Has anyone done automation of printing using BOI?
The requirement is to fire a report using BOI.
I am able to get the output of the report to a file in a specified location. But I am unable to force the output directly to a printer.
I am using Windows NT 4.0. BaaN IV c4. SP8.
If anyone has done it, kindly post here.
thanks in advance,
regards,
s.arun prasath

Hi Arun,
Java introduced new Print Service API's javax.print. You can import this package in your client which acess the BOI. Java Print Service API has the following classes.

Doc
- Specifies the interface for the print data.
DocPrintJob
- Initiates printing on the Doc with the specified attributes
DocFlavor
- Specifies the format for the print data
PrintService
- Describes a printers capabilities and creates a DocPrintJob
PrintServiceLookup
- Finds printers capable of printing the specified flavor and supporting the specified attribute set.

Jeyaseelan

Hi Arun,
You can write a BOI to print reports in Baan. You will have to write a BOI on print session and then it will allow u to do similar stuff as u do printin manually.

You can also pass the printer name, type, filename(if type is ASCII or ASCIF...), etc to this boi.

Regards
Sudhir Hasbe

This should be possible using the function brp.open() function in the script which is used to print the report.

Hi shasbe,
I am making the Boi for a print session only.
I am making the Boi to redirect the output of the session into a printer.
but when I run the java client, the java client just hangs.
expecting ur reply.
s.arun prasath