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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:41 AM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
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: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org>
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
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