Setting up Reform on 95/98 pc networked to SCO Openserver
 

Set up and confirm TCP/IP from Windows to Unix using visionfs or facetwin or other.

Create shared directory on unix server and check if accesable from Network
Neighborhood on Windows.

In the Reform spooler setup, set spooling directory path to shared directory
by opening folder and browsing for path to the directory.
 ie: \\server\shared-directory

From filePro - create your output and send it to a file with 'printer file "outputname", then
copy outputname file  to /shared-directory/outputname.OUT

I suggest writing the data from filePro to a file in the user's directory to avoid multiple
users from doing the same report and overwriting each other's file.
See sample scripts Newusrs and Process for suggestions.

Create form in Reform and save as outputname.FOM
See Reform Quickstart for how to do a form setup.

In the Reform spooler, click on Refresh List and your new output will show on the list.

When outputname.OUT arrives in the shared directory, Reform matches the
outputname and the formname and sends the merged results to the printer
or fax program.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reform setup notes for win 95/98 to SCO

in filepro prc - use: printer file “/usr/”{@id{”/invoice”

in each user dir setup each form name
 chown filepro   -   chmod 777

after print done -
   Test if shared file exists - sleep and test again
   System noredraw “copy -rom /usr/”{@id{”/invoice /(shared dir name)”

this will prevent windows read only attribute and error from reform

on windows printers set timeout settings in printer properties to 60 seconds
 or delay will show printer error message

email fax notifcation from 95/98 to user from winfax
 setup shared “printer” “confirm” - not unix printer - facetwin
 generic - text only printer type setup on 95/98
 set up script in scripts and filepro prc in site/bin
  to take date sent from winfax and create email and flag order
 inwinfax - setup/send/after send - send to printer “confirm”