really need some information as quickly as possible, so anything
    piece of information would be grately received...
    
    Thank you very much.
    
    Emma.
3773.2LOOKIN::BARHAMNorbert:Thu Jan 20 1994 15:594
    Maybe needs a form feed before the control block ? WPS-PLUS notes 181,
    519, 757, 1161 may help ?
    
    N:
3773.3Still need more info..KERNEL::VANRIXTELEEmma van RixtelFri Jan 21 1994 15:0310
    
    Have looked at the notes you suggested Clive, but they do not appear to
    be relevant. My particular query is that the control block is working
    but only on the page is appears on, and not the document as a whole. So
    what I want to know is, is this a specific problem to do with PRINTER
    TABLE commands. In other words are PRINTER TABLE commands only supposed
    to relate to that particular page or is this a bug or is the customer
    doing something wrong??
    
    Emma.
3773.4Things are getting desperate..KERNEL::VANRIXTELEEmma van RixtelMon Jan 24 1994 18:119
    
    
    Someone please help, I am still no nearer to solving this, I just need
    some more information on how keywords are supposed to be used and how
    they work.
    
    Please...
    
    Emma.
3773.5why??KERNEL::VANRIXTELEEmma van RixtelTue Jan 25 1994 13:504
    
    re: .2 - The form feed worked. But why??
    
    Emma.
3773.6Try WPS-PLUS conference again!IOSG::PYEGraham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's ApprenticeTue Jan 25 1994 20:390