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RE: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32

Posted By: Dan Sjuls
Date: Monday, 16 January 2006, at 12:53 a.m.

In Response To: Re: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32 (David Zinder)

Thanks, that seems to do the trick!

Regards
Dan Sjuls

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[mailto:development-tools-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of David Zinder
Sent: den 13 januari 2006 17:43
To: development-tools@iiug.org
Subject: Re: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32 [53]

Try using the Raw Print Queue Print Driver.

DAN SJULS wrote:

>Hi!
>I will soon upgrade our Informix environment (IDS v7.30 --> v10.0.FC4, 4GL
>v7.20 --> v7.32.UC3) and platform (Openserver 5.0.4 --> RHEL 4 ES - EM64T).
>
>We have a lot of 4GL reports formatted with a left margin in the report and
>with PCL commands to set orientation, font size etc for the printer. The PCL
>commands are sent to printer in the first row of the report with the print
>command. This works very well in the old environment but poorly in the new
>one.
>
>The printer model is HP Lasetjet 4100 for both environments.
>
>The example below should print the string "Landscape report with a tiny font
>size" in landscape and with a small font but the report is printed out in
>portrait and with the standard font for the printer.
>
>main
>define pcl_string char(64)
>let pcl_string = ASCII 27,'E',
>ASCII 27,'&k3G',
>ASCII 27,'&l1O',
>ASCII 27,'(s4099T',
>ASCII 27,'(s18H'
>start report pcltest to pipe "lp -d printer"
>output to report pcltest(pcl_string)
>finish report pcltest
>end main
>
>report pcltest(pcl_test)
>define pcl_test char(64)
>output
>top of page "^L"
>top margin 0
>left margin 2
>format
>first page header
>print pcl_test clipped;
>on every row
>print "Landscape report with a tiny font size"
>end report
>
>I have noticed that if I set "left margin 0" in report it will work in the
new
>environment.
>
>Is there an alternate way of sending PCL commands to printer in v7.32 or what
>is the solution for this problem? I'm not very interested in editing all
>reports and changing the left margin.
>
>Regards,
>Dan Sjuls
>
>

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Messages In This Thread

• PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32
  DAN SJULS -- Tuesday, 10 January 2006, at 3:37 a.m.
  • RE: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32
    H.J. Sanders -- Friday, 13 January 2006, at 3:19 a.m.
  • Re: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32
    David Zinder -- Friday, 13 January 2006, at 10:42 a.m.
    • RE: PCL commands and left margin in I4GL 7.32
      Dan Sjuls -- Monday, 16 January 2006, at 12:53 a.m.

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