DBPRINT variable

Posted in 1992

emory!widener!uunet!uunet!microc!eric — Mon Mar 2 12:06:56 1992 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> From: Ruchi Patel <uunet!VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU!RUCHI%CFRVM.bitnet> > X-Prolog: University of South Florida > X-Prolog: Phone (813) 974-3570 > Subject: DBPRINT variable > To: <informix-list@rmy.emory.edu> > X-Informix-List-Id: <list.873> > > PRINTER=lp2; export PRINTER > DBPRINT="lp -d lp2"; export DBPRINT > > Could you please tell me what am I doing wrong? or should I use another > method? You need to write it this way: DBPRINT="lp -dlp2"; export DBPRINT The "-d" option of lp doesn't accept any space between it and the printer name. I hope this solves your problem. +--------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Eric C. Leschhorn | MICROCOMPUTOS Fax:(809)688-6044 | | Marketing Director | Dominican Republic Tel:(809)530-8506 | | uunet!microc!eric | Puerto Rico, USA Tel:(809)250-8789 | +--------------------+----------------------------------------+ | I N F O R M I X L A T I N A M E R I C A N T E A M | +-------------------------------------------------------------+