PERFECT!!! Thanks!
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Muey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Sco Print > The script is not going to be run from the sco server. :) > That's my problem if I could run the script there this > wouldn't be an issue. Ohhhhhh - Well then give Net::Telnet $tnet->cmd("echo $fileguts | /bin/lp -dP5"); or somehtign like that Net::Ssh::Perl Net::FTP a look HTH Dmuey > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Muey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Sco Print > > > > Is there a way using perl that I can send a text file to a sco > > openserver print cue. On the server I would print the file > using cat > > filename.txt | lp -dP5 > > Howdy, > > Get file contents from db into a variable > I'd say open a pipe to lp -dP5 (Use the actual path to avoid > headaches) The write the contetn of the file to the > FILEHANDLE The close the FILEHANDLE > > Rinse , lather, repeat > > perldoc -f open > > HTH > > Dmuey > > > > > But the files are not on the server and I would like to > automate the > > process. There is a batch of reports that I have to print > each month. > > > > I want to store storing the files in a database and then > printing them > > automatically on the correct dates. I can handle all of this except > > how to go about getting them on the sco box and sent to the spooler. > > > > Paul > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]