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

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

[jonsky]

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?

Jonsky

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

[Stephen Lee]

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

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

[jonsky]

At 07:58 AM 6/9/02 -0700, you wrote:
>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
Hi Stephen,

Actually cups was setup on the client computer (the one uses dosemu 1.0.2.1 
and clipper) and it prints to windows printer via smb. I use ppd-o-matic to 
generate ppd for epson fx1170 at linuxprinting.org. I've tried to configure 
using existing drivers and drivers form cups-drivers it doesn't print well 
until i got the ppd anyhow, the clipper prints in a plain text format. i 
will try the raw printer.

Regards,

Jonsky

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

[jonsky]

At 11:35 AM 6/10/02 -0700, you wrote:
>At 07:58 AM 6/9/02 -0700, you wrote:
>>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
>Hi Stephen,
>
>Actually cups was setup on the client computer (the one uses dosemu 
>1.0.2.1 and clipper) and it prints to windows printer via smb. I use 
>ppd-o-matic to generate ppd for epson fx1170 at linuxprinting.org. I've 
>tried to configure using existing drivers and drivers form cups-drivers it 
>doesn't print well until i got the ppd anyhow, the clipper prints in a 
>plain text format. i will try the raw printer.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jonsky

I've tried raw it prints with any kind of  document the same thing, other 
than application running on dosemu. The file contains ^M^R or ^M^O at the 
beginning of the file and ^L^M at the end of the file.

Regards,

Jonathan


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