Printer selection

[Richard Kreiss]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 4:58 PM
> To: Richard Kreiss
> Cc: 'filePro'
> Subject: Re: Printer selection
> 
> On 12/22/2010 4:44 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> > I have passed the printer using -p and have also tried setting Putenv
> > "PFTRP", at pr before the system call to print.
> 
> "PFTRP"?
> 
> Question:
> 
>      Assuming you mean "PFPRT", what does that variable convey to filePro?

Resets the print job destination = redirects output to the specified device
(in my case HP DTN1200)

> 
> > When I check @pr in sel_new, it shows system_printer, the default fp
> > printer in both cases.  However, mothering prints to either printer.
> 
> Question:
> 
>      What does "-p system_printer" tell filePro to do?

Tells *report where the output should go, either what printer(name) or what
file to print to.

> 
> > Anyone have a clue as what I need to do to get the second report to
print.
> 
> Yes, but you need to answer the above questions first.
> 
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> Kenneth Brody