Gremlin in dreport

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 08:46A Mon Jul 11 2005, Doug Luurs wrote:

> REF:  SCO OpenServer 5.0.7
>       Filepro 5.11
> 
> This is not really a problem with filepro, but it is with my
> application.
> 
> I have a Zebra QL420 printer (Wireless Thermal Label Printer), and it
> runs CPCL
> for the programming language.  Works great save one "LITTLE" detail
> (It's always the
> details isn't it).
> 
> Label prints fine if I create a text file, and send it via "LP".
> If filepro sends the same file, it adds a "Blank" line (Blank meaning LF
> only on the line)
> at the end of the label, thus throwing the labels alignment off a line
> each time.
> 
> I can manually "edit" the output if I send the report to a text file,
> remove 
> the blank lines, and the output works.
> 
> Question is now .. Is there a way tell dreport to remove that final
> blank line from the report?
> or Can I remove a blank line from a file via script some how (Added into
> the print Driver on unix)
> 
> Printer Driver is defined as "1" line form / "1" line printable.
> Output is 41 lines, yet it prints 42 (42nd being the Blank (LF) line)

How do you have the printer set up to detect "end of label?

What printer interface are you using?


Jim 
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