We on the list reserve the right to answer a different question from the one asked provided that 1) we give some explanation as to why we are answering a different question, 2) we refrain from actually coming out and saying that the original question was really dumb: you must couch your response in terms like "It will avoid you much pain if...", and 3) we are willing to accept that the person asking the question might actually enjoy the pain he will be putting himself through by ignoring our off-topic response. (btw, not a dumb question at all. Just another example of why I always wonder about people who run UNIverse in WINverse)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Leach > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > Yes, but that's not what he asked .. (or as much fun). > > Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jeff Schasny > > Sent: 09 June 2006 15:32 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > Would it not be easier to just setptr mode 3 and read the > > resulting item from &HOLD&? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Leach > > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:01 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > > > Chris, > > > > The shd files are not meant to be readable. To get the > > printer and job information you really need to go through the > > Windows APIs - but it's not as bad as that sounds <grin>. > > > > You can get printer and job information through the WMI > > library (search on MSDN for WMI Printer). WMI is a COM based > > model, which means you can call it from VBScript or a simple > > executable in VB or Delphi. VBScript you can execute from > > UniVerse using a verb pointer to the cscript command (copy > > the pointer for DOS and change cmd.exe to cscript.exe), or a > > simple executable can be made into a verb pointer directly. > > > > Both will allow you to capture output. > > > > (IF you haven't met VBScript before, I have an article on the > > U2UG knowledge base on using VBScript with UniObjects. > > VBScript is very useful.) > > > > I have done something similar for interfacing UniVerse to the > > Windows Fax Manager. > > > > If you need some help getting started, email me off list. > > > > Regards, > > > > Brian > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Day > > > Sent: 09 June 2006 05:25 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > Good that you have found where the print files are located on the > > > system. > > > > > > Unfortunately, I have not tried to read the details > > contained in the > > > .shd file at all, but someone else on the list may be able > > to assist > > > with this. > > > > > > Chris Day > > > Technical Pre-Sales Specialist > > > Meier Business Systems > > > Melbourne * Sydney * Kuala Lumpur * Singapore > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Kent > > > Sent: Friday, 9 June 2006 12:31 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > > > Chris, > > > aha found it. > > > > > > But how does one read the shd file ? > > > This look like where the job description etc SPOOL -LIST uses on > > > windows So i am guessing there is a way to read this and > define the > > > data delimiters > > > > > > jak > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chris Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:38 AM > > > Subject: RE: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > > > On windows if you use the HOLD keyword on the SETPTR > > statement, the > > > > resulting print job will end up in the spooler directory of the > > > system. > > > > > > > > On my XP based system this directory is > > > > > > > > WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS > > > > > > > > There will be two files, one being a control file and the > > > other being > > > > the actual print job. > > > > > > > > Hope that this helps > > > > > > > > Chris Day > > > > Technical Pre-Sales Specialist > > > > Meier Business Systems > > > > Melbourne * Sydney * Kuala Lumpur * Singapore > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of John Kent > > > > Sent: Friday, 9 June 2006 9:52 AM > > > > To: U2Users > > > > Subject: [U2] SETPTR MODE 1 > > > > > > > > I have been looking at Universe in PICK flavour on Windows. > > > > > > > > Does anyone know where the output goes with setptr mode 1 > > and HOLD. > > > > (I have always used mode 3) > > > > > > > > Is it accessible in basic with a file read. > > > > > > > > where is the SPOOL - LIST job description data kept and > > can i access > > > > this in basic > > > > > > > > It seems like there is a gui front end for spooler > > management under > > > unix > > > > but > > > > not in windows > > > > I would like to be able to come up with something that > works with > > > either > > > > if > > > > thats possible. > > > > > > > > jak > > > > ------- > > > > u2-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > CAUTION: This email and any attachments are confidential, may be > > > privileged, and are intended for use solely by the addressee. 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