The script is not going to be run from the sco server. :) That's my problem if I could run the script there this wouldn't be an issue.
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Muey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Sco Print > Is there a way using perl that I can send a text file to a > sco openserver print cue. On the server I would print the > file using cat filename.txt | lp -dP5 Howdy, Get file contents from db into a variable I'd say open a pipe to lp -dP5 (Use the actual path to avoid headaches) The write the contetn of the file to the FILEHANDLE The close the FILEHANDLE Rinse , lather, repeat perldoc -f open HTH Dmuey > > But the files are not on the server and I would like to > automate the process. There is a batch of reports that I have > to print each month. > > I want to store storing the files in a database and then > printing them automatically on the correct dates. I can > handle all of this except how to go about getting them on the > sco box and sent to the spooler. > > Paul > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
