Print Code problems on RHEL

John Sica john at chrismanncomputer.com
Sun Jun 28 23:57:36 UTC 2026


I second the raw solution.

John

On 6/28/2026 12:05 PM, Michael Schwartz via Filepro-list wrote:
> Oops, I didn't fully read your email before I responded.  I see you have
> the print going to a file.  However, my "raw" suggestion still holds.  I
> bet there is something in the Rhel spooler software that is stripping out
> the esc codes.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 1:07 PM Scott Nelson via Filepro-list <
> filepro-list at mailman.celestial.com> wrote:
>
>> This message is not getting to the list from my email so I am trying to
>> send it from this gmail account.  Please try to reply to both...
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>> Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
>> Subject: Fwd: Print Code problems on RHEL
>> To: <logicdata111 at gmail.com>
>>
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>>
>>
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>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Print Code problems on RHEL
>> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:32:37 -0500
>> From: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com> <
>> scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com <Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> <Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
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>> I have filePro 6.1 on a RHEL 8 server and have copied everything from the
>> OpenServer 6 server.  I have labels sent to a barcode printer that worked
>> fine in SCO but does not print from RHEL.
>>
>> I have print codes setup for a Toshiba TEC barcode printer to send an ESC
>> for lines in the label setup in Define Output which is set to save to a
>> file and lp to a remote printer.  filePro does Not place the ESC code in
>> the file on RHEL like it did on SCO.
>>
>> This is the printer setup in SCO and RHEL, and I use lines 77 and 78 which
>> are setup in the Define Output useing the Print Code selection.
>>
>>
>> The print code is not working on the RHEL box like it does on the SCO box.
>>
>>
>> Here is a more of the top of the flat file in SCO that works on the
>> printer:
>>
>>
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>>
>>   Here is the same file on RH Linux:
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>> Has anyone seen this problem, or do something similar to this?
>>
>> Thanks
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