Print report directly to printer using RUN_PRODUCT in Forms6i

Question

Hi all,
I would like to have information regarding print any .rdf directly to printer from form 6i using RUN_PRODUCT.
I got help from Form Builder Help option and tried following coding in form
     DECLARE
     PL_ID                    PARAMLIST;
     printername          VARCHAR2(50);
     BEGIN
     PL_ID := GET_PARAMETER_LIST('WEIGHMENT');
          IF NOT ID_NULL(PL_ID) THEN
               DESTROY_PARAMETER_LIST(PL_ID);
          END IF;
          PL_ID := CREATE_PARAMETER_LIST('WEIGHMENT');
          printername := '"'||'I.T Printer'||'"';
          Add_Parameter(pl_id, 'DESTYPE', TEXT_PARAMETER, PRINTER);
          Add_Parameter(pl_id, 'DESNAME', TEXT_PARAMETER, printername);
          Add_Parameter(pl_id, 'P_EQ_NBR', TEXT_PARAMETER, :weighment.eq_nbr);
          Add_Parameter(pl_id, 'P_WT_GKEY', TEXT_PARAMETER, :weighment.gkey);
          Run_Product(REPORTS, 'c:\wegt001r', ASYNCHRONOUS, RUNTIME, FILESYSTEM, PL_ID, NULL);
     EXCEPTION
          WHEN OTHERS THEN
          MESSAGE(SQLERRM);
     END;
END IF;
But report did not printed and following message received in Reports Background Engine
Error submitting report [Thu May 07 18:49:23 2009] ...
REP-0159: Syntax error on command line.
Pls help.
Thanks,
Hassan

Answer 1

Hi Heidi
I have already tried printername := 'I.T Printer'; but result is same.
This is also my default printer and I tried to add / remove the following coding
Add_Parameter(pl_id, 'DESNAME', TEXT_PARAMETER, PRINTER);
but in both cased I received the same error.
I also tried to print thru HOST command as follows
the_username := Get_Application_Property(USERNAME);
     the_password := Get_Application_Property(PASSWORD);
     the_connect := Get_Application_Property(CONNECT_STRING);
the_command := 'rwrun60 report=c:\wegt001r.rdf userid= '||the_username||'/'||the_password||'@'||the_connect||' DESTYPE=Printer BACKGROUND=NO BATCH=YES ERRFILE=c:\reports\error.log LOGFILE=c:\reports\joblog.log p_eq_nbr='''||'TESTMKI'''||' p_wt_gkey=118306';
Host( the_command );
Host command displays correctly but no printing.
I then change my command as follows
the_command := 'rwrun60 report=c:\wegt001r.rdf userid=test/test@test DESTYPE=Printer BACKGROUND=NO BATCH=YES ERRFILE=c:\reports\error.log LOGFILE=c:\reports\joblog.log p_eq_nbr='''||'TESTMKI'''||' p_wt_gkey=118306'; and now report prints on printer.
But I cannot hard coded the username, password and connect.
Thanks,
Hassan
Edited by: Hassan Raza Khan Lodhi on May 7, 2009 6:55 PM