Re: Problem printing with custom print size

["Brunelle, Cindy - AD/Corporate" <CBrunelle@METROIS.COM>]

Cindy Brunelle


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Treadway [SMTP:nathant@ONTKO.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 1:43 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
> Subject:      Re: Problem printing with custom print size
>
> On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 12:22:46PM -0600, DarnielleC wrote:
> >   declare-report check_print
> >      layout=HONCHK
> >      printer-type=LINEPRINTER
> >   end-declare
> >
> [...]>
> > but when I print it's a different story. I am using PeopleSoft v7.51
> process
> > scheduler to initiate the sqr.  When I direct the output to a file
> it looks
> > formatted properly and works great, when I send it to our networked
> > mainframe line printer I get the error message:  (SQR 6002)  Cannot
> open the
> > printer file:  \\<server>\<printer>.spf, (2): No such file or
> directory.
> > It's strange, in that the sqr will work fine when printing to the
> printer
> > after I comment out the section of code above.  I do not believe
> that it's a
> > Peoplesoft issue, I think the problem likes within the sqr.
>
> Actually, it's the combination.  Using "declare-report" and
> "declare-printer" cause SQR to try to generate an SPF file during the
> report
> run.  PeopleSoft uses a "shortcut" to cause printing to a printer
> during the
> run: if redirects the report to print directly to the printer using
> "-f\\<server>\<printer>".  Unfortunately, SQR tries to get the SPF
> file name
> from the named passed with -f; \\<server>/<printer>.spf is not a valid
> name.
>
> If you comment out the "declare" sections, SQR does not generate an
> SPF and
> PeopleSoft's shortcut works fine.  In order to use the "declare"
> sections
> and print directly, you'll probably need to use "-printer:wp" instead
> of
> the usual PeopleSoft mechanism.
>
> See http://www.sqrug.com/ftp/docs/sqr-windows-printing-howto.html for
> more
> info.
>
>                                                         Nathan
>
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