Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
Peter Bateman
pfbcs at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 9 10:05:14 CDT 2006
hi ALL:
I have done something similiar
QUIZ
TXT2PDF
MPACK mail program
Both TXT2PDF and MPACK were freeware at the time.
How does one merge the text from QUIZ with the graphic into one PDF file?
Would we not need something like Adobe writer??
Regards,
Peter
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>We've have done this for the last few years by extracting the PDF from our
>database (where we have it stored) and copying it on our OpenVMS machine to
>a subdirectory that is accessible to Apache. Then we just pass the command
>and URL through Reflections using the macro language. This then calls up
>the Internet Explorer which then goes and looks for the PDF at the URL
>(which then calls up the Adobe Reader or the Reader plugin with IE).
>
>I can send you the VMS command file that we use for passing the URL through
>Reflections if you want.
>
>Cheers
>
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>[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+harold.a.johnson=gov.bc.ca at lists.sowder.com] On
>Behalf Of Etienne Rompré
>Sent: Thu, June 8, 2006 7:10 AM
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>Subject: Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
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>Hi to all,
>
>This might be off topic but I'll give it a try anyway...
>
>OpenVMS 7.3
>Powerhouse 8.30
>
>Actually, we used dot matrix printer to print rental agreement in our
>locations.
>
>Using the proper esc sequence, we print these on pre-printed form via the
>slave printer on a VT or via the emulation program.
>
>We are looking to to move from plain text to PDF form with the graphics in
>the PDF to print directly to laser printer. (That part is Done)
>
>Actually, they can get to theses reports via FTP with a dedicated directly
>for every user...
>
>Buy now, it's the user that have to start the process manually.
>
>Now here is the question:
>
>Can this be automated from the Alpha side when the report is done so the
>PDF report would be sent automatically to the PC (reflection or Powerterm
>or other solution) (no VT here) and launch the PDF reader (Foxit reader if
>possible...a lot faster than Acrobat) so the rental agent can print it
>directly?
>
>As anyone done something similar ?
>
>
>I'm sorry if this is off topic.
>
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
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>Etienne Rompré
>
>Koala Technologies
>Québec Canada
>
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