RE: [U2] and PDF
Troy: Well then, don't you think it's about time to completely reengineer your solution? :-) Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Buss, Troy (Logitek Systems) Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:11 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] and PDF Bill, Fyi.. We use pcl2pdf32 from visual software in the uk on windows server 2003 and UV 10.0.15: http://www.visual.co.uk/ However, I notice they will *start* to support hp-gl/2 in the next release: http://www.visual.co.uk/pcl2pdfwhatsnew.asp Our forms are all PCL and their solution has worked well for us for many years. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF
Bill, Fyi.. We use pcl2pdf32 from visual software in the uk on windows server 2003 and UV 10.0.15: http://www.visual.co.uk/ However, I notice they will *start* to support hp-gl/2 in the next release: http://www.visual.co.uk/pcl2pdfwhatsnew.asp Our forms are all PCL and their solution has worked well for us for many years. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF
The Son-Of-Boss joined the company and expressed disappointment that all of our forms are not pdfs. Right now, most of our forms are HP-GL/2. Also, none of the other end-users are looking to do things like eMail Purchase.Orders to suppliers. --Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hona, David S Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 7:03 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] and PDF What does 'manage' mean? Do you need barcodes, table of contents, graphics, charts, etc? Do you have a budget? The sky is the limit, of course! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:03 AM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: [U2] and PDF What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF
When I was at Raining Data back in 1999 I created a demo which allows data entered in a PDF form to be posted to D3 via FlashCONNECT, and a simple web page is returned to confirm that data. The demo is available here: http://flashconnect.rainingdata.com/fcdemos/index.html Click the PDF demo. The DBMS is irrelevant as is the pipe from client to server. The same functionality is available with U2 and any of the common pipes used for web development. Is this the sort of functionality that you're looking for? If so, info is available there to help you work out how to do it on your own. Let me know if you'd like help with this or your other document processing/communications. Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ removethisNebula-RnD.com Blogging about southern California fires affecting local MV businesses: removeNebula-RnD.com/blog/cosmos/earth/2007/10/local-fires1.html Map updated at least every half hour. From: Brutzman, Bill The Son-Of-Boss joined the company and expressed disappointment that all of our forms are not pdfs. Right now, most of our forms are HP-GL/2. Also, none of the other end-users are looking to do things like eMail Purchase.Orders to suppliers. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes The Son-Of-Boss joined the company and expressed disappointment that all of our forms are not pdfs. Oh ... PHBs following the latest fad springs to mind ... :-) Right now, most of our forms are HP-GL/2. Seeing as you're on AIX, the solution other users have mentioned seems about right - set up a print queue using ghostscript that accepts HP-GL and chucks out pdfs. imho HP-GL and PCL are much better :-) but I've had a few nasty experiences with postscript drivers ... Also, none of the other end-users are looking to do things like eMail Purchase.Orders to suppliers. Ah - a solution looking for a problem :-) Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'Yings, yow graley yin! Suz ae rikt dheu,' said the blue man, taking the thimble. 'What *is* he?' said Magrat. 'They're gnomes,' said Nanny. The man lowered the thimble. 'Pictsies!' Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett 1998 Visit the MaVerick web-site - http://www.maverick-dbms.org Open Source Pick --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [AD][U2] and PDF
Or: [AD] use a dedicated tool like mvPDF that offers a page designer... [/AD] If you factor in the time you save in setting up some of these tools the cost disappears pretty quick. Brian On 10/20/07, Hona, David S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does 'manage' mean? Do you need barcodes, table of contents, graphics, charts, etc? Do you have a budget? The sky is the limit, of course! Good question. If you are getting into lower level stuff like generating graphs to put in pdf docs as you create them then you may well need to go to a library such as iText. This was originally a java only library but there is now a .net version. I can vouch for the java version, it is fast and solid. Regards, Adrian. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
On 10/20/07, Hona, David S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does 'manage' mean? Do you need barcodes, table of contents, graphics, charts, etc? Do you have a budget? The sky is the limit, of course! Good question. If you are getting into lower level stuff like generating graphs to put in pdf docs as you create them then you may well need to go to a library such as iText. This was originally a java only library but there is now a .net version. I can vouch for the java version, it is fast and solid. Regards, Adrian. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF
What does 'manage' mean? Do you need barcodes, table of contents, graphics, charts, etc? Do you have a budget? The sky is the limit, of course! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:03 AM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: [U2] and PDF What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
[U2] and PDF
What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF
htmldoc or html2ps with ghostscript. I use html2ps with gs on Linux to generate nearly all of our business paperwork and correspondence. HTML is an easy to maintain source format, IMO. Glen Batchelor IT Director All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.all-spec.com Blog: http://blog.all-spec.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:03 PM To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' Subject: [U2] and PDF What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
Here is a couple of products that come to mind. http://www.brianleach.co.uk/mvpdf.htm and http://www.cross.net.au/pdf.asp There a many others that are not mv aware such as http://www.acrosoftware.com/Index.htm http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/23562 http://www.fineprint.com/ http://www.activepdf.com/products/serverproducts/toolkit/ http://www.verypdf.com/ If you google pdf you will get a basket load of hits. Ron White Brutzman, Bill wrote: What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] and PDF [not-secure]
For quite sometime I've gotten good results with letting the UV spooler hand off to a unix script. I convert the text to postscript using postprint, then use ps2pdf to distill the PDF. Total software cost = $0... Great for reports, etc. The real question is, do you want to take what you are producing NOW and convert them to PDF format, or do you want to start producing nice, glitzy things that become PDFs? Mark Hennessey -Original Message- What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
We create postscript output, use a perl app in the DEVICE driver and use ghostscript Perl example $gs = gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite \-sOutputFile=$dest_path/$pdf\ -c .setpdfwrite -f \$src_path/$psfile\; -Vance - Original Message - From: Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: [U2] and PDF What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? --Bill --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Brutzman, Bill wrote: What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? Print Wizard (our product) can do that. A key question for any of these products is this: how easy is it to specify what goes into the PDF? Print Wizard gives you these options: 1. Plain text (with CRs, LFs, maybe tabs, maybe even backspace-underlining and backspace-bolding) will be auto-fit to the page. Even print jobs without formfeeds will generally be paginated correctly. 2. PCL-5 files will be interpreted and rendered to PDF. This includes HP/GL, color, images, fonts, character sets, and emulation of cartridges with barcode and Chinese capabilities. If you have a PCL file that Print Wizard DOESN'T render correctly, please email it. 3. HTML. Print Wizard handles some, but not all, HTML files. 4. Print Wizard Markup Language (PWML). This is our version, based on HTML, plus control of many things HTML doesn't address, including orientation, paper size, barcodes, precise placement, rotated text, and more. With all of these, it is also possible to add a form image (an overlay or background), in any of several file formats. Note that Print Wizard runs on a Windows platform. However, we support several protocols for routing Unix/Linux jobs to the Windows PC where PW is running. See website for more. Regards, Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] company e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] and PDF
On 10/18/07, Brutzman, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What products are available to be able to create and manage Adobe pdf documents in a world of UniVerse, HP-Ux, and wIntegrate and Dynamic Connect clients? The perl module pdf::api2 is pretty easy to use once you get past the lack of documentation. You can do some pretty slick things with the different boxes. I feed data documents built by a BP program to a perl script which formats a nifty PDF for invoices, order confirmations and the like. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2][AD] PDF Document
Andy, its not the exact solution you describe but it may be simpler to use from BASIC. We sell a native PDF generator for U2 (no shells, or external programs just BASIC subroutines to call). Have a look at www.cross.net.au/pdf.asp if you are interested. regards, Craig Bennett --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
Tom: Shouldn't this file be sent raw to the printer? I seem to recall I was working on signature fonts and was able to easily print the font to the printer in some kind of raw mode. I can't find my notes on the process but I think I used something like: lpr -PMyPrinter -bMyFont.spf This sent the job to the printer, raw, without any preprocessing. Maybe this is your issue. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 1:09 PM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/01/2005 5:53 PDT Is there a way to print PDF files from AIX using a command from UniData? Troy Buss of Logitek Systems replied off-list on 07/01/2005 15:18:40 EDT: As a one time setup, you can also print the PDF to the printer using the correct windows driver but select 'print to file' and take the output file that would have gone to the printer and put it in the AIX filesystem, then shell out (of unidata) and print the file using lp cat or some other aix command to send the file directly to the printer. I tried that. I did a binary ftp to put file in /tmp, and tried lp -d queue /tmp/file. The escape sequences for the PJL got stripped off, and I had to cancel the job. The printers are connected to the network JetDirect cards, and some of them are old (e.g., HP 4+). I don't know how to use cat to send data to an IP address, or I would have tried that. Besides, my users specify an AIX form queue to have documents print there - I can't change that end of the logic. I need to be able to use the form queue name to determine where to print it. Thanks for the suggestion, however. --Tom --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
[U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
Is there a way to print PDF files from AIX using a command from UniData? One of our vendors has provided a PDF file that they want us to include with shipments of their product. It would be nice if I could have my existing process determine that a qualifying product is being shipped, and automatically print a copy of the PDF, rather than having to keep a stack on hand. Our shipping departments use terminals, and personnel do not always have PC access. I know Adobe has Acrobat Reader for Unix. I've downloaded it from their website, but have not installed it since I don't have a graphic/wysiwyg terminal connected to our AIX box. Does anyone know of an AIX command line or script that would let me specify the PDF file printer and have Acrobat (or some other program) print it correctly? Thanks. --Tom Pellitieri Century Equipment Toledo, Ohio --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] om, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Is there a way to print PDF files from AIX using a command from UniData? Ghostscript? One of our vendors has provided a PDF file that they want us to include with shipments of their product. It would be nice if I could have my existing process determine that a qualifying product is being shipped, and automatically print a copy of the PDF, rather than having to keep a stack on hand. Our shipping departments use terminals, and personnel do not always have PC access. I'd just create a printer driver that expects a pdf file (that is, if there isn't one configured already), and execute a shell to AIX command. And there are some modern printers that'll print pdf as just another alternative to eg PCL or postscript now, too... Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 'Yings, yow graley yin! Suz ae rikt dheu,' said the blue man, taking the thimble. 'What *is* he?' said Magrat. 'They're gnomes,' said Nanny. The man lowered the thimble. 'Pictsies!' Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett 1998 Visit the MaVerick web-site - http://www.maverick-dbms.org Open Source Pick --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
Is there a way to print PDF files from AIX using a command from UniData? If you have a postscript printer you could always use pdf2ps to convert to ps and then print that. There's probably a creative way to convert from ps to pcl if you don't have postscript printers. Probably need ghostscript: http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/ghostscript.html We do things the other way around and use a2ps and distiller to turn print jobs into pdf files, which get mailed to the users. You can do a lot of neat things with custom spooler scripts. Hth, Ian --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/01/2005 5:53 PDT Is there a way to print PDF files from AIX using a command from UniData? Troy Buss of Logitek Systems replied off-list on 07/01/2005 15:18:40 EDT: As a one time setup, you can also print the PDF to the printer using the correct windows driver but select 'print to file' and take the output file that would have gone to the printer and put it in the AIX filesystem, then shell out (of unidata) and print the file using lp cat or some other aix command to send the file directly to the printer. I tried that. I did a binary ftp to put file in /tmp, and tried lp -d queue /tmp/file. The escape sequences for the PJL got stripped off, and I had to cancel the job. The printers are connected to the network JetDirect cards, and some of them are old (e.g., HP 4+). I don't know how to use cat to send data to an IP address, or I would have tried that. Besides, my users specify an AIX form queue to have documents print there - I can't change that end of the logic. I need to be able to use the form queue name to determine where to print it. Thanks for the suggestion, however. --Tom --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from UniData/AIX
The printers are connected to the network JetDirect cards, and some of them are old (e.g., HP 4+). I don't know how to use cat to send data to an IP address, or I would have tried that. OT for the original question, but netcat [1] can do this handily. #cat file | nc 192.168.1.1 9100 [1] http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/netcat.html Ian --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv {Unclassified}
Don't forget that UniVerse BASIC has three quote characters, the backslash being the third. And PERFORM is more efficient than EXECUTE (depending on flavor and/or $OPTIONS) since it doesn't set up an extra execution level. F'r instance: Cmd = \DOS /C AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf\ PERFORM Cmd --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re[4]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv {Unclassified}
Thanks all .. it was the DOS command that i was missing Tuesday, April 26, 2005, 12:17:40 AM, you wrote: RW Don't forget that UniVerse BASIC has three quote characters, RW the backslash being the third. And PERFORM is more efficient than RW EXECUTE (depending on flavor and/or $OPTIONS) since it doesn't set RW up an extra execution level. F'r instance: RW Cmd = \DOS /C AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf\ RW PERFORM Cmd RW --- RW u2-users mailing list RW u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org RW To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ RW __ NOD32 1.1079 (20050426) Information __ RW This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. RW http://www.nod32.com -- DSig ` David Tod Sigafoos ( O O ) ___oOOo__( )__oOOo___ Cannot open file C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\DAVID TOD SIGAFOOS\APPLICATION DATA\BATMAIL\COOKIES.TXT --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv {Unclassified}
Warning, Will Robinson, WARNING
The presence of double-quotes () _inside_ the string to be passed to
DOS can provide 'surprise' results. This was fixed in 10.1.1 by patch #
5616 which includes a new function UVRunCommand (I think the same
patch found its way into 10.0.x, but I haven't checked the Release Notes
for 10.0)
From the 10.1.1 Release Notes:
5616At this release, a new GCI function, UVRunCommand, has been
added. This command executes a Windows executable and has one
argument. You can specify the executable name and its argument
as a string. To execute the command, use
C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c. You must use single or double
quotation marks around the string argument, as shown in the
following example:
Result = UVRunCommand(c:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c dir)
For example, suppose that the 123.pdf file has to go in a directory
The Users Data.
The proper DOS convention is to enclose an argument with spaces in
double quotes as I show it above.
So, you would replace the above example with
Cmd = 'AcroRd32 /p /t The Users Data\123.pdf'
Result = UVRunCommand(Cmd)
If you tried
Cmd = \DOS /C 'AcroRd32 /p /t The Users Data\123.pdf'\
PERFORM Cmd
The data received by DOS would NOT be what you expected.
And, no I don't know what gets put into Result, I haven't started
testing 10.1 yet.
HTH
Mike
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Don't forget that UniVerse BASIC has three quote characters,
the backslash being the third. And PERFORM is more efficient
than EXECUTE (depending on flavor and/or $OPTIONS) since it
doesn't set up an extra execution level. F'r instance:
Cmd = \DOS /C AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf\
PERFORM Cmd
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[U2] Printing PDF from uv
I must say this has been a very interesting project .. learned lots of great stuff (some from this group) and had to come up with many work arounds .. i can feel the brain cells firing. Now .. how to print a PDF to a specific printer .. is there a way to do this from universe? 10.0.1 on windows Primarily the client has a shipping package running under windows which uses ODBC to update the uniVerse table with shipping info. There is a trigger on this table which we will enhance to generate the PDFs (postal forms etc) and then once generated (by the trigger process) we want UV to 'print' the PDF form to a specific printer. I am looking for ideas, directions etc to get this working .. everything is cool except the printing bits .. Thanks again -- DSig David Tod Sigafoos --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
In Windows, the only way I know of printing pdf documents is using the
'/p' command line option. Actually, if you wanted to print a document
123.pdf you might use;
AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf or if you use acrobat
Acrobat /p /t 123.pdf
This will leave the acrobat opened and seems 'messy' to me. It would
eat up memory real quick. On my PC it opens an occurrence for every
print you execute. It also uses the default printer ('/t' - suppress
asking). Not a real solution in my opinion.
In Linux we are doing something similar. What I do is to convert the
PDF to Postscript via the command
acroread -toPostScript 123.pdf /tmp/123.ps
lp -dmy_postscript_laser /tmp/123.ps
rm -rf /tmp/123.ps
rm -rf 123.pdf
The only thing here is that you need a Postscript enabled printer. We
are going to be evaluating a Xerox 4350 laser printer that actually is
said to print PDF files natively (probably just converts to postscript
by itself). So, if you can get a PDF cabable printer it makes things
even easier. In Windows you would just do a print d:/my_pdf_laser
123.pdf and off it goes.
One other thing you should consider is how to do reprints easily. One
thing about printers is that they jam, run out of paper etc..
Anthony
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Subject: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
I must say this has been a very interesting project .. learned lots of
great stuff (some from this group) and had to come up with many work
arounds .. i can feel the brain cells firing.
Now .. how to print a PDF to a specific printer ..
is there a way to do this from universe? 10.0.1 on windows
Primarily the client has a shipping package running under windows which
uses ODBC to update the uniVerse table with shipping info. There is a
trigger on this table which we will enhance to generate the PDFs (postal
forms etc) and then once generated (by the trigger
process) we want UV to 'print' the PDF form to a specific printer.
I am looking for ideas, directions etc to get this working .. everything
is cool except the printing bits ..
Thanks again
--
DSig
David Tod Sigafoos
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RE: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
I did a little googling on the topic and found the typical assortment of PDF tools in the market. They range in cost from free to about $1500, with very little relation between cost and quality - a perfect example of how the mystery of the medium allows some people to command whatever the market will bear. PlanetPDF.com and PDFStore.com have a good assortment of tools. Try using this string to search in Google: print pdf command line Only you can decide about what's good value from what's outrageous. One interesting hit was this one: http://www.stat.rice.edu/~helpdesk/compguide/node13.html It offers a couple brief but helpful tips. HTH Tony --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
Tony, thanks .. but the question is not use of Acrobat or ghost(?) or .. but how to have uniVerse perform a 'cmd' on a windows system. I probably wasn't very explicit in my original post. The ENCODE is a pretty sweet command, now that I know it is there G, but once the file is written out is there a way to get universe to send off the printing to Acrobat on the server? thanks again Monday, April 25, 2005, 2:41:39 PM, you wrote: TG I did a little googling on the topic and found the typical assortment of TG PDF tools in the market. They range in cost from free to about $1500, with TG very little relation between cost and quality - a perfect example of how TG the mystery of the medium allows some people to command whatever the market TG will bear. PlanetPDF.com and PDFStore.com have a good assortment of tools. TG Try using this string to search in Google: TG print pdf command line TG Only you can decide about what's good value from what's outrageous. TG One interesting hit was this one: TG http://www.stat.rice.edu/~helpdesk/compguide/node13.html TG It offers a couple brief but helpful tips. TG HTH -- DSig ` David Tod Sigafoos ( O O ) ___oOOo__( )__oOOo___ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
David, We work the other direction using a PCL to PDF tool from visual software in the UK. Works quite well. Anyhow, we take data intended for printing (that is PCL formatted) via a HOLD file and using PCLtoPDF to create PDF's for emailing. Otherwise, we just print PCL to our laserjets directly. If your source documents is a PDF, that would not work in this manner. But you said that a trigger 'generates' a PDF. So I'm assuming your generating the PDF yourself? If so, generate a PCL file first and print that. Then its simply a command line to get a PDF from a PCL file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Tod Sigafoos Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:52 AM --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
Consider IBM's wIntegrate.
--Bill
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Anthony,
Thanks for that .. i guess a more specific question is ..
from universe, running on windows, how can i 'execute' a windows
process. is there an command/API for universe to this?
thanks
Monday, April 25, 2005, 12:50:18 PM, you wrote:
AD In Windows, the only way I know of printing pdf documents is using the
AD '/p' command line option. Actually, if you wanted to print a document
AD 123.pdf you might use;
AD AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf or if you use acrobat
AD Acrobat /p /t 123.pdf
AD This will leave the acrobat opened and seems 'messy' to me. It would
AD eat up memory real quick. On my PC it opens an occurrence for every
AD print you execute. It also uses the default printer ('/t' - suppress
AD asking). Not a real solution in my opinion.
AD In Linux we are doing something similar. What I do is to convert the
AD PDF to Postscript via the command
AD acroread -toPostScript 123.pdf /tmp/123.ps
AD lp -dmy_postscript_laser /tmp/123.ps
AD rm -rf /tmp/123.ps
AD rm -rf 123.pdf
AD The only thing here is that you need a Postscript enabled printer. We
AD are going to be evaluating a Xerox 4350 laser printer that actually is
AD said to print PDF files natively (probably just converts to postscript
AD by itself). So, if you can get a PDF cabable printer it makes things
AD even easier. In Windows you would just do a print d:/my_pdf_laser
AD 123.pdf and off it goes.
AD One other thing you should consider is how to do reprints easily. One
AD thing about printers is that they jam, run out of paper etc..
AD Anthony
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AD From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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AD Sigafoos
AD Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:52 PM
AD To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
AD Subject: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
AD I must say this has been a very interesting project .. learned lots of
AD great stuff (some from this group) and had to come up with many work
AD arounds .. i can feel the brain cells firing.
AD Now .. how to print a PDF to a specific printer ..
AD is there a way to do this from universe? 10.0.1 on windows
AD Primarily the client has a shipping package running under windows which
AD uses ODBC to update the uniVerse table with shipping info. There is a
AD trigger on this table which we will enhance to generate the PDFs (postal
AD forms etc) and then once generated (by the trigger
AD process) we want UV to 'print' the PDF form to a specific printer.
AD I am looking for ideas, directions etc to get this working .. everything
AD is cool except the printing bits ..
AD Thanks again
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RE: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
To issue a command from within a basic program in Universe, use something like this: CMD = DOS /c 'dir c:\*.dat' EXECUTE CMD CAPTURING DAT.LIST I'm pretty sure the /c is case sensitive but I've never really tested that. Watch the single and double quote marks, not so much of the order as is pairing them up where you want them. BobW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Tod Sigafoos Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 3:38 PM To: Tony Gravagno Subject: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv Tony, thanks .. but the question is not use of Acrobat or ghost(?) or .. but how to have uniVerse perform a 'cmd' on a windows system. I probably wasn't very explicit in my original post. The ENCODE is a pretty sweet command, now that I know it is there G, but once the file is written out is there a way to get universe to send off the printing to Acrobat on the server? thanks again [snip] --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv {Unclassified}
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Tod Sigafoos Sent: Tuesday, 26 April 2005 10:09 To: Anthony Dzikiewicz Cc: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re[2]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv Anthony, Thanks for that .. i guess a more specific question is .. from universe, running on windows, how can i 'execute' a windows process. is there an command/API for universe to this? David, In UniVerse Basic you can do it directly by Cmd = DOS /c ' Cmd := DOS Command Cmd := ' EXECUTE Cmd e.g. Cmd = DOS /c ' Cmd := AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf Cmd := ' EXECUTE Cmd Or If it's more complicated than that, you could create a .BAT file on the fly and then execute that by the method shown above. HTh Mike thanks [snip] The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re[4]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv
Bob, that's the info i was looking for .. dsig Monday, April 25, 2005, 4:07:35 PM, you wrote: BW To issue a command from within a basic program in Universe, use BW something like this: BW CMD = DOS /c 'dir c:\*.dat' BW EXECUTE CMD CAPTURING DAT.LIST BW I'm pretty sure the /c is case sensitive but I've never really tested BW that. Watch the single and double quote marks, not so much of the order BW as is pairing them up where you want them. -- DSig ` David Tod Sigafoos ( O O ) ___oOOo__( )__oOOo___ Cannot open file C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\DAVID TOD SIGAFOOS\APPLICATION DATA\BATMAIL\COOKIES.TXT --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re[4]: [U2] Printing PDF from uv {Unclassified}
Mike thanks man .. that is the kind of info i was looking for dsig Monday, April 25, 2005, 4:46:42 PM, you wrote: HMM In UniVerse Basic you can do it directly by HMM Cmd = DOS /c ' HMM Cmd := DOS Command HMM Cmd := ' HMM EXECUTE Cmd HMM e.g. HMM Cmd = DOS /c ' HMM Cmd := AcroRd32 /p /t 123.pdf HMM Cmd := ' HMM EXECUTE Cmd HMM Or HMM If it's more complicated than that, you could create a .BAT file on the HMM fly and then execute that by the method shown above. HMM HTh -- DSig ` David Tod Sigafoos ( O O ) ___oOOo__( )__oOOo___ Cannot open file C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\DAVID TOD SIGAFOOS\APPLICATION DATA\BATMAIL\COOKIES.TXT --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
