Re: lpr: unable to print file: client-error-document-format-not-supported

[Stephen Lee <splee@plexio.com>]

On Sat, 2002-06-08 at 17:12, jonsky wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I've tried to print onto console to print some file and its works fine 
> and  i've tried to print from dosemu using dir > prn works also but using 
> the clipper compiled application to print report no luck. When i look at 
> the boot.log i saw ;
> 
> lpr: unable to print file: client-error-document-format-not-supported
> 
> Is it the LINEFEED and EOF Marks?
> 
> Any suggestion how to go about it?

Does the Clipper application generate plain text or is it expecting to
print to a specific printer type like pcl (eg HP)? Normally your
underlying printing system will identify the kind of print output and
use the correct filter to convert it to something the printer
understands (eg. ps->pcl). Be sure you have that part setup correctly. I
use CUPS and so the whole process is almost trivial.

What happens if your create a "raw" printer (ie. no print filter) and
print to that instead? Note that this will only work if your clipper
application outputs in a format the printer itself can understand.

Stephen

Stephen