At this point we have just been using PuTTY's slave printing feature from
the terminal, haven't had a need to print from a central print server, glad
to see you have a solution for your problem.

Steven B. Tomlinson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pacific Telehealth and Technology Hui
www.PacificHui.org




> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Behalf Of Beza,
> Fil
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:22 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Redirecting output to a printer
> 
> 
> 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
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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