Dear List,

A big "Thank you" to Josh Benda for providing me with the solution to my
ArcPress problem.  I needed to use a different driver (HP RTL).  It still
strikes me as odd that I have to perform the workaround of manually
selecting the print files to plot when using the 'Auto Panel' option.  I am
using ArcPress Version 2.0.  Has this bug been fixed in subsequent versions?


My original request for help and Josh's solution follow:

>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Abells, Chris
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 5:26 PM
> To:   ArcView-List (E-mail)
> Subject:      AV3.2 - ArcPress - Auto Panel Problems
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> I am trying to plot an 88 inch wide by 68 inch high layout to an HP 755CM
> plotter.  In ArcPress I rotated it 90 degrees, set the Auto Panel option
> to .5" overlap, and checked the Trim Guides check box.  After clicking OK,
> I eventually get an error box telling me it could not locate
> "apr000.pcl3".  ArcPress just hangs there attempting to print the
> non-existent file.  I checked my temp directory and confirmed the file was
> missing.  The list of PCL3 files starts with apr0001.pcl3 and goes to
> apr00081.pcl3.  I am running NT 4.0 on a dual-processor 730 megahertz
> Pentium III with 256 MB of memory.  What am I doing wrong.  Will sum.  TIA
>
> _____________________
> Chris Abells
> GIS Technician
> City of Columbia, SC
> cabells@columbiasc.net
> 803-988-8010
>
The Solution:

You need to use the 'HP RTL' device of ArcPress with your 755cm.  The error
message you are getting is quite common.  When paneling ArcPress creates
multiple plot files and then submits each plot file to the plotter.  There
is a logic error where it tries to submit a plot file but has the file name
wrong.  Just ignore the error message and then wait to see what plots out.
It will usually plot all except the first panel.  Then go into your temp
directory ($APRESSTMPDIR) and find the file it missed, which will be named
something like 'apr000.rtl'.  Double click this file and then submit it to
your plotter with ArcPress and there is your first panel.

I hope this helps.

Josh Benda
GIS Analyst/Programmer
Tel: 913.458.3094  Fax: 913.458.3730
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Black & Veatch Corporation
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Kansas City, MO 64114