Printing is such a basic part of this software. I am amazed that HUI did not have any working devices as part of their OpenVista.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Anthracite Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Redirecting output to a printer This printer issue has been a recurring theme on the Hardhats mailing list, so perhaps someone (hint for a volunteer) can combine Kevin's and Fil's explanations into a newbie level document for Cache/Windows and GTM/Linux printing. Fil is terrific at writing newbie level stuff ( witness the installation instructions on the HardHat's web site) so I hope he will do the Cache part of it. Kevin, I have a bunch of printers I use in a weeks time, some parallel ports and some networked and some USB, so I might be a good guinea pig for testing your GTM explanation. Fil, I can likewise test yours with Cache if you wish. So far I have managed to avoid printing anything from VistA, so I should be a relatively good newbie tester of the instructions. On Monday 10 January 2005 12:14 pm, Lloyd Milligan wrote: > I would suggest using a namespaced local variable rather than a global > variable to save a copy of the file name. If you use a global > variable the subscript would need to be process-specific. Also the > file name itself should include the process ID number in case two or > more users invoke the print option at the same time. (I'm assuming > VistA users share the same $HOME directory.) > > Lloyd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:44 AM > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Redirecting output to a printer > > > Lloyd, > > > > Thanks. That help. It now works. > > > > > > Let me add here some info I just figured out. > > I changed my execute code fields to a simple line that showed what > > IO was. Here is a log of output: > > > > OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: DEVICE// > > SORT BY: NAME// > > START WITH NAME: FIRST// > > FIRST PRINT FIELD: .01 NAME > > THEN PRINT FIELD: 1 $I > > THEN PRINT FIELD: > > Heading (S/C): DEVICE LIST// > > DEVICE: test TEST-LINUX-PRINTER Laughlin_Office KT// PRE-OPEN > > EXECUTE CODE. > > IO=$HOME/slave-print-file.dat > > > > > > //KT POST-CLOSE EX CODE. IO=/dev/pts/1 > > > > Press RETURN to continue... > > > > What this tells me is that the value for $I is loaded into the > > variable IO. Then the report is actually sent out. When the > > Post-close execute is called, IO is put back to what it was > > originally. > > > > So If I am going to do the ZSYSTEM lpr <filename> command, I am > > going to have to store it in a ^global var in the pre-execute code > > (as was suggested in an earlier post). > > > > I think I am making progress. I'll post a summary here when I get > > it working. > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Kevin > > > > --- Lloyd Milligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Your logon DEVICE (console or Telnet, etc.) should have ASK DEVICE > >> set to yes. This is a DEVICE file field, not the same as ASK > >> DEVICE AT LOGIN. > >> > >> Lloyd > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Hardhats Sourceforge" > >> <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 8:19 AM > >> Subject: [Hardhats-members] Redirecting output to a printer > >> > >> > Hey all, I feel silly asking the question because > >> > >> it > >> > >> > is so basic. > >> > > >> > How do I redirect output to a printer? On one of > >> > >> my > >> > >> > practice systems it asks me where I want output > >> > >> sent > >> > >> > to. But on my production system, it automatically puts reports > >> > to the screen. I thought this had to > >> > >> do > >> > >> > with "ASK DEVICE AT LOGIN" -- but I changed that option to YES, > >> > and still it doesn't ask me where I want a report sent to. > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > Kevin > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > __________________________________ > >> > Do you Yahoo!? > >> > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! 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