Q:
Our HP 9050 does support printing of PDF directly and I have
successfully printed PDF files directly. What I loose is the ability
to set the page settings. Are there PDF objects that I could put in
the document that would say print this page on tray 3?
In your knowledge base I see discussions concerning size of spool
files. PDFTron response to an inquiry, sugests sending PDF file
direct to printer if printer supports PDF. I am able to do this
sending raw data to printer, but I need to set the
tray for individual pages. I have tried sending PCL escape sequences
before
sending the pdf page, but escape seq are ignored.
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A:
Unfortunately there is nothing in the PDF specification that directly
controls printer's settings. You may want to take a look at JDF (Job
Definition Format - http://www.cip4.org/overview/jdf_tutorial.html)
which is an XML file describing the print job. There are not many
office printers supporting JDF directly, but it may be worth a look.
In some cases it is possible to send special commands (as escape
sequences) to affect how the file will be printed, but this can be
printer specific.