Hi Camille,

Simply do a listf @.hpenv.sys,2

This will show you many env files (called PENV in the filecode field).
There are generally two kinds, portrait and landscape. The portrait files
are 8.5 x 11 inches and looks like a letter's orientation. The landscape
is 11 x 8.5 and is oriented like a landscape painting, hence the name.

Some of the ordinary env files for landscape are called land@ and the ones
for portrait often are [log in to unmask] Particular printers such as HP2680A , HP2688A
have 80A or 88A as part of the envfile name.

Others start out pica or elite which indicates the font.
If there is a '2' or '4' in the name it means it prints 2 pages per physical
page, or 4 pages per physical page.

For example:

LP884L.hpenv.sys   = an env file that prints 4 pages on each page of a HP2688
printer using landscape mode.

PORT2.hpenv.sys    = an env file that prints two portrait oriented pages per
page.

etc.

To create your own env file read the section in the MPE/XL manual about
FDEVICECONTROL to start. Then write a program with these intrinsics to
select your printer's env configuration. Keep the file as an env or penv file.
and use them in the ENV= parameter on File command and in FOPEN on the device
specification.

I hope this helps

Steve Zink
Beyond Y2K, Inc.

"Father of env files on mpe"






In article <[log in to unmask]>,
  Genesis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Does anyone have information on environment files on the 3000.  Either
> information on the ones that exist on the 3000 now, or how to make new
> ones?  Thanks
>
> Camille Bourque
> Genesis Total Solutions, Inc.
> 205-252-9446
> http://www.gttsinc.com
>
>
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