Jobname in HPGL - Plotfiles

(not a specific autocad question, but important too fpr cad-users...)

Hello,

I have to manage a lot of plotfiles, written with many different plotter- drivers.

The result is that some plotfiles includes the jobname (which is shown on the display of the plotter), other plotfiles don't have a
jobname and the display on the plotter shows only "....".

Is it possible to edit the files and add a jobname ?

Best regards

Pierre


Examples:

File 1 (without name):
%-12345X@PJL SET MEDIASOURCE = ROLL1
E%0BBPINPS16840,11920ECRO90IP0,0,1016,-1016IR0,100SC0,300,0,300 ..............

File 2 (without name):
%-1BBP;IN;DF;LA1,4,2,6;FT1;PS34799,24582;IP0,0,34799,24582;SC0,1,0,1,2;NP127;PC1,0,0,0;PC2, ..............


File 3: (with name)
%1BBP5,1,1," #1/Drawing"INWU0NP256QL51PS11880,16801RO180SC;

File 4 (without name):
BPINPS34647,24681;ECNP256PALA1,4,2,4TR0PE<=¿¿<¿¿;PC0,255,57,57PE:¿<=MLÌE_Á;PM0PE^ÆvÅ

File 5 (wih name):
E%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=HP-GL/2
%0BBP5,1,1,"myplot";IN;TR0;MT0;QL-1;PS68136,12

 

Yes, you can edit the files with any binary editor or program (binary mode)
and append the missing information for the jobname.

regards

Markus

the display of the plotter), other plotfiles don't have a

%-1BBP;IN;DF;LA1,4,2,6;FT1;PS34799,24582;IP0,0,34799,24582;SC0,1,0,1,2;NP12
7;PC1,0,0,0;PC2, ..............

 

Thanks Markus,

but how I have to do it? Which commands or code, which place in the file ? .....

Pierre

 

Compare two plots, one that has the jobname & one that doesn't, perhaps it
will be obvious what to add. Other tips for editing plotfiles:
http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/TipsAndTricks.htm

 

Use your example, the command for adding the jobename is BBP5,1,1,"jobname"
(this command is plotter specific)

I.e. in the 2nd example you can add after the "BBP" the missing parameter
and test it.

The difference between the 1st example and the 2nd example is, that they do
not use record delimiters ";".

Use a binary editor (testing purpose) or write a little VB or C-Program to
modify the files. In AutoCAD with a litte ARX-Program you can get the
plotfilename and add it to the plotfile ...

regards

Markus