Check printing on landscape

Question

Hi All,
I have implemented the AP Check printing prog in r12 for mutiple countries like US, CA, FR, DE, UK. Now i am working on Check printing for Costa Rica.
The main problem here is that i HAVE to use a EPSON FX-2190 dotmatrix printer to print these checks.
When i print the output of the Format Payment Instructions, even though the o/p is a portrait it is printing by rotating the output by 90 degress.
I have tried a couple of options and finally have found a solution that if i use the Precprocess command as given below the printer prints properly.
New: preprocess=/usr/local/bin/pdftops -nocrop {infile} {outfile}
I would like to include a branc in the PASTA_PDF.cfg file and ask it to use the below option for all the other printer except the dotmatrix printer.
Can i achieve it ??
OLD : preprocess=/usr/local/bin/pdftops -paper match {infile} {outfile}
But bcos we can use only 1 style (PDF publisher ) at the Format Payment Instructions definition level i cannot create a different style and use it to print for this printer.
I want to do a branching and use a different preprocess command or a different pasta_pdf.cfg file based on the printer name.
Is this even doable ? Can yopu think of any workaround to make the pasta_pdf.cfg file selection dynamics based on printer name or anything else.
We are using the std payment process with no customization in the PPR process.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Vijay
Thanks,
Vijay

Answer 1

Please post the details of the application release, database version and OS.
When i print the output of the Format Payment Instructions, even though the o/p is a portrait it is printing by rotating the output by 90 degress.
I have tried a couple of options and finally have found a solution that if i use the Precprocess command as given below the printer prints properly.
New: preprocess=/usr/local/bin/pdftops -nocrop {infile} {outfile}
I would like to include a branc in the PASTA_PDF.cfg file and ask it to use the below option for all the other printer except the dotmatrix printer.
Can i achieve it ??
OLD : preprocess=/usr/local/bin/pdftops -paper match {infile} {outfile}
But bcos we can use only 1 style (PDF publisher ) at the Format Payment Instructions definition level i cannot create a different style and use it to print for this printer.
I want to do a branching and use a different preprocess command or a different pasta_pdf.cfg file based on the printer name.
Is this even doable ? Can yopu think of any workaround to make the pasta_pdf.cfg file selection dynamics based on printer name or anything else.
We are using the std payment process with no customization in the PPR process.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.Have you reviewed these docs?
Pdf Report Prints in Portrait vs Landscape -Pdf2ps Vs Pdftops [ID 419463.1]
Custom Landscape Reports In PDF Format Print In Portrait Orientation [ID 421358.1]
PASTA 3.0 Release Information [ID 239196.1]
Where To Find Documentation On Third Party Preprocessing Tools Used With Pasta [ID 783918.1]
Thanks,
Hussein