Re: REPORT TO PRINTER output incomplete

A brief look at the source code shows that the line which closes the connection to a pipe (via pclose) hasn't been changed since 1985, and even 4.10.UC2 is more recent than that. The closeoutput() routine flushes the output file and then calls either pclose() or fclose(). Could there be something odd about pclose() on your machine -- you don't say what machine it is. Also, what is DBPRINT set to? Is the default value of DBPRINT "lpr" or "lp -s" or something else? Yours, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> }From: ries@hqrim.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries) }Subject: REPORT TO PRINTER output incomplete }Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 18:01:01 GMT }X-Informix-List-Id: <news.4387> } } I'm noticing a problem with my Informix 4gl report output, where } the command 'REPORT TO PRINTER' outputs to the printer an } incomplete report (about a page short, mid-page, same place) } while the command 'REPORT TO "disk_file"' outputs the complete } report. It almost acts like the last UNIX buffer is not getting } flushed to the printer. Any ideas and/or work arounds? (Known bug?) } } I'm using the method: } } start report <report> to <options> } call <my_rpt_generator_routine> } finish report <report> } } The Informix version is fairly old: V4.10.UC2