Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
Peter Bateman
pfbcs at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 13 10:43:40 CDT 2006
mpack is a program for encoding and decoding e-mail attachments.
http://nchrem.tnw.tudelft.nl/openvms/software2.html
Purpose : Mime (un)packer
click here to get the source distribution.
patch for version of 1.6 : click here for Patch. This patch
includes compile support for OpenVMS
Last versions tested: 1.6 (13 December 2004)
-using Compaq C
V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2
Regards,
Peter
>From: Etienne Rompré <erompre at koala-tech.com>
>To: Peter Bateman <pfbcs at hotmail.com>, powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
>Subject: Re: Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or Powerterm)
>Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:57:10 -0400
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>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>,
> >> <powerh-l at lists.sowder.com>
> >> Subject: RE: Print PDF directly on a VT emulator (Reflection or
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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
> >> www: http://www.koala-tech.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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