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Edit your Initialization string or Reset string if:
Command | The concurrent manager can issue an operating system print command and its arguments. |
An operating system print command, along with all its arguments, is entered in the Arguments field of the Printer Drivers form. | |
Program | The concurrent manager can call a custom print program and pass arguments to the program. |
The name of a custom print program is entered in the Name field, and any arguments to be passed to the program are entered in the Arguments field, of the Printer Drivers form. | |
Subroutine | The concurrent manager can call a predefined Oracle Applications subroutine that passes a print command and arguments to the printer via the operating system. |
A subroutine is predefined by Oracle Applications, and the name is entered in the Name field of the Printer Drivers form. | |
The arguments field is disregarded when the driver method is Subroutine. However, the concurrent manager reads the Initialization and Reset escape sequences. | |
On UNIX systems, the subroutine method, unlike the command method, does not start an operating system shell along with the print command. |
The path to the program name is not necessary if the program's location can be identified by the operating system's PATH environment variable (i.e., is in the $PATH variable name).
For platforms where the equivalent of a $PATH variable doesn't exist, then use the full path name. A path can be up to 255 characters.
Custom print programs are not registered as concurrent programs with Oracle Application Object Library, but are called after the concurrent process has completed.
The script for a command shell procedure, for example, a UNIX shell or a VMS dcl, should reside in:
Since print commands are operating system dependent, please refer to your Oracle Applications Installation Guide.
Passing Arguments to UNIX lp Print Command
Argument Syntax | Token and Value Retrieved |
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-d$PROFILES$.PRINTER -d calls out the destination printer. | $PROFILES$.PRINTER retrieves the operating system name of the printer associated with the request. |
-n$PROFILES$.CONC_COPIES -n calls out the number of copies to print. | $PROFILES$.CONC_COPIES retrieves the value of the profile option Concurrent:Report Copies, unless this value is updated at runtime. |
-t"$PROFILES$.TITLE" -t calls out the report title to print on a banner or header page. | "$PROFILES$.TITLE" retrieves the title of the output file, typically titled as Application username.Request ID. For example, if user John Smith ran a report whose concurrent request ID was 64225, the title would be JSMITH.64225. This is operating system dependent. |
$PROFILES$.FILENAME | $PROFILES$.FILENAME calls out the filename of the report to be printed. The value retrieved is the output file name, including the path to the file. |
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Attention: When Standard Input is set to No, the print command issued by the concurrent manager runs asynchronously. That is, the concurrent manager issues the command, and does not wait for an operating system response.
Customizing Printing Support in Oracle Applications
Using Initialization and Reset Strings
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