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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:19 AM

As you can see from my question I know nothing about AIX, so I
apologize if I'm asking in the wrong group.

We have a proprietary Progress database running on a AIX server. This
program prints a coupon to a thermal coupon printer. The format of the
coupon is fixed, all coupons have the same layout.

We would like to be able to direct the output of a certain coupon to a
different printer so that we can print on a different size stock.

Since the program is proprietary we do not have the ability to change
the format of the ticket. We can send strings before and after the
coupon as necessary.

Is there a way to direct the output to a different printer based upon
some type of coding within a coupon?

Thanks,
Mark S.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:19 AM

You can manage printer by smitty spooler,then create the print queue
yourself that have many properties which can be changed!!!

#3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:19 AM

msolberg@bmic.net wrote:
> Is there a way to direct the output to a different printer based upon
> some type of coding within a coupon?

You can define a script as backend to the aix spooler. Your application
will print to it as usual. This script can analyze the print data and
print it to the appropriate print queue.

Search redbooks.ibm.com for 'printing for fun and profit' in the chapter
'PowerPC advanced printing' you'll find an example.

Markus

#4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 07:19 AM

Thanks for the responses.

Since the end users don't have access to the smitty spooler I think the
aix spooler script is what I'm looking for.

Mark S.

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