Turning off all graphics drawing on a filePro screen

[Richard Kreiss]

I think you are looking for the variable NODRAW or something similar.  I do
not see this in the online docs but seem to recall that it does exist.

Richard Kreiss

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> Subject: Turning off all graphics drawing on a filePro screen
> 
>      Is there some sort of "PFNOGRAPHICS" option I can set to prevent
filePro
> from drawing any graphical characters in either input or output
processing?
> 
> 
> 
>      I'm testing an AML Triton barcode scanner gun that is attached to a
Red Hat
> Linux 6 server using SSH.  The Triton is supposed to emulate a VT100
terminal,
> but the graphical characters in input processing splash q's and dashes and
other
> characters all over the screen.
> 
> 
> 
>      So far the AML tech support people have not been very helpful in
getting the
> gun to work as expected.  I think it has something to do with
> VT100 emulation not being activated on the gun because I am SSH'ing to the
> server.  I'm continuing to work with them...
> 
> 
> 
>      I've been trying to find a "PFnographics" or some other option that
will
> prevent filePro from drawing graphical lines around the screen.  I would
also like
> graphics to be turned off around the "input popup" boxes.
> 
> 
> 
>      I converted the input processing to an output process, but even when
an
> output process executes, filePro draws some graphical lines on the top and
> bottom of the screen and then draws a graphical box around the input popup
> questions.
> 
> 
> 
>      If there isn't any easy way to prevent the graphics from drawing, I
guess I will
> have to go in and try to hack the VT100 entry in the filePro termcap file
to see if
> I can prevent the graphical characters from drawing.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Schwartz
> 
> 
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