Ot; Old Wish list requests

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Sun, 5 Aug 2018, Kenneth Brody via Filepro-list wrote:

> On 8/5/2018 12:31 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote:
>> See below.
>> 
>> On Sat, 4 Aug 2018, Kenneth Brody via Filepro-list wrote:
>> 
>>> On 3/23/2018 12:41 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
>>>> Hell, how about emulation of PCL5 -> PCL6, so people can buy any old
>>>> printer they want.  Finding affordable PCL5 printers has become a 
>>>> challenge
>>>> in the last decade or so.
>>> [...]
>>> 
>>> Given that PCL5 and PCL6 are as compatible as C++ and COBOL, I don't see 
>>> any point in "emulating" PCL5-->PCL6.  However, given that filePro has 
>>> been able to generate PDF files for some time now, I would suggest that 
>>> you just use that route.
>> 
>> Outputting PDF reports doesn't easily address the issue of printing to 
>> non-PCL printers. It's still a multistep process.
>> 
>> Print Wizard can take PCL6 in and render to any Windows-supported printer, 
>> with no user actions.
>
> Not sure that you mean by a "multistep process", as you can simply set the 
> destination to "PDF:[print]" on Windows, or "PDF:|command_to_print" on *nix.
>
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody

I meant, if the goal is to generate a printout, then if you have filePro 
generate a PDF, you still have to cause that PDF to be printed. I see 
hints in your response that my understanding was incomplete. Take the 
Windows case. Are you saying that by using "PDF:[print]", Then FP will 
tell Windows to print the PDF? If so, then my point is moot. (But does it 
work to a specific, non-default printer?)

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