[8855] in Athena Bugs
lpr and packf
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alta@Athena.MIT.EDU)
Tue Jan 21 11:27:00 1992
From: alta@Athena.MIT.EDU
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 92 11:26:47 EST
This report posted for gjackson:
Machine info:
Processor: VAX 3100
Display : Monochrome VAXstation
Memory : 0x653400 user; 0x7e3000 (8 M) total
There is an incompatibility between lpr and packf.
Here's text from an olc log:
> I want to print several messages from my inbox together. I use packf to
> make them into a single file, and then send it to the printer using lpr.
> Invariably I get a single sheet saying that I've tried to print a binary file.
>
> I assume the problem is packf's ^A's between messages. Is there a
> command-line workaround, or do I have to edit each packf'ed file to remove
> the ^A's? Alternatively, is there a way to print a batch of files (not
> necessarily continguous in the list) from xmh, using the print item on the
> view menu or some other device?
A workaround was possible, by getting rid of the ^A's, but it seems that
the 2 commands should be compatible, i.e. you should be able to print this
packed file.
The ^A's are mentioned in the packf manpage.
