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FreeFlow Variable Information Suite 5.0 (7/2006) VIPO-61
Using lpr to submit VIPO jobs
“Using lpr to submit VIPO jobs” provides the lpr command syntax for Windows 2000.
Also included are:
• Parameter definitions
• Parameter defaults
• Example lpr job submissions
lpr command syntax for Windows 2000
lpr –S
servername
–P
printername
printfilename
Windows 2000 does not accept the -T option or parameters on the lpr command line. Any
lpr jobs will only be able to use the defaults as described in “Parameter defaults.”
For submission of .pdf, .vpc, or other non-text type jobs, be sure to use the -o l option on
the lpr command line as the last parameter before the job file name as in this example:
lpr -P
HostName
-P
XVTPrinterName
-o l
BinaryJobFile
For more information on lpr command parameters, type lpr on the command line.
NOTE
Job files to be submitted through an lpr command cannot contain blank
spaces, pound signs (#), equal signs (=), or colons (:) in their names.
NOTE
In order to use lpr printing, the TCP/IP Print Server must be installed and
started.
When submitting jobs to VIPO through lpr commands the VIPO Server
console will show the job names with extra numeric tags, or IDs,
appended to the file extension. Because all lpr jobs are sent to a common
spool area, the extra tags are needed to avoid file name collisions and
guarantee unique name identifiers. The unique tags generated by the
system are appended to the original files before file submission and
processing by the VIPO Server. The resulting files do not have the extra
numeric tags.