Fw: Local Printing To PC or Thin Client - Final Resolution

[Dennis Malen]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
To: "Brian K. White" <brian at aljex.com>; "filePro mailing list"
<filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Local Printing To PC or Thin Client - Final Resolution


> Brian,
>
> I never respond with a resolution unless it works. It is only after it is
> tested that I share that info.
>
> It works perfectly with one page or multi page reports. We are using this
> for our managers who log into our system through the web. It's great!
>
> We have also developed another approach which is to run the report through
> processing i.e. using "system". This allows us to check the type of
terminal
> and to change the initiation and termination codes on the fly.
>
> What you would do is to set up different executable files that have code
> similar to the following:
>
> echo "\033[5i"
> cat $1
> echo "\033[4i"
>
> Then when you run the report drop it to a file using "printer file".
>
> If the name of the executable was "tprint" and the name of the filepro
file
> is "test" you would execute the following:
>
> tprint test
>
> The foregoing will deliver the print job to the printer attached to the PC
> or thin client that requested it. As I said it works perfectly. It is also
a
> lot faster than "printer local" or -PT etc.
>
> Brian, if you prefer not to use it, don't.
>
> I posted this for those that do want to take advantage of it in order to
> solve a problem I have always experienced.
>
> The choice is yours.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dennis Malen
> 516.479.5912
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian K. White" <brian at aljex.com>
> To: "filePro mailing list" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Local Printing To PC or Thin Client - Final Resolution
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
> > To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:54 PM
> > Subject: Local Printing To PC or Thin Client - Final Resolution
> >
> >
> > I posted a problem today that has been resolved. As I normally do I
> provide
> > the resolution for everyone else's use.
> >
> > Problem: I needed to print to a local printer attached to either a PC or
a
> > Wyse Thin Client. I am on AIX Unix. When using -PT or Printer Local I
had
> > problems printing. Either the job did not print or the print job got
hung
> up
> > and had to be forced (where it didn't look great.). The PN and PS codes
> were
> > in TERMCAP.
> >
> > Resolution: You have to create your own PN and PS codes in the document
> > setup in Filepro with the following:
> >
> > Initialize Print Code: $1b [5i      (PN)
> > Terminator Print Code: $1b [4i   (PS)
> >
> > Obviously, the foregoing codes must be placed in the printer definition
> that
> > you are using. You are creating your own PN and PS codes.
> >
> > This method is much faster than using -PT or Printer Local and much more
> > efficient.
> >
> > Again, thanks to all those that responded.
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > Have you actually *tried* that?
> >
> > Generally, "the right way" is not the right way for years and years for
no
> > reason and you or I will think up something better in a day.
> >
> > If you run a report, and it uses the above print code table, then all
the
> > record-by record screen updating that fp does while the report is
> > printing.... winds up in the prin job!
> >
> > You might not notice this with single page forms issued from clerk
because
> > the way clerk prints a form might _just happen_ to not send any data to
> the
> > screen while the form command is executing.  That doesn't save you from
> > getting a "Do it right or at least please know what you are doing before
> > suggesting others do it wrong" however.
> >
> > Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
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