Examples of PH_PRINTER variable contents

Darren Reely darren.reely at latticesemi.com
Mon Dec 12 17:29:52 CST 2005


When I use the lpr command I type something like this;
	lpr -Phq-ey myfile.txt

A quick printenv displays this for my PH_PRINTER variable.

	PH_PRINTER=lpr -Phq-ey

We're running the csh so in a login file we have a like like this;
	setenv PH_PRINTER "lpr -Phq-ey"

Darren

John MacLerran wrote:
> Dear PowerHouse list,
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how to use the PH_PRINTER environment 
> variable.  We are migrating from MPE to Unix, and have installed 
> PH843D1.  I find references to how PH_PRINTER can be used to specify 
> where to print the output, but I can't find a good example of what is to 
> be in that variable.  Is it just the printer name?  (BTW, HP-UX 11i, 
> Eloquence and C-ISAM, in addition to PH843).



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