There are a number of ways to generate either header pages or separator
pages.
If the networked printer is being driven by a print server, then the
print server setup can be configured to generate a header page,
detailing who sent it, when it was sent, and from where. This is a
feature of the print server. Alternatively, the print driver could be
configured to generate a separator page (see next).
For workstation connected printers (shared printers), or a networked
printer, the printer driver may have an advanced setting that can
generate separator sheets between print jobs. This is a function of
the driver. For example, on my IP5000, the driver has an option to
generate a pre-defined separator page under Advanced Settings.
Another way, is if another host system (e.g. an IBM mainframe) is
generating print jobs to a networked printer. The IBM host system can
be configured to generating header and/or trailer pages for each print
job, indicating the job name, job number, date/time, and printer
destination, acting almost like the print server described initially.
On an IBM host, the JES (Job Entry Subsystem) performs this function
through optionally invoked exits.
Finally, a custom driver could have been written, which inserts header
pages with customised information.
There are a number of ways to do this.
To nail it down, perhaps you could provide information on both the
former and current environments including
- network server OS (if any, e.g. Windows 2003 Advanced Server, IBM
z/OS, etc.)
- workstation OS (e.g. Windows XP Professional0
- type of network (e.g. peer-to-peer, domain, host-based)
- printer model
- host system generating the print
- printer language of the print job being used (e.g. PCL, PostScript,
IPDS, SCS, etc.)
Bullitt
