Setting Printer Device from Menu

Hi

What i am doing is trying write a menu item to Set the Printer device. What
seems to be happening is it keeps stopping at the printer device entry.
However, when I manually type all the correct verbage it works but it
doesn't when i run the menu item.

Here is my menu item;
ID_MakeDefault1Printer [MakeYK Printer 11x17 DesignJet
Default]^c^c-plot;y;MODEL;\\mainserver\ENG - LaserJet
8150N;11x17;Millimeters;Landscape;No;Extents;1:2;18.06,4.06;Yes;MRE_B_Size_B
_W.ctb;Yes;No;No;No;N;N;n;

But here is my Command line

Command: -plot
Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: y

Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>: MODEL
Enter an output device name or [?] <\\mainserver\CAD - DesignJet 500PS>:

.....It stops there.....its asking me for the Printer...but as you can see
from above I am giving it a printer driver but for some reason it won't put
it in.

Any suggestion?

Thanks for the help.

 

Does it make any difference if you enclose the printer name in quotes? Or
you may have to use forward slashes, (/), instead of backslashes, since it's
a menu item.

John

 

Hi John

It seem to of taken the / slashes and it looks like it took the path but
when it contiunes on with the rest it crapped out at the next command...I
also tried the " with the / and \ but no luck.. thanks for the help.
here's what showed up

Command: -plot
Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: y

Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>: MODEL
Enter an output device name or [?] <\\mainserver\ENG - LaserJet 8150N>:
//mainserver/ENG - LaserJet 8150N

Command: 11x17
Unknown command "11X17". Press F1 for help.

Command: Millimeters
Unknown command "MILLIMETERS". Press F1 for help.

Command: Landscape
Unknown command "LANDSCAPE". Press F1 for help.

Command: No
Unknown command "NO". Press F1 for help.

Command: Extents
Unknown command "EXTENTS". Press F1 for help.

Command: 1:2
Unknown command "1:2". Press F1 for help.

Command: 18.06,4.06
Unknown command "18.06,4.06". Press F1 for help.

Command: Yes
Unknown command "YES". Press F1 for help.

Command: MRE_B_Size_B_W.ctb
Unknown command "MRE_B_SIZE_B_W.CTB". Press F1 for help.

Command: Yes
Unknown command "YES". Press F1 for help.

Command: No
Unknown command "NO". Press F1 for help.

Command: No
Unknown command "NO". Press F1 for help.

Command: No
Unknown command "NO". Press F1 for help.

Command: N
Unknown command "N". Press F1 for help.

Command: N
Unknown command "N". Press F1 for help.

Command: n
Unknown command "N". Press F1 for help.

 

Hmmm...it looks like something is canceling the function at that point. I
just tried it manually also with no problems, but I haven't tried a script
yet. I'm not sure what's interrupting yours... Could you post the latest
version of your menu script?

John

 

sure...

^c^c-plot;y;MODEL;//mainserver/ENG - LaserJet
8150N;11x17;Millimeters;Landscape;No;Extents;1:2;18.06,4.06

and it errors out at

Command: -plot
Detailed plot configuration? [Yes/No] <No>: y

Enter a layout name or [?] <Model>: MODEL
Enter an output device name or [?] <\\mainserver\ENG - LaserJet 8150N>:
//mainserver/ENG - LaserJet 8150N

Command: 11x17
Unknown command "11X17". Press F1 for help.

Command: Millimeters

etc......

Thanks for the help.