PFPRINTER

[Joe Chasan]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 06:41:40PM -0400, Brian K. White wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Chasan" <joe at magnatechonline.com>
> To: "Steven Waters" <swaters at triumphinstruments.com>
> Cc: "Filepro List" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: PFPRINTER
> 
> 
> > On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 11:06:56AM -0700, Steven Waters wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> SCO UNIX FP 5.0.14
> >> I have been watching the "printing thru GoToMyPc" thread.
> >> And I have a question about PFPRINTER.
> >> I think I am looking for the proper destination command in
> >> printer maintenance.
> >>
> >> If I use PFPRINTER=local export PFPRINTER
> >> the print job prints at the console printer. The destination command
> >> in printer maintenance looks like this
> >>
> >>  --Name--  --Type--  -Destination Command-  ------Comment------
> >>  local   & hp-4000 & lp -dlocal -s        & HP-4000
> >>
> >> I have tried lp -L local  and lp -L spool. I can't
> >> get the print job to print to the attached printer
> >> with the environment set to PFPRINTER
> >>
> >> If I use the -PT printing works fine.
> >> Anzio will give the message
> >> Hit <Alt-A> to abort passthru print
> >> Without -PT Anzio is silent and the print job
> >> arrives at the console printer
> >>
> >> I am not sure if this issue is UNIX or Filepro.
> >> Thanks for any help,
> >> Steve
> >
> > if you are talking about SCO Unix/Openserver, the "-L" in the man
> > page for lp(C) never worked, i suspect never will.
> >
> > you can use the keyword "LOCAL" instead of a command in printer
> > maintenance destination command field.
> 
> Not quite true.
> 
> The -L option works fine.

i stand corrected.  it *WAS* broken and in fact i still have the email
from over 10 years ago when i bug-reported it to SCO and got back from
them that it should not have been in man page because the feature was
not working/supported.  i tested (5.07) and sure enough -L works now.
thank you for pointing that out.  i wonder when it got fixed, i could
have used it over the years.

another one of those annoying instances when you go to the trouble of 
bug-reporting to a SW mfr, giving them info how to duplicate, going 
through proper channels, etc, and you never hear back again.  aarrgghh.

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-Joe Chasan-                      Magnatech Business Systems, Inc.
joe at magnatechonline.com           Hicksville, NY - USA
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