Tim Wunder wrote:
> Using AIX 5.3L
> Priting from an application called Unform, which sends a PCL formatted
> print job to a print queue.
>
> The printer is an HP 1022nw, connected as an
> hpJetDirect/hewlett-packard/hplj-4+ printer.
>
> These are the current print options:
> Print QUALITY 600 +
>
> ----------- Job Processing Options ------------
> PAGE NUMBER where printing should begin [1] +#
> Print file TYPE p +
> Pre-processing FILTER NAME [] +
> INITIALIZE printer? no initialization +
> RESTORE printer? yes +
>
> ----------- Text Formatting Options -----------
> TOP MARGIN (lines) [0] +#
> BOTTOM MARGIN (lines) [0] +#
> Number of columns to INDENT [0] +#
> WRAP long lines? no +
> Add LINE FEED or CARRIAGE RETURN LF->CRLF VT->CRVT +
> CODE PAGE of print file [ISO8859-1] +
> TITLE STRING for 'pr' filter []
> LINES per page [00] +#
> COLUMNS per page [255] +#
>
> ------------- Paper/Page Options --------------
> Page ORIENTATION portrait +
> Input PAPER SOURCE standard 250-sheet ca> +
> PAPER SIZE override for input paper source letter +
> DUPLEX output simplex (single-sided> +
>
> --------- Header/Trailer Page Options ---------
> SEPARATOR PAGES none +
> HOSTNAME for "PRINTED AT:" on HEADER PAGE []
>
> ------------- Messages/Diagnostics ------------
> DIAGNOSTIC LEVEL (normal) - print job;> +
>
>
> The print job prints fine, but after each job I get a blank page. Is
> there a configuration switch somewhere that will stop that from
> happening? If I configure the printer as a generic/ascii printer, I get
> an option to disable sending a form feed when the job is done, but that
> option doesn't exist when configuring the printer as a laserjet. I
> suppose I could just set the printer up as generic/ascii, but I was
> wondering if there is a setting I'm missing that would let me set it up
> as a laserjet, since that's what it is...
>
> Thanks,
> Tim

Have you tried changing 'RESTORE printer' to no? I think the restore
sends a form feed as part of restoring the printer. I have my HP
printers set to no for this option for just this reason.