12.12. Job Format Translation

Options used:

• translate_format=change outgoing job file formats

• translate_incoming_format=change incoming job file formats

A rarely encountered problem is when a job is printed with one format but for compatibility needs to be processed with another. The simple translate_format=vlxf option will rename format x files to f format.

This can be used to resolve problems with PC based software, which spools jobs using the v format. Unfortunately, many RCF1179 print spoolers do not understand the v format and mishandle the job. A simple forwarding queue with the following entries will rename v format to l (binary) format.

lp
  :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
  :translate_format=vl
  :lp=lp@printerserver

The translate_incoming_format will do the same thing, but this time on incoming jobs.