What is the procedure for configuring a normal say for example HP laserjet printer in unix, and further in baan, for printing baan reports. I know the procedure for NT/baan. Just curious to know how the same is done in Unix/Baan. for knowledge sake.
If somebody can advise me, pls.
Thanks in advance.

Saj.

Saj,

I think it depends on what kind of printer are you trying to setup - direct/network/shared/bar-code etc and on which flavor of Unix.

You can search on Google (http://www.google.com) for some links.

Printer Setup Instructions for Unix (http://rescomp.rh.uchicago.edu/printing/setup/unix/)

Paper Prints - Macintosh (http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/VA/newsite/printproc.html)

Printer Setup On AIX and UNIX (http://www.pdc.kth.se/doc/SP/manuals/IBMVjava/html/enterp/en_US/ide/ref/rixprint.htm)

NPRao,
Suppose a network printer say dot matrix, is configured on sco unix. Now as a baan user i want to print my reports to that printer. So , what r the entries i need to make in baan/maintain devices session when i define the printer.

Saj.

Install webmin (www.webmin.com) on your Unix machine and it will be very simple to create a printer under unix.
In AIX you use the following commands:

if [ $2 != "local" ] ; then
mkque -q$1 -a"up = "'TRUE' -a"host = "$2 -a"s_statfilter = "'/usr/lpd/aixshort' -a"l_statfilter = "'/usr/lpd/aixlong' -a"rq = "$1
else
mkque -q$1 -a"up = "'TRUE' -a"host = "$2 -a"s_statfilter = "'/usr/lpd/bsdshort' -a"l_statfilter = "'/usr/lpd/bsdlong' -a"rq = "$1
fi
mkquedev -q$1 -d$1 -a"backend = "'/usr/lpd/rembak'


Where $1 is printername and $2 is hostname

In Baan you you fill the following:

(a) Device: Name of Printer
(b) Description:
(c) Type Printer: Printer
(d) Driver: hplj4
(e) Program: lp –d<printername> -n%d %s
(f) Papertype: A4