I totally agree with Brian on DP's superior aptitude in creating light-weight html.
Actually, I run *all* my DP reports (but one: a POS application that drives a ticket printer) as html+css, and I was very happy to stop worrying about setting up different printers on different systems. Apart from being ultra-light (compared to PDF or any other file format), html/css files are indeed totally printer- and system independant and can even be easily extended with javascript to customise print or screen user layout... Regards, Geert. On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:36:58 +0200, Brian Hancock <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want rich printing capabilities why wouldn’t you use HTML and CSS. > DP is a whiz at creating HTML pages, and you can mark these up with CSS > to have great control of printing. > > You just need to output the report as a file, and you can either right > click on the file in Explorer and click Print, > > If you do not want so much interactivity you could set up a batch file to > periodically look for any files in a folder and then run the command: > rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System\mshtml.dll,PrintHTML "%1" > which will print the HTML using CSS, images, etc etc. > > If you wanted to convert the HTML to something else, eg .DOC, .PDF, or > you > wanted something to sit and monitor a folder, and didn’t wnt to write the > batch file yourself then the (not free) program TotalHTMLConverter and > Total FolderMonitor might be useful. I have not personally used either, > but they look quite capable and easy > http://www.coolutils.com/TotalHTMLConverter > Brian > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jong > Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2011 1:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Dataperf] Print to file > > > Copy to printer or PDF conversion: does this take away all the formating > and > leave me with plain text? > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob DeRosier > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:19 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] virtualization > > "print to file" just captures the print stream to a file instead of > sending > it to the printer. If is just straight text (no print codes), it should > come up in Word fine. Otherwise, you can copy it to the printer or use a > text editor to modify it or send the file to a PDF converter to create a > PDF > or just right click on it in windows explorer and send it the printer > .... > > Bob > > At 08:28 PM 07/29/2011, Jong wrote: > > > > "Print to file" has always been a mystery to me, tried before and > couldn't > get it to come up in Word. So how does someone print the resulting file? > JOn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [ <mailto:[email protected]> > mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Perez > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] virtualization > > > Would using the "Print to file" choice using the Reports function and > saving > it as a .doc or other extension for printing be a viable workaround? > > Regards to all, > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [ <mailto:[email protected]> > mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Dunn > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 3:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] virtualization > > It has been a while since I used direct printing (only remaining DP app > in > production doesn't print), but if I recall correctly, the way I got this > to > work in XP, was to share the USB printer (say, as "MyPrinter"). > Then use: "net use lpt2: \\MyComputer\MyPrinter" command to map the usb > printer. -chris > > On 2011-07-29 6:04 PM, Jong wrote: >> Fabio: >> >> Did you use VMWare 7 for this? I bought a copy and am waiting for a >> new Toshiba Protégé portable to arrive to install. I hope to use >> Dataperfect (which I run under the old WordPerfect Office) to continue >> running my patient database program. Using usb output for a printer >> is a must. I've seen a usb to parallel port converter at >> www.cyberguys.com <http://www.cyberguys.com/> but their support told me > it wouldn't work unless >> program running it saw the virtual parallel port. >> SO, hope you can figure it out -- otherwise it leaves anyone with a >> new computer dead in the water. >> >> Jon Ong MD >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [ <mailto:[email protected]> > mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Muller Fabio >> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:46 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Dataperf] virtualization >> >> >> Gentlemen , I know you are already very skilled in virtualization but >> I didn't find any vmware appliance ready with DP, so I decide to build >> one. It seems to be working fine, my only problem is with printing, as >> I don't have a parallel print but an USB and I'm still trying to put >> the appliance to print. I'm trying to redirect the LPT1 to USB via >> windows but I'm not getting to much success. I tested dosbox megabuild >> too but I'm having problems with CTRL-F keys. Printing is working fine >> in DOXBOX after some changes in the config file. Does anybody have >> success to remap the CTRL-F Keys ? Is it possible to copy the config >> file and send in a msg to the list ? Regarding the vmware appliance, >> as soon as I got success with the printer I'll try to let the appliance > available somewhere. >> >> Rgds. >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >> > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > -- Vriendelijke groeten, Geert De Baets mailto:[email protected] Web: http://www.debaets.be Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
