Paul Kraus wrote: > 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 > > 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.
Why not configure a remote printer on the box that generates the reports to send to the lpd on the SCO box? Then you can just print with lp. I'm assuming the printer is hardwired to the SCO box and doesn't have its own lpd server. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
