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field coding for duplex printing
hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing
within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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field coding for duplex printing
If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT
field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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field coding for duplex printing
many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have
put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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field coding for duplex printing
This suggests that the printer doesn't understand PCL.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Mathew Moore" wrote in message ... many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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Are you using a PCL driver for the printer?
If the driver does not accept PRINT commands, then my second suggestion would be the only viable option I can think of. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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field coding for duplex printing
FAO Graham
i have managed to solve the problem, and i didn't have to use fields codes. however many thanks for your very helpful response. the field coding worked on another priner we have which has (PCL) at the end of the name whereas the printer we use for main documents has (MS) at the end, so i went into control panel, printers, printer properties, advanced, printer defaults, and set the printer to print on long edge(book format) i had tried this in the past but it never seemed to work right, however it does now, so i have tray 1 on our headed paper and 1 sided and then tray 2 plain paper on duplex. just incase anyone else comes accross this problem. as it has taken me over a month to sort this out. many thanks again for your assistance "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you using a PCL driver for the printer? If the driver does not accept PRINT commands, then my second suggestion would be the only viable option I can think of. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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You are welcome
What was the model of the printer? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: FAO Graham i have managed to solve the problem, and i didn't have to use fields codes. however many thanks for your very helpful response. the field coding worked on another priner we have which has (PCL) at the end of the name whereas the printer we use for main documents has (MS) at the end, so i went into control panel, printers, printer properties, advanced, printer defaults, and set the printer to print on long edge(book format) i had tried this in the past but it never seemed to work right, however it does now, so i have tray 1 on our headed paper and 1 sided and then tray 2 plain paper on duplex. just incase anyone else comes accross this problem. as it has taken me over a month to sort this out. many thanks again for your assistance "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you using a PCL driver for the printer? If the driver does not accept PRINT commands, then my second suggestion would be the only viable option I can think of. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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field coding for duplex printing
hi graham, it is a Lexmark T644, we had the optional duplex unit and 2 extra
trays installed, however it seems the 3rd tray will be redundant from now on. many thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: You are welcome What was the model of the printer? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: FAO Graham i have managed to solve the problem, and i didn't have to use fields codes. however many thanks for your very helpful response. the field coding worked on another priner we have which has (PCL) at the end of the name whereas the printer we use for main documents has (MS) at the end, so i went into control panel, printers, printer properties, advanced, printer defaults, and set the printer to print on long edge(book format) i had tried this in the past but it never seemed to work right, however it does now, so i have tray 1 on our headed paper and 1 sided and then tray 2 plain paper on duplex. just incase anyone else comes accross this problem. as it has taken me over a month to sort this out. many thanks again for your assistance "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you using a PCL driver for the printer? If the driver does not accept PRINT commands, then my second suggestion would be the only viable option I can think of. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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Thanks - however looking at the product spec it does appear to have the
option to emulate PCL5 and 6 so in theory at least it can be made to work with the Print command. Whether it can do this with the standard driver or needs a universal PCL driver or a change to the product's setup I cannot say. In the circumstances this is all rather acadamic -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hi graham, it is a Lexmark T644, we had the optional duplex unit and 2 extra trays installed, however it seems the 3rd tray will be redundant from now on. many thanks "Graham Mayor" wrote: You are welcome What was the model of the printer? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: FAO Graham i have managed to solve the problem, and i didn't have to use fields codes. however many thanks for your very helpful response. the field coding worked on another priner we have which has (PCL) at the end of the name whereas the printer we use for main documents has (MS) at the end, so i went into control panel, printers, printer properties, advanced, printer defaults, and set the printer to print on long edge(book format) i had tried this in the past but it never seemed to work right, however it does now, so i have tray 1 on our headed paper and 1 sided and then tray 2 plain paper on duplex. just incase anyone else comes accross this problem. as it has taken me over a month to sort this out. many thanks again for your assistance "Graham Mayor" wrote: Are you using a PCL driver for the printer? If the driver does not accept PRINT commands, then my second suggestion would be the only viable option I can think of. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: many thanks graham, this is what i tried from the other discussion. i have put the code at the beginning of the document where i want it to print duplex, the the other code to revert it back at the end of the document. however it seems to print one line of what can only be described as gobbledigook on the back of each page and seems to want to print this forever. any further advice would be greatly appreciated. "Graham Mayor" wrote: If your printer driver accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to send instructions directly to the printer. There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting: PRINT 27"&l0S" simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S" horizontal duplex (bookformat) The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand, lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a double quote. Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field : { PRINT 27"&l2S" } Insert the field at the start of the range that you wish to be printed duplex and revert to simplex at the end. Alternatively install a second copy of the printer driver. Have one configured to print duplex, the other to print simplex, then print the simplex pages to the appropriate driver and the duplex pages to the other - see http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for more on switching between printers. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Mathew Moore wrote: hello, i have read one of the discussions regarding setting duplex printing within a word document and am having the same problem. i am trying to do a similar thing with the duplex printing i.e code it into a word template, i have followed the instructions given in that discussion using the field codes for printing, however when i then try and print the document from our client database (we use open gi if you have heard of it) it tries to print one line of random text and so far i have let it get to approx 20 pages before switching off the printer and starting again. do i need to input another field to stop the duplex at the end of the document, i presume i must be doing something wrong. my ideal result would be to print tray 1 single sided and then tray 2 duplex, for that would i put the field code where i want it to start duplex printing. your help would be very much appreciated, oh and the templates are set in word 2003, but someof the computers are running word 2007. many thanks mathew |
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