Remove spooler pause when printing multiple documents

  • Thread starter Albert D. Kallal
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Albert D. Kallal

I have a automation script (vbs script) that launches word, opens a
document, prints it,a and then closes the document, and then loads another,
then print etc.

Each seperate document is one page in lenght. some do have "copies" set by
my vbs script.

Of course, this approach results in separate spooled documents in the
windows spooler.

Needless to say, the printer is a 45 page per minute "fast" printer.
However, because each letter is separate spool, the printer actually pauses
for a few seconds between each document. The pause is so long, that the drum
etc actually stops on the printer. Thus, the output rate is very slow as the
drum has to "spin up" again.

Is there any approach, or technique that anyone can suggest to eliminate
this pause?

This is perhaps more of a windows spooler issue, or even particular printer
manufacture problem.

Any possible suggestions or work around? eg: print to a file, and then merge
all the files? Switch to postscript? (the printer can use postscript).

I am thinking I am not the first to run into this type of problem....
 
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Albert D. Kallal

As follow up, I did find a solution:

We just changed the printers to use postscript...and now the delay is
gone....

So, no need to change our code, or do anything. fortunately, the printers
support both PCL and postscript...
 

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