The easiest way to print may well be to write the output into a temporary file and then to run lpr or kprinter on it via ZSYstem to spool it to the printer.
-- Bhaskar On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 15:20, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > OK. Everyone's help has been great so far. Now I'm ready for some > more info. > > Let's say I set up a DEVICE called OFFICE1_FRONT_LASER, and make it's > type to be TRM, and it's subtype to be P-HPLASER-P10. I need to tell > the system the system how to connect to the device. I believe this is > where $I comes in. > > Where can I learn more about how to set up $I? Specifically, I will > need to connect to HP-JetDirect print servers, which provide their > services at a TCP/IP address. I don't know the details of which > ports they use etc, but it is a standard method of connecting printers > to a network (The printers then connect to these network devices via a > parallel cable.) I may later also want to connect to printers > connected to windows boxes. I know I can share these with the simple > unix LPR protocol. This may simplify connecting to them. > > Also, I am trying to discover how to make this process easy for other > users, to put into my configuration process. > > Where do I turn next to learn about this? > > Thanks > Kevin > > Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Think of the Terminal Type file entry as something similar to > a 'driver' > that you load for a device. It does more than that, though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Roy" > Sent: Fri, November 12, 2004 7:46 am > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Printers... An overview > please. > > The DEVICE file contains the printers that are used in VistA, > a field in > that file name SUBTYPE points to the TERMINAL TYPE file, which > should > already be populated with the codes required to talk to an > array of > different printers. Printers can be setup to allow for > different pitches, > fonts, orientation, etc. > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kevin > Toppenberg > Sent: Friday, November 12 , 2004 5:55 AM > To: Hardhats Sourceforge > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Printers... An overview please. > > > > Hello all, > > > > Writing here from downtown Rome. Having a great trip. > > > > Thought Id sneek in a question. Sorry about no apostrophies, > but this is a > roman keyboard, and it is DEFINIATELY different from a US one. > For one > thing, no one can figure out how to get the AT symbol from the > keyboard. So > when I cant find an apostrophy, I think "oh well". ... But I > digress... > > > > OK, I am to the point in my installation process where I want > to walk the > user through setting up printers. My understanding is that > printers are set > up as DEVICES, just the same as any terminal, disk system etc. > etc. Is this > true? I there the concept, as in Windows, of printer TYPES and > printers > being different? For example, can I have 4 different laser > printers in the > front office, all of the same type (i.e. HP laser 4).? > > > > I kn ow that to set up a printer etc, one must send > initialization sequences > etc. > > > > How does this all work? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > _____ > > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE > LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on > Linux. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission contains confidential and/or privileged information intended only for the person(s) named. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by another person is strictly prohibited. *************************************************************************** NOTE: Ce courriel est destine exclusivement au(x) destinataire(s) mentionne(s) ci-dessus et peut contenir de l'information privilegiee, confidentielle et/ou dispensee de divulgation aux termes des lois applicables. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, ou s'il ne vous est pas destine, veuillez le mentionner immediatement a l'expediteur et effacer ce courriel. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idU88&alloc_id065&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
