> Donald Timmonds Harrington <[log in to unmask]> writes: > OK (boy, I've got to come up with some other way to start one of > these things), we've got the HP268x series of printers that use > ;ENV= files to do different kinds of printing (LP, ELITE, etc.). > Now we have the HP5000 series of printers (Fxxx for fan-fold paper > and Cxx(?) for cut-sheet). The 'F' series, as I understand it, are > replacements for the 268x. Since they use PCL4, they can't use the > old ;ENV= files in the HPENV.SYS group. How do they do the different > font/character types, or are they restricted to LP? If these files > exist, could they be used on other LaserJet-type printers? > > Enquiring minds want to know... > > >>>> You can get software to convert 2680 env files to PCL. Several of the major HP3000 forms packages handle the 2680->PCL issue. In theory, these packages make the fact that the printer is now PCL invisible. Fantasia and Formation are packages I have worked with that seem to handle this problem fine. --------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Corn e-mail: [log in to unmask] RAC Consulting Voice: (360) 357-9572 Olympia, WA. USA fax: (360) 352-8453 ---------------------------------------------------------------