Character mode reports on web

hi,
can anybody please tell me how to deploy character mode reports on web using reports 6i and webdb as web server.i get some printer error when i try to do this
regards
mayuri

Hi,
There are two ways you can print it. When you set the DES_TYPE system parameter to PRINTER, then that report gets printed on the Application Server. And If you use the Browser's print... feature, then that report gets printed on the Printer connnected to browser machine.
For further information, please check the help.

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I am new to Report builder, I have developed character mode report on client server mode, It is working fine, and fast printing.
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To run the reports in character mode in web architecture, you need to provide "mode=character" cmd line parameters in the url request. Make sure the report you run is designed for character mode.
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You will need to edit prt files to add the printer escape sequences to change the page orientation to landscape. Printer escape sequences can be obtained from the printer manual, or the printer vendor.
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1. Use a web browser to navigate to the HP website and obtain the printer escape codes for the HP 4100N. If you are unable to locate the HP4100N printer, look for generic PCL information. The HP site also includes detailed information on the printer command syntax.
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NOTE: The HP documentation uses "EC" to signify the escape character.
It also suggests pressing CTRL and the letter P together, then
releasing both keys and pressing the ESC key. If this is done in
a dos editor, a left arrow will actually be displayed on screen.
This character cannot be interpreted by Oracle Reports and will
cause printing errors if used in a .prt file. Instead, just use
the letters "ESC" to indicate that the code that follows is a printer
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I am really glad someone tried to help me. Truly thanks.
However, I am even more confused now because once I see my character mode report in the previewer and try to generate into an html file the message is:
rep-1920: Character mode runtime incompatible with desformat of pdf, html, htmlcss or rtf,
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