Re: Print via Local Printer Telnet To UNIX ?

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           mcblohkc_at_leonis.nus.sg "Loh Kir Chern" writes:

>
> My users would be accessing the application via their desktop machines (PC
> or Mac) using X-emulators. Every front end machines (ie the PCs and Macs) has
> a local printer attached. So, what setting is necessary to redirect the output
> (reports are in postscript format) from the UNIX box to the local site ?
> Is there any settings to be done on Oracle or Netware or SGI or X-Emulators ?
>

You can easily write an lp interface script that opens an ftp session to the PC and transfers the file.

I have worked on a number of sites where this is done. Certainly on some configuration 'ftp'ing to lpt1 send the report direct to the printer. ftp even does the line termination conversion for you.

Regards
Donald Campbell [ SueDon Ltd - UNIX and Database Specialists ] Received on Mon Apr 24 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST