Convert LF to CR/LF
One of our more frequent RPM Remote Print Manager® requests is to solve the "stair-step" problem. This is often the result of spooling a UNIX print file to a DOS or Windows printer. Most Unix operating systems represent the end of each line with a line feed (LF) character. However, the Windows operating system represent the end of line with both a carriage return (CR) and a LF. RPM can assist you in eliminating the "stair-stepping" problem!
Because most printers are manufactured for use in Windows environments, both a CR and LF are required without this conversion, most DOS and Windows printers interpret a LF to represent moving the print head down one line. The CR is typically used to reprint a line providing bold, underline, strikethrough, and other font modifications.
Instead of seeing this... |
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| This is line one | |
| This is line two | |
| This is line three | |
...you might see something like the following:
| This is line one | |||
| This is line two | |||
| This is line three |