Re: Report Printing

["Huber, Robert" <RHuber@IMF.ORG>]

Greeting:

Thanks to every one who responded to my printing problem question. The two
suggestion that worked were "type file_name > lpt1" and "copy file_name
lpt1". The suggestion of "print file_name" did not work because the print
command does not exist on this workstation (this seems strange to me but
nonetheless true), but had it been available I suspect it would have worked.


It would seem that the problem was that any windows tool that I used to
print the file was "messing" with the file contents causing the imbedded
escape sequences not to be recognized. The DOS commands, it would seem, took
what it found and moved the data to the printer with out additions, or
modifications allowing the printer to do what was intended.

Thanks again,

Robert

PS The data was transferred as binary, not ASCII, to preserve the escape
sequences.


-----Original Message-----
From: Huber, Robert [ mailto:RHuber@IMF.ORG <mailto:RHuber@IMF.ORG> ]
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 3:06 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
Subject: Report Printing


Greetings:

I am having a problem print an SQR generated report. The report file was
generated on an Unix(AIX 4 specifically)/Sybase platform and when printed in

that environment using "qprt" the report prints as expected on an HP
LaserJet III Si. When the file is FTP'ed to a Win98 platform all attempts to

print it on the same printer results in a print out that looks identical to
the print file, i.e., the command/escape strings in the print file are
printed  instead of being used to format the output on the printer. How do I

get this print file to print from the Win98 environment with the
command/escape strings being used to format the printer output.

Thanks!