Hi Folks,
For years we have done all our printing using an HP line printer. Happily,
we just recently configured (thanks for the help, Wirt) and installed a new
HP LaserJet. To properly format reports for printing on the LaserJet, I am
aware of, and somewhat familiar with the use of environment files. I have
already created several to suit my needs using the TTUTIL program. It is my
(perhaps incorrect) understanding that a report must refer to an
environment file via a file equation *before* it is actually created and
sent to the spooler.  My challenge is that I wish to avoid having to change
hundreds of production reports in order to add the environment information
for laser printing. Is there any way to append (or in this case 'prepend')
the environment information to reports already spooled?
 
BTW, I have tried to BUILD an empty spoolfile, add the environment
information, append a spooled report to it, and SPOOLF;PRINT it. What I
found is that the environment info does work to control the laserjet, but
that all the CCTL is eliminated from the appended report. Actually, it's
not eliminated, but is instead turned into printable characters.
 
Thanks in advance any help you can give...
 
Barry Lake
Stanford Alumni Association