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CHAPTER 5 PJL - 2 

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ONTENTS

 

1.

 

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 4

 

1.1.

 

About PJL ................................................................................................................................... 4

 

1.2.

 

In Case of Using PJL with a Non-PJL Printer ............................................................................. 5

 

1.2.1.

 

PCL jobs .................................................................................................................................................. 5

 

1.2.2.

 

Postscript jobs ......................................................................................................................................... 5

 

1.2.3.

 

Other printer languages .......................................................................................................................... 5

 

1.3.

 

PJL Syntax and Format .............................................................................................................. 6

 

1.4.

 

Variables ..................................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.4.1.

 

Alphanumeric variables ........................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.4.2.

 

Numeric variables ................................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.4.3.

 

Strings ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.5.

 

Invalid Commands ...................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.5.1.

 

Syntax errors ........................................................................................................................................... 7

 

1.5.2.

 

Syntax warning and semantic warning ................................................................................................... 7

 

2.

 

HOW TO USE PJL ............................................................................................................... 8

 

2.1.

 

Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 8

 

2.2.

 

PJL Job Requirement ................................................................................................................. 8

 

3.

 

COMMAND GROUP ............................................................................................................. 9

 

4.

 

KERNEL COMMANDS ....................................................................................................... 10

 

4.1.

 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 10

 

4.2.

 

UEL Command ......................................................................................................................... 10

 

4.3.

 

EXECUTE Command ............................................................................................................... 10

 

4.4.

 

ENTER Command .................................................................................................................... 11

 

4.5.

 

COMMENT Command .............................................................................................................. 11

 

4.6.

 

Printer Language Switching ...................................................................................................... 12

 

4.6.1.

 

Explicit switching ................................................................................................................................... 12

 

4.6.2.

 

Implicit switching ................................................................................................................................... 12

 

4.6.3.

 

Context switching .................................................................................................................................. 12

 

5.

 

JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS ...................................................................................... 13

 

5.1.

 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 13

 

5.2.

 

JOB Command ......................................................................................................................... 13

 

5.3.

 

EOJ Command ......................................................................................................................... 14

 

6.

 

ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS ........................................................................................... 15

 

6.1.

 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 15

 

6.1.1.

 

Print environment .................................................................................................................................. 15

 

6.1.2.

 

PJL reset conditions .............................................................................................................................. 16

 

6.1.3.

 

Remember these points about environments ....................................................................................... 16

 

6.1.4.

 

PJL environment variables .................................................................................................................... 17

 

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-5050 Command Reference Guide for Software Developers - Page 211

  • 1. INTRODUCTION .
  • 1.1.
  • 1.2.
  • 1.2.
  • 1. PCL jobs .
  • 1.2.
  • 2. Postscript jobs .
  • 1.2.
  • 3. Other printer languages .
  • 1.3.
  • 1.4.
  • 1.4.
  • 1. Alphanumeric variables .
  • 1.4.
  • 2. Numeric variables .
  • 1.4.
  • 3. Strings .
  • 1.5.
  • 1.5.
  • 1. Syntax errors .
  • 1.5.
  • 2. Syntax warning and semantic warning .
  • 2. HOW TO USE PJL .
  • 2.1.
  • 2.2.
  • 3. COMMAND GROUP .
  • 4. KERNEL COMMANDS .
  • 4.1.
  • 4.2.
  • 4.3.
  • 4.4.
  • 4.5.
  • 4.6.
  • 4.6.
  • 1. Explicit switching .
  • 4.6.
  • 2. Implicit switching .
  • 4.6.
  • 3. Context switching .
  • 5. JOB SEPARATION COMMANDS .
  • 5.1.
  • 5.2.
  • 5.3.
  • 6. ENVIRONMENT COMMANDS .
  • 6.1.
  • 6.1.
  • 1. Print environment .
  • 6.1.
  • 2. PJL reset conditions .
  • 6.1.
  • 3. Remember these points about environments .
  • 6.1.
  • 4. PJL environment variables .

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