Jerry, I am doing something similar, but I am using the USEROPT parameter, which is passed as argument 11 to the print driver.
I have a question on your scenario. Since universe won't run the print driver script until the FORM on the print job matches the FORM currently set on the printer queue, how do you get the print driver to run? Rod Hills Leupold and Stevens -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] Redirect printer to file Mac, We do this type of thing all of the time. The following is one of our printer scripts (with bogus path names). In your printer device setup use the script that you create as the device driver. Make sure the script is executable. The case statement uses the form type to distribute the printout. The first case sends the printout to a file using the banner as the filename. Make sure you use valid system filenames in the banner, no spaces, I advise using a date and time stamp when creating the banner so it will be different every time. The second case is for both sending to a file and printing to a printer in landscape 132 character mode. The third case is for sending the file out through email using the banner as the email address and converting the printout to a pdf document using a free program from the internet (there are many out there, even with the same name, this one just happened to be freeware). I used mailx on this particular system so I could put in a return email address for bounced email but you can use whatever is available. You will notice the fields at the top of the script are the numbered positions of fields sent from the UniVerse spooler, these are used to determine how to treat the printout. If the form type is empty or not a case then the printout just prints on the printer in landscape 132 character mode. Jerry ptr.drv #!/usr/bin/sh # $1 = user no, $2 = job no, $3 = bytes, $4 = banner, $5 = form, # $6 = printer name # spool_file=/tmp/$1_$2 spool_file1=/tmp/$1_$2 spool_file2=/tmp/$2_$1 case $5 in TO_FILE) spool_file=/data/ibm/REPORTS/$4 cat - >> $spool_file ;; TO_FILE&PTR) spool_file=/data/ibm/REPORTS/$4 cat - >> $spool_file echo "^027E^027&l1o8D^027(s16.7H" > $spool_file1 cat $spool_file >> $spool_file1 echo "^027E" >> $spool_file1 cat $spool_file1 | sed 's/$/^013/' > $spool_file2 lp -d hpptr -o nobanner $spool_file2 ;; MAIL) if test $7 -lt 100 then cat - |/data/spool/text2pdf -c$7 -l$8 -v10 -F -s8 > $spool_file else if test $7 -lt 200 then cat - |/data/spool/text2pdf -c$7 -l$8 -v10 -F -s6 -L > $spool_file else cat - |/data/spool/text2pdf -c$7 -l$8 -v8 -F -s6 -L -y1008 > $spool_file fi fi cat $spool_file | uuencode $2.pdf | mailx -r [EMAIL PROTECTED] -s "Report from Account" $4 ;; *) echo "^027E^027&l1o8D^027(s16.7H" > $spool_file1 cat - >> $spool_file1 echo "^027E" >> $spool_file1 cat $spool_file1 | sed 's/$/^013/' > $spool_file2 lp -d hpptr -o nobanner $spool_file2 ;; esac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mac Bhyat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 5:51 AM Subject: [U2] Redirect printer to file > Hi, > > I wonder if someone can help, I am universe for Unix, and I would like to > setup a printer device where the output from the print is sent to a > directory as a unique file in that directory. how do i do this with the uv > spooler > > thanks > > mac > > > > > > > > Mac Bhyat > Software Engineer - Special Projects > Unibase Solutions (Pty) Ltd. > > URL: http://www.unibase.co.za <http://www.unibase.co.za/> > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: 011 621 7000 > Cell: 079 181 3266 > Fax: 011 621 7029 > > DISCLAIMER AND CONFIDENTIALITY > This message and any attachment contain information intended solely for > the > addressee which is confidential or private in nature and subject to legal > privilege. 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