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Primary Note for Printing Reports in UNIX (Doc ID 1298619.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 08, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Reports Developer - Version 10.1.2.0.2 and later
Generic UNIX

Purpose

Scope and Application

This Primary Note answers the most common questions about Printing Reports in UNIX Environment. To search for text in this Note, press Ctrl F.

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Audience

The information contained in this targets product administrators, generic users and installers. You can use this information when trying to print Oracle Reports in a UNIX environment.

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In this Document
Purpose
Questions and Answers
 How does Printing work in UNIX?
 How to install a Printer in UNIX Environment?
 Are my Printer Settings Correct?
 CUPS Printing in Oracle Reports 11g
 What is a PPD File?
 What is AFM? Why do I need it?
 Key Environment Variables related to Printing
 REPORTS_NO_DUMMY_PRINTER
 TK_PRINTER / PRINTER
 TK_PRINT_STATUS
 How do I run a report to Printer using rwclient and rwservlet?
 Syntax for Sending Reports to Printer from rwclient
 Syntax for Sending report output to a printer through rwservlet
 Where are the Printer related files located?
 Common Issues Encountered whilst Printing in UNIX
 Table - 1: Font Related Issues
 Table - 2: Print Output Related Issues
 Table - 3: PCL Printing Issues
 Table - 4: PostScript Printer Issues
 Table - 5: Very Common Issues
 PDF Pluggable Destination
  
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