printing image/picture in 4gl report

brutalsoul · #1 (**permalink**) 11-21-07, 02:11

hi, im quite new in Informix...
currently im try to print an image file to 4gl report, can i do so and what are the syntax?
Im been searching the forum and none of them seem can help
Using Informix IDS v10 on AIX platform.
hope some one can help, thanks in advance

ceinma · #2 (**permalink**) 11-21-07, 08:40

4GL use the Print Service of SO. On linux is ldp or cups, i don't know which is the print service in AIX, i guess that will be ldp).

Talk with you SO Administrator... or look for :
man lpd
man lp

Tyveleyn · #3 (**permalink**) 11-25-07, 05:03

Hi, have you tried the

Code:

PRINT FILE "fullpathname/filename"

statement?
I've only done this with textfiles, but the INFORMIX-4GL Reference Manual implies that it can be used for other filekinds as well.

Regards

silvi4000 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-15-07, 11:45

I tried something similar some time ago. I used the print to file option in windows to get the output that is send to the printer in a file. If you send this file to the printer, it will generate your image. Then you can use Tyveleyn's recomendation about PRINT FILE , or you can load the file to a blob field and then print that.
It worked for HP printers