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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:58:19 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Installing postscript printer on Win-eCS

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In <200309030717.2773547.11@scoug.com>, on 09/03/03
at 07:17 AM, "Dr. Jeffrey Race" said:

> Directory of H:\eCS\DLG\BACKUP

> 2-11-01 3:48p 1556174 0 PSCRIPT.DRV
> 1 file(s) 1556174 bytes used

This in a backup of some sort. It may have been created by the eCS
install when it installed the Dialog Enhancer updates.

> Directory of H:\os2\dll\Printers

> 3-21-01 7:20p 792394 14842 pscript.drv
> 1 file(s) 792394 bytes used

This may be a valid driver, but is not in the "normal" location. It is
very possibly garbage you created during your efforts, but I am not sure.

> Directory of H:\os2\dll\PSCRIPT

> 3-21-01 7:20p 792394 14842 PSCRIPT.DRV
> 1 file(s) 792394 bytes used

This is probably your installed PostScript driver.

FWIW, none of the above are Windows printer drivers.

>A Google search reveals <http://www.dreamlandbbs.com/files/gfd/sysprnt/>
>offering pscripten.exe dtd June 9, 2003 "OS/2 Print Subsystem Printer
>driver - Pscript for OS/2 Warp 4.00 or above (English release) This
>driver package provides you with IBM's most current support for printer
>devices on the OS/2 Operating System. Current printer driver level is
>30.792"

Scratching head... Why are you not downloading drivers from the eCS site
or the OS2 DDPak site? You seem to have invented an overly complicated
method that does not work.

>As I am intending to install a number of printers on Win-eCS and am just
>floundering around here, I shall much appreciate any directions.

OS/2 printer drivers do not provide support for Windows printing, other
than passing the formatted printer data to the printer. You need to find
a Win3.1 printer driver for your printer and install it using the Win3.1
control panel.

The eCS installer will install Win3.1 drivers for you behind the scenes
for the printers you select during installation, assuming they have Win3.1
drivers. Afterwards, you usually have to do this yourself. It depends on
how the driver is packaged.

Since this is a Postscript printer, you probably can use a Win3.1 driver
for a similar PostScript printer.

Steven

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