pretty printer output

Posted in 1994

Billy Wheeler — 27 Nov 94 22:08:00 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

To: gburnore@netcom.com GLB> I'm not sure which part of what I wrote you quoted. I didn't say buy WP. > Maybe mine was the etc etc part? Anyway, doing something in C may be ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Probably. > fine for some, my method is totally internal to informix and is therefore > as portable as the Informix code. No external commands to run, no > external files to set up, just your standard 4gl files. Sorry, I probably missed your point and clearly failed to convey mine: The C filter has the advantage of being able to cater reasonably easily for different printers on the same site and is not too difficult to port. Clearly it would *not* port as easily as (say) a 4GL library function. How about: FUNCTION print_func(printer_type, print_style) -- serious CASE statement follows ... Regards, billy.wheeler@digitec.co.za --- . SPEED 1.40 [NR] . Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to continue ... ---- Digitec Online - South Africa Telnet: bbs.digitec.co.za or 196.11.62.106