All disposition options are now available to the Unix user. However, only a subset of the disposition options are used by ‘appx_print’:
Print Mode
· Spool and Hold both pass the print file to ‘lp’ via ‘appx_print’.
· Keep leaves the print file in the spool directory and does not invoke ‘appx_print’.
Printer Device Form Queue
The Printer “Device” and Form “Queue or Class Name” fields are used to specify a print queue and/or device name. If both fields are blank, the default printer (as defined by the “lp” command) is used. If one of the fields is non-blank, the other field is used as the printer name. If neither field is blank, the Form Queue and Printer Device are both sent to the “lp” command in the form “-dFormQueue:PrinterDevice”. Check your "lp" command to make sure it supports this option if you want to use it.
In summary, the following forms are used:
· Printer Device only is -dPrinterDevice
· Form Queue only is -dFormQueue
· Both Fields is -dFormQueue:PrinterDevice
· Neither Field means the default is chosen by lp
Printer Control/Form Control
The Printer Control and Form Control fields, if non-blank, are copied without modification to the “lp” command line. These fields can be use to pass “lp” command-line options such as those that change orientation or fonts. Any “lp” options that can be used at the Unix command line can be specified in either the Printer Control or Form Control fields.