In article <[log in to unmask]>,
 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>We are looking for a way to load soft fonts from Mpe/iX 5.0 to a network
>laser printer.
>Presently we download the soft font from a pc. However if the font is lost
>due to a power off or other error the printing goes on until the loss is
>noticed.
>This problem has become more apparent due to an increased use of newer lasers
>that don't have flash simms or hard discs for loading soft fonts.
>We would like to send the soft fonts before each file that will need them. HP
>Response Center was contacted with the question "How to load soft fonts from
>Mpe/iX to a network laser?" and their response is -they don't have a way to
>do it.

We wrote a small SPL program which read the soft font file and wrote it to
a spoolfile with carriage control %320 (no spacing).  There may be other,
simpler ways to go it.

If you want the short program, I'll e-mail it to you.  It compiles both
with SPL and with Splash!.

It has hard-coded names for the font file and for the printer device
class, however, a file equation will override it nicely.

It also takes a parm which delays the requested number of seconds before
creating the spoolfile, allowing time for the printer to warm-up and go
on-line if you have it load it once in the morning.

I can also e-mail you an attachment with the executable, however, you will
have to use file equations, instead of modifying the code and re-compiling
it.


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Rick Gilligan
Senior Software Specialist
Computer And Software Enterprises, Inc.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]