Embed pcl or postscript commands in pdf

Hello!
I am currently facing the problem, that I want to specify the paper-source tray for the pages of a pdf, that is sent directly to the printer. I know that there is no way to do this directly in the PDF. Or are there plans to put this into one of the next standards?
Printing PDFs on the printer using "PDF Direct" for example works great, but we also need to select different trays.
So, I am now trying to add PJL/PCL commands in front of the PDF, but these PJL commands are valid only for the whole PDF. And I only got it to work one time, that a PDF with the PJL/PCL commands in front, was printed from the desired tray.
Well, now here is my question: Is there a way to add PCL or even Postscript commands to a PDF and specify the tray on a per PDF or even per page granularity? And how would I achieve this?
Or in general: How can I embed Postscript commands into a PDF?
Thanks for your help!
Kind regards,
Johannes

The PDF specification does provide a feature referred to as a PostScript XObject which permits embedding PostScript fragments within a PDF file. However, use of PostScript XObjects is strongly discouraged as many if not most software processing PDF files either totally ignore these objects and are unlikely to pass them onto printing devices either at all or in a consistent fashion. For example, printers and RIPs based on the Adobe PDF Print Engine totally ignore any PostScript XObjects. When printing from Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to a PostScript device, it is very unlikely that any embedded PostScript XObjects would appear in the proper location within the resultant PostScript job to properly select input tray, output tray, and/or finishing options.
There is no way of embedding PCL in a PDF file.
The concept behind PDF workflows is that content and production instructions are maintained separately. Graphically rich content in a device independent form at the highest level of abstraction is carried by the PDF file. Job processing instructions including paper types, tray selections, copy count, duplexing, collation, and finishing options are transmitted separately in a job ticket, often JDF. None of international standards such as PDF/X or PDF/A support any embedded job ticketing or job control functions.
- Dov

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