Re: Reports 2.5 - ASCII output-Help
Date: 1996/08/12
Message-ID: <4uo6ie$ges_at_clarknet.clark.net>#1/1
Peter Rak (po080016_at_pop.ke.sanet.sk) wrote:
: Ron Mahon wrote:
: >
: > Jenny Farnham wrote:
: > >
: > > I'll set the scene..... I am developing a simple report
: > > in Reports 2.5 on a Unix workstation.
: > > I have set everything I know so that this report will come
: > > out CHARACTER-mode, 132 x 66, landscape. I've set the fonts
: > > ,size, etc just like the Oracle books have told me.... if
: > > it was in the bood regarding developing/running character mode
: > > reports I have read it/done it!
: > >
: > > Problem: When I run the report to screen - it looks great,
: > > and it actually is in ascii format (no fancy stuff)... However,
: > > when I go to run it to a FILE..... it seems to be only coming
: > > out in 80 character mode. I "vi"d the file and made it so the
: > > carriage returns would show up. The carriage returns show up at 80!
: > > I have even chosen the ascii driver from the "Choose Printer"
: > > choice.
: > >
: > > WHY - after all I have done.... does it only save it in 80 character
: > > mode? I'm going nuts. I hate this product to begin with but am
: > > forced to use it.
: > >
: > > Jennifer Farnham
: > > Access Graphics
: > > Boulder, Colorado
: > > --
: > > =======================================================
: > > Jennifer Farnham
: > > email: farnham_at_spot.colorado.edu or
: > > HomePage: http://spot.Colorado.EDU/~farnham/Home.html
: > Jennifer the problem is that the template you used is set for a laser
: > printer on 8.5*11 paper. In a rush we modified the report telling it to
: > print 230 char per line. The right way id to create a new template for
: > dot matrix printer. You can copy and modify one of the supplied
: > templates. I haven't had time to do it yet! please let me know how you
: > made out
: > Regards
: > Ron Mahon
: > --
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:
: Hi,
:
: Set DESFORMAT to WIDE, or another PRT file with 132 columns width.
: Read about printer definition files.
:
There is the other way to set up maxium 242 characters under
line printer, font and 17.75 cpi. Set up 242 x 66 and set up
13.6 x 7.5 with and page heights. Also set up character display
on the screen. It requires us to create a new printer defintion
with escape string as commands for using landscape, 17.75 also
force x=0 and y=0 at first page. I hope Oracle Corp. should give
you the default printer defintion for using HPLaserJet (no postscript).
After that, change 66 to 65 before you save the report in order
to have 66th next page.
Have fun to do.
Sam
: Good Luck, Peter.
Received on Mon Aug 12 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST