Long filename error (40+ characters), mac
2017-10-10 by ctb@...
Hi,
We had some discussion at altphotolist.org about profile installation problems. The long filename error was also mentioned. It has been discussed here a few times before. I took some time and checked all file lengths around 40 characters.
This is what I found:
All profiles with filenames with 40 or less character install fine.
Above 40 character when installing a .txt or .quad file the terminal window throws up an error:
“lpadmin: Unable to open PPD “/tmp/quad.ppd”: Illegal option keyword string on line 175.”
The string in line 175 of the ppd in /tmp is where the too long profile is mentioned… Line numbers may be different in your case. What happens here is that qtr, or actually 'lpadmin' can't write the new profile name to the printer description file (ppd).
But, more serious, from that moment your printer is broken! Paper format defaults to US letter and the profile dropdown has disappeared. When looking in the /Library/Printers/QTR/quadtone/Your_quad_printer folder there is actually a .quad file installed with a 40+ filename!
The easy fix for your broken printer: just remove the .quad file with the long name and run the printer profile installer again. No need to reinstall your quad printer or qtr.
Kees
We had some discussion at altphotolist.org about profile installation problems. The long filename error was also mentioned. It has been discussed here a few times before. I took some time and checked all file lengths around 40 characters.
This is what I found:
All profiles with filenames with 40 or less character install fine.
Above 40 character when installing a .txt or .quad file the terminal window throws up an error:
“lpadmin: Unable to open PPD “/tmp/quad.ppd”: Illegal option keyword string on line 175.”
The string in line 175 of the ppd in /tmp is where the too long profile is mentioned… Line numbers may be different in your case. What happens here is that qtr, or actually 'lpadmin' can't write the new profile name to the printer description file (ppd).
But, more serious, from that moment your printer is broken! Paper format defaults to US letter and the profile dropdown has disappeared. When looking in the /Library/Printers/QTR/quadtone/Your_quad_printer folder there is actually a .quad file installed with a 40+ filename!
The easy fix for your broken printer: just remove the .quad file with the long name and run the printer profile installer again. No need to reinstall your quad printer or qtr.
Kees