Hi, I have a postscript output with both portrait and landscape pages. When I use PS Level 3 in the design, I can get this output. However, landscape pages come in error when I use the printer’s own PPD file. I’m currently using planet Press 7 and I’m working successfully with the same PPD file. Please help me
as an example, I’ve added successful and unsuccessful examples. In addition, I added the PPD file
successful
PS Level 3
unsuccessful
Working with Dynamic PPD calls can be a little tricky at times. First, be sure to always set all of the conditions to something. For example, I can tell that your Plex settings have not yet been defined because it’s still in yellow.
Secondly, take note of that Order number in the Printer options section. That’s important. Generally speaking, you need to ensure that the commands are entered from smallest to largest. This helps to ensure that they’re inserted into the resulting postscript in the order that the Printer is expecting them. It may well ignore a command that arrives out of order or may have other unforseen consequences.
To go along with this, the rules are executed from top to bottom. So that ordering needs to be maintained throughout all of the rules.
I am having the same problem on with the Xerox Versant 180.
NickName=Xerox EX-i 180 Print Server 1.2
PCFileName=EF853160.PPD
All works as expected with the Generic PS3, but I get the same results as you with the PPD. Have you figured anything out yet?
Thanks,
Glenn
One thing you can do as well is print out to a file (PS3 and from your PPD) and compare commands. In the case of the orientation, i would look for the word landscape and see if the same commands are added in both file. That would give you a hint as if the order or the commands themselves are wrong.
