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Configuring the Printing Environment
Usage Note:
5.3.2 Environment Variables
Table 5–1 (Cont.) uiprint.txt entry elements
Element Description
PrinterDescriptionFile Specifies the printer description file to be used with the printer.
It can be one of the following types:
■ When using a PostScript printer, this entry contains the
name of a PPD file. PPD stands for PostScript Printer
Description. If Oracle Reports cannot find the specified
PPD file, it uses default.ppd. Oracle Reports searches
for PPD files in:
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon9/tk90/admin/PPD
■ All the fields in the uiprint.txt entry must be filled and every line must end
with a colon.
■ At least one entry must be defined in uiprint.txt. Alternatively, you can set the
related printer variables (TK_PRINTER and PRINTER). Without these, Oracle
Reports is unable to perform any printer-related task.
The internal printer drivers provide a drawing surface for Oracle Reports. In
addition to using this surface for printing, Oracle Reports uses it internally
whenever output is generated to a file. Hence, you need to have a valid entry in
uiprint.txt or to set one of the printer-related environment variables. To
simplify the selection of printers for your users, we recommended that you list all
printers accessible to users in uiprint.txt.
Example:
Following are two example entries for uiprint.txt:
colprt14:PostScript:2:RMSC Atrium HPLaserJet5:default.ppd:
colprt15PCL:5:RMSC 1st Floor HPLaser4:ui4.hpd:
This section lists the environment variables related to printing:
■ TK_PRINTER / PRINTER
■ TK_PRINTER
■ TK_PRINT_STATUS
■ When using a PCL printer, this entry contains the name of
an HPD file. If Oracle Reports cannot find the specified
HPD file, it uses ui4.hpd. Oracle Reports searches for
HPD files in:
ORACLE_HOME/guicommon9/tk90/admin/HPD
■ When using an ASCII printer, this entry would be set to
none. This field is ignored for all ASCII printers.
See Also: Environment Variables
For more information on printer-related environment variables.
See Also: Appendix B, "Reports-Related Environment Variables"
For more information on the various environment variables that
can be set in Oracle Reports.
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