> these are shell commands, cat and echo > cat shows the contents of a file and echo print a string in screen > we use redirection which is > > to a device printer /dev/lp0 or lp1 or lp2 see what is your printer > > To print a file you can write in shell or in gambas SHELL command the > command cat file > /dev/lp0 > > there must be a file with name "file" which contains what you want to print > > or if you want to print a line straight use echo > > if you type in a console echo "test" you see in console the word test, > so you redirect this to printer lp0 with this command > > echo "test" > /dev/lp0 > and you print it. > > try them fisrt from a console and then use them with Gambas SHELL or EXEC >
In Gambas, you can use PRINT instead of running a shell to run "echo"! -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
