Re: Printing a .bmp image thru SQR

[Bill Beckner <Bbeckner@ICC.CC.IL.US>]

The other thing the docs say about the -printer:wp flag is that you are
unable to print to a file, you must print the report to the printer, and the
printer must be defined as the default printer on your workstation.

Also, I agree - image printing is such a problem to figure out so that it
works.  Especially the HPGL file format.  I contacted Brio about printing
HPGL images and no one at Brio could even tell me what the proper HPGL image
format should be - Hijaak Pro converts images to different HPGL (PGL)
formats, but SQRW won't print any of them.  Brio also didn't have a known,
working, HPGL image that they could send to me so I could "reverse engineer"
the file format and develop a small utility program to create a SQRW
printable HPGL image.

Anyway, it time to get down off my soapbox - thanks for letting me rant...
:-)
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                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Peter Clark [mailto:PGCLARK@VAC-ACC.GC.CA]
                Sent:   Thursday, May 11, 2000 7:59 AM
                To:     SQR-USERS@list.iex.net
                Subject:        Re: Printing a .bmp image thru SQR

                Kathy,

                You need to have your printer type declared as a Windows
printer for a BMP file to be processed. This can be done on the command line
(-printer:wp) or with a declare-printer instruction.

                To any Brio folks lurking:

                This problem of what image type can print on what printer
type seems to be one of the most dominant questions that are repeatedly
asked on this mail list. I hope that someone there (at Brio) is taking the
hint and that the documentation will be updated to be clearer on this issue.
For instance, in the write-ups for both Declare-Image and Print-Image, it is
specified: "Type - Specifies the image type. Types can be EPS-FILE,
HPGL-FILE, GIF-FILE, JPEG-FILE or BMP-FILE (for Windows)". How much more
effort on the part of the Brio tech writers would be required to phrase the
above as: "Type - Specifies the image type. Types can be EPS-FILE (if using
PostScript printer), HPGL-FILE (if using HP Laserjet printer, ...etc"?????

                >>> "Hutchens, Kathy" <KHutchens@SENCO.COM> 2000/05/11
9:30:44 am >>>
                I am trying to print a .bmp image (company Logo) on a .lis
file through an
                SQR. I have used the declare-image, Print-Image command and
I am just
                receiving a gray box when it prints.

                Is anyone successfully printing a .bmp image and if so how?

                Thanks,
                Kathy Hutchens