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The ScriptServer® PAN Printing System product has the capability to import information from PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) as resources. PPDs map functional capabilities of a specific make and model of printer (selecting a particular paper tray or size, duplexing, or stapling, binding, etc. in the case of high-end printers) to the instructions the printer needs to receive to perform those functions; PPDs are commonly supplied along with modular workstation printer drivers.
While the information usually supplied with PPDs can often be derived in other ways, if the correct PPD is available then setup of a particular make/model to perform advanced functions is greatly simplified. It behooves you to obtain the correct PPD for your make/model of printer; it behooves us to offer some suggestions on where to look.
If you've installed a PostScript printer driver on your workstation, one or more PPDs may have been installed with it; in some cases at least a few PPDs may be supplied with the operating system.
PPDs will be found in a subdirectory of windir\system32\spool\drivers.
PPDs end with a file extension of .PPD. You can use this to search
for them with the Find.. command by searching for files named *.PPD.
PPDs will be found on the drive containing the operating system in a subdirectory
(folder) qualified by a language code as follows (the language code in this
case is en and it is underlined): Library:Printers:PPD:Contents:Resources:en.lproj:
NOTE: If you're using the Unix -style, interface, substitute slashes (/) for colons (:) as the directory name delimiter.
PPDs will be found in the System folder as follows: System:Extensions:Printer Descriptions:
Use the filesystem search tools at your disposal to search for files with names
ending in .PPD.
If you were supplied with an uncompressed driver on installation media, you
may be able to find the PPD file on it as well: search for files ending in .PPD
Most printer manufacturers provide download pages for printer drivers or in some cases just the PPDs:
NOTE: PostScript may be an extra-cost option on many of these printer engines. Make sure your printer in fact has PostScript (or PostScript compatibility, since not all of the manufacturers use a PostScript interpreter licensed from Adobe Systems on all of their printers), and make sure you download the driver which supports PostScript.
Adobe, the people who control the PostScript language, sell a high-quality modular PostScript driver and make available a library of PPDs on their web site:
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