Re: Bolding Reports in Unix

goldberg@sccsi.com (Steve Goldberg) writes: >In article <41gm5p$sk1@strauss.udel.edu>, 29026@strauss.udel.edu (David Raymon Clarke) says: >> >>A couple of weeks ago, someone posted about bolding/italicizing >>reports using ???? Unfortunately I am unaware of any response. >>DOes anyone out there understand the method in utilizing the >>unix functions to enhance a text file sent to an HPIII or HPIV? >> >I'm not sure about bolding/italicizing reports from unix, but you can >embed in your 4gl report the HPLJ commands to change the type style >on the printer. Use the "ASCII" command. I have done this for point >and pitch size, and bolding. Not too hard to do. You forget device independance. I've tended to build DLE sequences and generated a filter to interpret that mechanism. This allowed a whole sh*tload of special defects. Trouble is, you've gotta have enough control over your spooler. In SCO's SysV spooler, there's a wonderful script providing the desired hooks. Linux (BSD spooler) has the of= phrase to provide an equivalent hook. I'm still wondering what equivalent dirty tricks I can pull w/i IBM's AIX (which, contrary to popular belief, AIn't uniX)... -- John R. Campbell, Speaker to Machines soup%penrij@kd3bj.ampr.org 1438 SchoolHouse Road, Perkasie, PA 18944 (USA) "Son, you'll *never* learn about impotence the hard way!" - me LugNuts is *NOT* a brand name for a jock strap