Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)

Etienne Rompr é erompre at koala-tech.com
Fri Jun 9 16:57:10 CDT 2006 

Hi Peter,

With TXT2PDF, you can use graphic as background using a particuliar graphic
format (EPD).

There is a utility that I found on the net that can convert Postscript file
to EPD.

This done, it's just a matter of changing the config file of txt2pdf to add
the graphic as background.

Just to let you know of this possibility...




By the way, what is MPACK ?

Thanks!

Etienne



> 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
> 
> 
>> From: "Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX" <Harold.A.Johnson at gov.bc.ca>
>> To: Etienne Rompré <erompre at koala-tech.com>,
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>> Subject: RE: Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
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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
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: powerh-l-bounces+harold.a.johnson=gov.bc.ca at lists.sowder.com
>> [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
>> To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
>> Subject: Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
>> 
>> 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!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Etienne Rompré
>> 
>> Koala Technologies
>> Québec Canada
>> 
>> tel: (418) 572-4545
>> fax: (418) 834-9153
>> courriel/email: erompre(at)koala-tech.com
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>> 
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