Using less to view output

[Jean-Pierre A. Radley]

Bob Stockler propounded (on Sat, May 14, 2005 at 12:36:49PM -0400):
| Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) wrote (on Sat, May 14, 2005 at 11:08:03AM -0400):
| 
| | I have the following printer definition setup in one of my clients filepro 
| | config file.  This successfully works at other locations but I am unable to 
| | get it to work on this system.
| | 
| | printer27=ViaFile,nocodes, | cat > /tmp/fpfile$$ ; less /tmp
| | /fpfile$$ ;rm /tmp/fpfile$$,Send output to /tmp/fpfile$$
| | 
| | When I run a report the fpfile is created, and removed, but is not 
| | displayed, I am immediately returned to the command prompt or menu.  I am 
| | able to run less from the command prompt to view the fpfile generated by 
| | the report, it just doesn't happen during the report process.  I have tried 
| | using an explicit path to less (/usr/local/bin/less) but it did not 
| | help.  Since the file is removed, which happens after less, less must run 
| | but exits immediately.
| | 
| | Running filePro 5.0.09.D4 on SCO OSR5 5.0.7
| | 
| | SCO more, based on "less" version 374
| | Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Mark Nudelman
| | Portions Copyright (C) 1994-2002 Caldera International, Inc.
| | 
| | The only environment setting I have for less is S (LESS=S).
| | 
| | Any ideas why I am unable to view a report I send to less.
| 
| Wouldn't:
| 
|   printer27=ViaFile,nocodes,| less,View report
| 
| work, and be simpler?

That works for me, with or without the '|'.

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JP