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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

286.0. "Seamless Decwrite-WPL transfer?" by NZOMIS::DUDSON () Fri Mar 20 1992 08:06

    Hi,
    	I have a customer who wants a seamless method of using ALL-IN-1 to
    transfer WPL and decwrite documents within his organization.
    
    Intended Senario:
     A research person creates a WPL document( on a VT terminal) which he
     ALL-IN-1 mails to the secratary to make a publishable paper with 
    decwrite. The 'decwrited' document is then ALL-IN-1 mailed back to the 
    research person for proof reading.
    
    Any ideas on an easy seamless way of achieving this senario?
    
    Regards and thanks in advance .. Paul

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
286.1	A suggestion	SCOTTC::MARSHALL	Pearl-white, but slightly shop-soiled	`Fri Mar 20 1992 14:18`	15
	Here's one suggestion: not very elegant, but it should work. Secretary receives mail with document text. They make a VMS file of it with "DT SV". Then they start up DECwrite and use the "Include text file" option (or whatever it's called) to get this text into DECwrite. They then format it, and save the file. Back in ALL-IN-1, they use "DT RVC" to make an ALL-IN-1 document from the DECwrite file, which they then mail to back to the author for proof-reading. The author needs to do similar "DT SV" things to get the document into DECwrite for reading/printing. You may be able to do cleverer things with CDA... Scott
286.2	But on a VT?	IOSG::TALLETT	Mit Schuh bish hi	`Fri Mar 20 1992 17:20`	11
	Re: .1 Errrm, the originator only has a VT, what does he do with a DDIF file? My solution would be to sell him a workstation, he'd probably like it. :-) Regards, Paul
286.3	Mica?	SIOG::T_REDMOND	Thoughts of an Idle Mind	`Sat Mar 21 1992 01:28`	4
	Why not use Mica, the ALL-IN-1 Services for VMS DECwindows? That has a fairly "seamless" DECwrite integration.... Tony
286.4	CDA is a good thing	LARVAE::JORDAN	Chris Jordan, Digital Services - Office Consultant, London	`Wed Mar 25 1992 17:08`	19
	The receiving user should be able to handle the DDIF document..... When you do the RVC it is probably better to add / change or use a later version that allows you to Receive a DDIF document. That way it is tagged correctly in ALL-IN-1. When this document is read by the VT user, it should be converted through the CDA converter to ASCII and the TEXT ONLY displayed on the screen. When the user PRINTS this document, it should be converted to PostScript, and then printed in all of its glory. If the user prints to an LN03 (rather than an LN03R PostScript printer) it would be good if it called the PSPRINT to convert from PS to Sixel, and then print that image - but that is getting beyond the scope of mere mortals like me to understand. Cheers, Chris
286.5	PSPRINT only supports LN03-PLUS	IOSG::NEWLAND	Richard Newland, IOSG, REO1-D/4A	`Wed Mar 25 1992 20:26`	18
	Re: .4 > If the user prints to an LN03 (rather than an LN03R PostScript printer) > it would be good if it called the PSPRINT to convert from PS to Sixel, > and then print that image - but that is getting beyond the scope of > mere mortals like me to understand. It may not be a good idea because PSPRINT only supports LN03-PLUS printers. LN03s, even with two additional memory cartridges, do not have enough memory to handle a Sixel image produced by PSPRINT. Richard
286.6	Try Chapter 15 of DECwrite V2.0 UG	AKOCOA::RMOORE	Pray for Chinese people	`Wed Apr 01 1992 03:06`	17