(I haven't been following all the details of the ValidateJob discussion,
so if these comments are off-track, someone please nudge things back in
line.)
I thought one of the things missing from GetAttributes was the ability
to check for constraints that might make a particular COMBINATION of
attributes impossible for the printer to implement. The key issue here
is that, just because a printer some set of data types, media types,
some set of finishing options, etc., doesn't mean all the combinations
are supported. ("Sorry, I can't print duplex on card stock or A3.")
Real-world devices don't have nice orthogonal feature sets.
So, I thought the idea was that you could use ValidateJob job to check
for problems before shipping off all the document data.
:: David Kellerman Northlake Software 503-228-3383
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