| 1 | CUPS port driver for OS/2 & eComStation 2011-02-16
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| 3 | This is a first attempt at a port driver for CUPS for OS/2 & eComStation, based heavily on the source code for LPR32 by Serge Sterck.
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| 5 | What is basically does is copy the print job to a temporary file, then call cupslpr.exe (same as lpr.exe in CUPS 1.3.7 but renamed to avoid confusion with the IBM lpr.exe) with the appropriate parameters.
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| 7 | Current limitations:
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| 8 | 1) No status of whether the job works or not - it just disappears from the queue
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| 9 | 2) ????
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| 11 | History:
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| 12 | 2011-02-16 - implemented SplPdSet and SplPdQuery APIs
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| 13 | - cupslpr.exe is now loaded from the path where TCP/IP is installed (even if not on the boot drive)
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| 14 | - removed useless binary-mode checkbox from properties dialog (it did nothing anyway)
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| 15 | - other minor cleanup
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| 16 | - added bldlevel string
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| 17 | 2010-07-20 - auto-generated CUPS port names now use normal numbering instead of base 4
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| 18 | 2009-04-09 - fixed bug causing initialization of default description to fail on port install
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| 19 | - description is now set to the host/queue (like slpr)
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| 20 | - eliminated annoying icon spam on port installation control (requires EAs)
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| 21 | - improved icon, tidied up properties dialog
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| 22 | - Thanks to Alex Taylor for the above!
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| 23 | ?2009-03-19? - added message dialog if cupslpr returns error
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| 24 | 2008-06-28 - ensured that all postscript files start with %!PS-Adobe-3.0 - fixes problems printing from Lucide
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| 25 | - moved to IBM CPP v3.6.5
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| 27 | Installation:
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| 28 | 1) Copy cupslpr.exe to \tcpip\bin on the drive where TCP/IP is installed, usually the boot drive (more specifically, it should be whichever directory inetd.exe is located in)
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| 29 | 2) Copy cups.pdr to \os2\dll on the drive the OS is booted from
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| 30 | 3) Install a new port in the printer object 'Output Port' tab, Install New port...
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| 31 | 4) Enter the CUPS printer name as Queue Name
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| 32 | 5) Once finished - click Save
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| 33 | 6) Test printing with a postscript driver
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| 34 | 7) Report feedback to paul@smedley.id.au or to the eCups mailing list!
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| 36 | Cheers,
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| 38 | Paul Smedley
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| 39 | 10th April, 2009
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