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• Simple PCL print commands as java application

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;

public class SimplePrintPCL {

  public static void main(final String[] args) throws FileNotFoundException {

    //final String device = "prn:"; // prn, lpt1, com1, ttyS0 ...
    final String device = "\\\\pcname\\shareprtname"; // printer share on windows

    
    final OutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(device);

    final PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(fos);

    final String esc = Character.toString((char) 27); // escape

    final String formfeed = Character.toString((char) 12); // form feed, next page

    System.out.println("Ready...");
    System.out.println("Device: " + device);

    pw.println(esc + "%-12345X"); // UEL Command (exit language)
    pw.println(esc + "E"); // Printer Reset Command.
    pw.println(esc + "&l1S"); // Duplex

    pw.println("Seite 1/6 duplex formfeed ->");
    pw.println(formfeed); // form feed, soft page break
    pw.println("Seite 2/6");
    pw.println(formfeed); // form feed, soft page break

    pw.println(esc + "&l0S"); // Simplex
    pw.println("Seite 3/6 simplex formfeed ->");
    pw.println(formfeed); // form feed, soft page break
    pw.println("Seite 4/6");
    pw.println(formfeed); // form feed, soft page break

    pw.println(esc + "&l1S"); // Duplex
    pw.println("Seite 5/6 duplex &l26A ->");
    pw.println(esc + "&l26A"); // form feed, hard page break (new paper/letter)
    pw.println("Seite 4/4");

    pw.println(esc + "E"); // Printer Reset Command.
    pw.println(esc + "%-12345X"); // UEL Command (exit language)
    pw.close();

    System.out.println("Done.");
  }
}