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How to insert printer commands into a MS Word doc to determine printer tray

I have a HP Laser Jet Pro M401dne and P3015X with 2 and 3 trays respectively.

How do I insert Printer control codes into the document to send a print job to multiple trays e.g page 1 to tray 1 page 2 to tray 2.

We are using a PCL5 Driver for the M401dne and PCL6 for the P3015X, botha are installed on the Server (windows 2003) . The clients are mostly Windows 7 Pro and a few XP Pro running MS Office 2010 Pro.

Thanks

DansDadUK

Use the Word PRINT field code mechanism; see http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/field-codes-print-field-HA102017458.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102110133

For example:

{ PRINT 27"&l4H" }

will pass the PCL5 escape sequence

<Esc>&l4H

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(which should cause the printer to select the source tray with identifier 4 - note that this is an internal identifier, and not the same as as the external, user visible, tray number); these identifiers are not necessarily the same on different printer models.

You will not be able to use this technique with a PCL6 driver, since the PCL6 (PCL XL) Page Description Language is totally different to the escape-based PCL5 PDL; there is no equivalent mechanism (it would be too complex to do, due to the nature of the PCL XL PDL).

ASPDaddy

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Do you know how I can dtermine the Tray ID for the Printer Trays

Do you know any alternative approach for PCL6 to send output to a pre-determined tray

Thanks

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ASPDaddy

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Very clear!