Printing through IDS
Kiran Jaikar asked how to print a 4GL report from an IDS 11.0 Linux server through a Windows XP client over Putty or Telnet, where the old Novell-style prn run command no longer worked. Art Kagel said there is no run command and that SYSTEM 'lp file' works only in SPL, offering a wrapper procedure. The 4GL printing from a Windows client stayed unanswered.
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How to print a report in IDS which is on RH Linux 5 Server through Windows Xp client. can we use the Run command i.e run "lp <file name>" but this doesn't work. Please help
2008/9/18 Kiran Jaikar <kiranjaikar@gmail.com>: > How to print a report in IDS which is on RH Linux 5 Server > through Windows Xp client. > > can we use the Run command > i.e run "lp <file name>" > > but this doesn't work. > > Please help > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > How is the report being produced and where? What is the client being used? IDS Version? So many questions, so few answers !! Keith
Because there is no 'run' command. Use:
SYSTEM 'lp myfilename';
Which only works in an SPL Stored Procedure, so you have to write your own
'run' command if you want to print from an SQL script directly:
create procedure run( cmd lvarchar );
SYSTEM cmd;
end procedure;
Art
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 2:54 AM, Kiran Jaikar <kiranjaikar@gmail.com> wrote:
> How to print a report in IDS which is on RH Linux 5 Server
> through Windows Xp client.
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> can we use the Run command
> i.e run "lp <file name>"
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> but this doesn't work.
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> Please help
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> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.
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Thank you Keith, The IDS Version is 11.0. The Report is designed in 4gl and it is produced in the User directory on Linux. currently we boot from dos prompt by lwp command of Novell Netware and we use the "Run prn <report file name>" in the 4gl program and it works but if the user connects to Linux Server through Windows Xp by Putty or Telnet the prn from 4gl program doesn't work. how can we print 4gl report of Linux through Windows Client. Kiran On 9/18/08, Keith Simmons <smiley73@googlemail.com> wrote: > > 2008/9/18 Kiran Jaikar <kiranjaikar@gmail.com>: > > How to print a report in IDS which is on RH Linux 5 Server > > through Windows Xp client. > > > > can we use the Run command > > i.e run "lp <file name>" > > > > but this doesn't work. > > > > Please help > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > How is the report being produced and where? What is the client being > used? IDS Version? > > So many questions, so few answers !! > > Keith > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > >