Kbase P121439: Getting error 262 with OUTPUT TO PRINTER <printername> statement with v8 on Unix
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
04/01/2007 |
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Status: Unverified
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.3x
SYMPTOM(s):
Getting error 262 with OUTPUT TO PRINTER <printername> statement
** Invalid INPUT/OUTPUT option. (262)
Unable to specify the printer name in the OUTPUT TO PRINTER statement
CAUSE:
OUTPUT TO PRINTER does not support the <printername> option.
The support for <printername> was introduced in version 9.
FIX:
Workaround: Send the information to a file then use UNIX command to print.
Sample code:
OUTPUT TO "temp.txt".
PUT UNFORMATTED TODAY SKIP.
OUTPUT CLOSE.
UNIX SILENT "lp -d <printername> temp.txt" .