printing error - help

[John Esak]

Does "It works okay" mean that the stuff goes into /tmp/filename okay.... Or
that once it's in this file you can print that file to /dev/lp0?

Do you have a filePro printer established for /dev/lp0.  If so, what is in
the Destination Command column?

John
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
m] On Behalf Of Flavius Moldovan
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:44 PM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: printing error - help
> 
> Hello,
> 
> These are the permissions for tmp directory and the printer device:
> 
> drwxrwxrwt  15 root root 16384 Jan 28 12:34 /tmp
> 
> crw-rw-rw-  1 root lp 6, 0 Jul 29  2009 /dev/lp0
> 
> If I print to a file ( "-p /tmp/filename.txt") it works ok.
> 
> Thank you,
> Flavius.
> 
> 
> On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Laura Brody wrote:
> 
> > Quoting flavius m <flaviusm at hotmail.com>:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> I try to print to a dot matrix printer connected to a 
> filepro server  (linux redhat 4.4) on the parallel port.
> >> When I print a text file using "lp -d printername 
> textfile.txt" it  works ok but when I try to print from 
> FilePro it gives me the error:
> >> 
> >> *** A System Error Has Occurred ***
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Cannot Open Print File
> >> 
> >> printer: Permission denied
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I have tried both the "-P printername" in the command line 
> and the  "printer name "printername" " in the processing.
> >> 
> >> Does anybody have any idea about what my problem might be?
> > 
> > What are your permissions to the temp directory?
> > What happens if you put the full path to the temp directory
> > in the destination?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Thank you,
> >> Flavius.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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