Miscellaneous Options Dialog Box

The configuration settings for each print environment can be modified using either Print Services or the Configuration Utility. The following are the differences between the two programs:

With Print Services, you can

  • modify only the configuration file that loads automatically.

  • modify only the listed print environments.

With the Configuration Utility, you can

  • modify any configuration file, as well create and delete files.

  • create, copy, modify, and delete print environments.

Number of columns

Enter the number of columns (1 to 255) supported by the selected printer.

Replace HT with spaces

To replace horizontal tabs with spaces, enter the number of spaces (0-8) to substitute for each tab.

To retain horizontal tabs and not replace them with spaces, enter 0.

Use host initiated file name

Select this option to create a temporary file with the name specified in the Esc Esc P filename CR escape sequence, regardless of the print environment configuration.

If you clear this option, T27 Print Services creates a temporary file with the name specified for Disk File Name in the T27 Print Services Connection Options dialog box (if the Printing Mode is Disk File) or with a name based on the time the first data buffer was received from the host (if the Printing Mode is Spooled).

Activate environment on start up

Select this option to automatically activate this print environment when you run T27 Print Services.

If you clear this option, you must activate the environment manually before the environment can receive print jobs from the host.

Map CR to CR LF

Select this option to replace each carriage return character (CR) sent by the host with a carriage return and line feed character (CR/LF).

If you clear this option, each CR character will perform only a carriage return.

Perform autoprint

Select this option to send data automatically directly to the printer, bypassing all spooling.If you clear this option, T27 Print Services creates a temporary spooled file that can be closed, saved, printed, or deleted manually.

File closure timeout

Enter the number of seconds (0-999999) that T27 Print Services should wait without receiving data from the host before closing the file or sending the data to the printer.

If the timeout value is too long, you might experience printing delays. If the timeout value is too short, a print job that consists of multiple buffers might be divided into multiple print jobs.

If you enter 0, T27 Print Services will not close the file or send the data to the printer until it receives an Esc FF or Esc Esc P CR sequence from the host, depending on which options you have selected.

Enable host initiated file close using

Select Esc FF to close the spooled file as soon as T27 Print Services receives an Esc FF sequence from the host. If you clear this option, T27 Print Services closes the file when the File closure timeout expires, or when it receives an Esc Esc P CR sequence from the host (if this option has been selected).

Select Esc Esc P CR to close the spooled file as soon as T27 Print Services receives an Esc Esc P CR sequence from the host. If you clear this option, T27 Print Services closes the file when the File closure timeout expires, or when it receives an Esc FF sequence from the host (if this option has been selected).

Translation Table

Enter the name of the translation table (.xlt file) to use to convert characters received from the host before they are sent to the printer.T27 Print Services looks for this file in the InfoConnect Enterprise program folder unless you include full path information.