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The PCL settings. I don't really know what the PCL settings are, how they differ from the other printer settings normally accessed through the print driver dialog

PCL is Printer Command Language.

nor why the Perl Win32::Print::Direct printfile function sends the jobs utilizing the PCL settings rather then the print driver settings.

I'm guessing that is what the "Direct" bit in the name means. It bypasses the Windows mechanisms by talking printer native PCl directly to the printer.

Anyway. Well done for coming back and leaving a record of the solution. You never know who it might help in the future.

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