how to send plt files to a network plotter?

Does anyone know a way to send a plt file to a plotter with an ip addres?

thanks

 

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N.

 

Assuming you are using Windows 2000 or later, use the LPR command.
Eg.
lpr -S192.168.0.1 -Praw -o 1 -d plotfile.plt

Where 192.168.0.1 is the IP address of the plotter.
-o 1 sets the transfer mod to binary

Typing lpr without any other options will give a summary of the available
options of the command.

to create an icon, that you can drag & drop the plotfiles onto on the
desktop, then create a .cmd file with the same text as above, except
replacing plotfile.plt with %1. The create a shortcut to this .cmd file on
the desktop & set it to run minimised etc in the properties & set it to
close automatically after running.

Matthew

 

If your computer is part of network and so are all the plottters and
printers you shoulb be able to see them in the printing dialog box by
choosing that device.

If the plotter is not connected to the network but the computer is, then the
file and print sharing in the network property box of that computer must be
activated when and if only the computer is turned on you will be able to
choose that plotter for your printing purposes through your printing dialog
box .


Regards

Robert

 

I have always sent plot files to the plotter with the command prompt
and the DOS copy command. copy filename.plt \\printserv\netprint.
You need put the plt file in the default directory or change directory
CD to the plt file's folder location. The \\printserv\netprint is the
network printer's name. Get this from your IT person or print a
windows printer test page from your printer properties in print
manager. The Printer Name will be listed with the print drivers and
port settings.

For best results, I think it is important to have selected the printer
or a close similar printer at the time of plot file was made. So try
to know what printer will be used before making plot files.

 

With something like a HP Jetdirect plot server, you won't necessarily have a
full name in the form that you are sugesting \\server\printername only an IP
address (in which case you have to use something like LPR instead) Of course
you can always solve the problem by installing the plot server to a machine
& then sharing it from there, but then it will mean that the machine has to
be on all the time, rather than just the plotter & the jetdirect box.
Also, I have always been told that you should add /b to the plot command to
force it to use binary mode for the transfer - /b is normally assumed with
copies, but not necessarily used whe they are copies to a port rather than
to a file.

Matthew

 

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