Re: print screen on informix forms

Bob: Is there a way to send the screen output directly to a printer? Your suggestion below is great, but can I get a printout without having to run another Unix command? (is DBSCREENOUT documented anywhere?) Thanks, Jim Bob Baskett (inf_bb@hermes1.sps.mot.com) wrote: : Calvin, : very easy to do: : setenv DBSCREENOUT "/tmp/screen.out" : then run your 4gl or isql form and press CONTROL-P. you can press control-p : as many times as you like and it will append to the file pointed to by the : DBSCREENOUT variable. : > : > Goal: print informix display screens : > : > Is there any way to print the current informix screen : > using some informix functions? : > : > If not, is there other way to do it? : > : > ############################################# : > Calvin Chen : > NYNEX Science & Technology : > Tel: (914)644-2144, (914)686-1337 : > Email: calvin@florida.nynexst.com : > ############################################### : > : -- : regards, : +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : | . . | Bob Baskett | : | ... ... | Software Engineer | : | ..... ..... | Business Systems Integration Group | : | .. ... .. | Semiconductor Products Sector | : | . . . | Mesa, AZ | : | | President, Informix Users Group Of Arizona | : | Motorola, Inc. | | : +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : | Sun 690MP 4.1.3, Online 5.01, 4.10.UD1 Tools, Fourgen v4.10.UC1 | : +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jim Kistler kistler@hp-and.an.hp.com Hewlett-Packard Co. Imaging Systems 3000 Minuteman Road Andover, MA 01810 TEL: 508-659-2251 FAX: 508-687-7265 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=