'Print' to screen in Windows environment

[Bob Rasmussen]

Thanks for the plug, Bob. Some pointers and clarifications:

* The line starting with "::ptxtfile" (and elsewhere) seems to be missing 
a colon after "C". But I'm unfamiliar with this syntax.
* A command line parameter (CLP) will cause Printwiz.exe to invoke 
AcroRd32 or whatever your designated viewer is. I believe in your example 
you would attach "?view" to the end of pdffile.
* A different CLP would tell printwiz to delete the input file.
* A different CLP would tell printwiz to email automatically OR 
interactively. Variations on this would allow deleting the PDF file.
* The printcodes that get fed to printwiz should be PCL-5. Printwiz can 
translate those.

On Thu, 12 Nov 2015, Bob Simcoe via Filepro-list wrote:

> I used the same technic as Rick to create the text file, but then I use 
> Printwiz to turn it into a PDF, then Adobe Reader displays a PDF on the 
> screen. The PDF can then be printed, emailed, faxed etc. I use this 
> because the txt file doesn't accept the print codes of the filepro 
> outout, printwiz does. The txt to PDF process is not noticeable to the 
> user.
>
> Here's a sample of my code to print a pdf of selected Invoice to the screen.
>
> ::putenv "invno",1             '1 is the invoice number just entered:
> ::ptxtfile = "C \stprt\Inv" & 1 & ".txt":
> ::pdffile = "C \stprt\Inv" & 1 & ".pdf":
> :'print as txt file to C \stprt directory
> ::system "\fp\dreport SavedInvoicedLineItems -f InvoiceF2 -v sInvoiceFile -ij -a -p" < ptxtfile:
> :'use printwiz to generate pdf from txt output
> ::system "C \Program Files\Rasmussen Software, Inc\Print Wizard 4\printwiz" < ptxtfile < "/pdf /q":
> :'use Reader to display & process pdf file
> ::system "start AcroRd32.exe" < pdffile:
>
> I use this routine for most of my print outs, it's nice because I can 
> direct the printout to any printer, even my home printers if I'm remote. 
> What's good and bad, is that it does save the txt and pdf files.
>
> Bob Simcoe
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Filepro-list [mailto:filepro-list-
>> bounces+bob=midcityoffice.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Rick via
>> Filepro-list
>> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 11:47 AM
>> To: Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>> Subject: Re: 'Print' to screen in Windows environment
>>
>> I have a printer which sends to c:\hardcopy.txt so it's always on the local
>> machine.
>> The script from the menu runs the report than launches notepad
>> c:\hardcopy.txt
>>
>> Rick Mitchell
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Robert T. Repko via Filepro-list wrote:
>>
>>> I have a client running version 5.0.05DN9 on a Windows based PC.  I want to
>> 'print' reports to the screen.  I've done it for years on Unix but never had to
>> do it in Windows.  I have the Unix commands cat & less installed on the PC.  I
>> tried the same commands I used in Unix:
>>>
>>> |cat > c:\temp\view$$ & less c:\temp\view$$, but that failed.
>>>
>>> Since I'm not sure of the Windows equivalent of view$$ I tried:
>>>
>>> |cat > c:\temp\view.txt & less c:\temp\view.txt, but that also failed.  I
>> received the following error:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cannot Open Print Command
>>>
>>> |cat > c:\temp\view.txt & less c:\temp\view.txt: No such file or
>>> |directory
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> C:\temp\view.txt does exist.  If I manually populate view.txt I can cat
>> view.txt and less view.txt without errors so I know those commands are
>> working.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the menu I have -pq to allow selecting screen as a 'print' option.  I don't
>> want to select display, it doesn't display on the screen as nicely as less.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>>>
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