Postscript Printer and PDF

[Former Member]

hi,

We have a kyocera printer and want to use ADS. The ADS works fine. FP_TEST_00 shows no error.

It seems to be alright when i preview the PDF. But the printout shows only code.

It´s like this:

%!PS-Adobe
save
% simple drawing functions
/edge {/y2 exch def /x2 exch def /y1 exch def /x1 exch def .......
...........etc.

I found this entry at the SAP library

https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/bb/db03b04a3011d189490000e8323c4f/frameset.htm

So i tried to configure the printer as a postscript device as follows:

- I changed the Print Type in XDC to postscript (ps_plain).

- In SPAD i changed the printer driver at the devicetypes to "PostScript printer driver".

- I activated "Postscript-Formatting" for G_RAW (which is used by the device type).

But nothing was changed on the printout. It just prints out raw Postscript code (or something like that).

Has anyone an idea what to change to get a working printout? there is no error Message or Dump. SP01 says everything is alright. ADS is also working fine.

T. Nagel

Edited by: Tobias Nagel on Feb 13, 2009 10:53 AM

[Former Member]

I changed the printer to PCL as it was no Postscript printer.

[Former Member]

Hello Nagel,

do you mean you've changed the device?

Or you have changed the device type in SAP settings?

[Former Member]

hi, we solved the problem.

We changed the device type to HPLJ4. Now it works to print out PDF over spool.

[Former Member]

Hi Nagel,

I am facing the same issue printing PDF from Spool. I was asked to use PostScript printer. we have the device type set as postscript but I dont think it is printing. its prining only postscript charaters..

any idea?

Thanks,

Ram