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NetCobol 7.3.2: How to specify printer format for ReportWriter report
Found a solution: Use ORGANIZATION LINE SEQUENTIAL in your FILE-CONTROL SELECT statements. This will remove the postscript characters.- mavin16
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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NetCobol 7.3.2: How to specify printer format for ReportWriter report
fredericofonseca, good idea about converting from postscript. I did try this but the postscript file uses a strange font and character spacing and when i used the ghostscript ps2ascii program the ascii text has a space between every letter attempting to duplicate the spacing. There appears...- mavin16
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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NetCobol 7.3.2: How to specify printer format for ReportWriter report
mrregan, thanks for the response. I'm not a printer expert but I have learned that there are several different Printer Control Languages. PCL generally refers to the common HP PCL language for LaserJet printers. However, there are others such as EPSON sometimes referred to as ESC/P. My...- mavin16
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- Forum: COBOL General discussion
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NetCobol 7.3.2: How to specify printer format for ReportWriter report
I am forced to use an older, unsupported version of NetCobol (7.3.2) for a straight conversion of numerous existing cobol programs from VMS to Linux environment. The Cobol programs use ReportWriter to create reports that are printed to various printers. The formatting of the reports (e.g...- mavin16
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