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Setup default printer inside rdf file [message #436074] Mon, 21 December 2009 05:43 Go to next message
etorona
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Hi,

I want to setup the default printer (local) inside an rdf file in report 6i.

Can you help to perform this ?

Thanks in advance.

[EDITED by LF: fixed topic title typo; the original was "ref" file]

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Re: Setup default printer inside ref file [message #436077 is a reply to message #436074] Mon, 21 December 2009 05:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ramoradba
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Quote:
I want to setup the default printer (local) inside an rdf file in report 6i.


What do you mean By this ?

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Re: Setup default printer inside ref file [message #436078 is a reply to message #436077] Mon, 21 December 2009 05:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
etorona
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Thanks for answer,

I have an .rdf file wich i can edit by oracle report 6i.

I want to configure the default printer for this report.

Normaly, this report is lunched from forms application. But me, i don't have access to modify the forms(.fmx). I can only edit the report (.rdf).

It is possible to do this ?
Re: Setup default printer inside ref file [message #436080 is a reply to message #436078] Mon, 21 December 2009 06:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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search for this "SRW.SET_PRINTER_TRAY" OR "printer definition files,"On help topics.

Hope this will help you.
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Re: Setup default printer inside rdf file [message #436102 is a reply to message #436074] Mon, 21 December 2009 09:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
etorona
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Thanks ramoradba.

I found this function "SRW.SET_PRINTER_TRAY" in report help.

But I dont know how to associate a printer name to this function ?

Sorry I am biginner in report Wink
Re: Setup default printer inside rdf file [message #436158 is a reply to message #436102] Mon, 21 December 2009 21:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hi,
Quote:
Sorry I am biginner in report

So
This will help you each and every thing with examples.Find about destype and desformate,and also check if you have local printer installed.

PRINTER_TRAY

Above first URL is the one i prefer.

Good luck

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Re: Setup default printer inside rdf file [message #436222 is a reply to message #436074] Tue, 22 December 2009 03:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
etorona
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I have many local printers.
I think Printer_Tray define trays in the default printer only. Not in others.

The printer that i want to choose is not default.

I tried to use (Destype and Desname) . It works when i execute the report from report builder. But when it executed by forms it choose the defaut printer.

Any Idea ?
Re: Setup default printer inside rdf file [message #436224 is a reply to message #436222] Tue, 22 December 2009 03:56 Go to previous message
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Selecting runtime printer in reports

If you have any permissions to modify the form this will help you .



this too

But as you said,

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i don't have access to modify the forms(.fmx). I can only edit the report (.rdf).

Sorry i can`t help you hope some other will help you.

Goodluck
sriram Smile

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