PS printer's default timeout limit

[bluesky231]

Is there a way to test a PostScript printer's default timeout limit?

[abeddie]

To see what the job timeout value is send the below 5 lines to your printer :

%!

/Helvetica 72 selectfont

72 720 moveto

statusdict begin waittimeout (        ) cvs show

showpage

To test it with an infinite loop and see if it times out send the below 5 lines:

%!

true

{

(X) =

} loop

You could add a timer using

realtime

[Helge_Blischke]

Note that you can modify the default value by setting the appropriate system parameter, e.g.:

%!

<<WaitTimeout 120>> setsystemparams

If this is persistent over power cycles depends on the interpreter's implementation.

Helge

[bluesky231]

Is there a way to programmatically get the value of WaitTimeout

how about programmatically  to test that value?

(I understand that WaitTimeout is different from JobTimeout ...)

Thanks

[bluesky231]

thanks, abeddie, for your great answer.