{"id":103,"date":"2007-01-02T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-02T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2007-12-02T01:06:22","modified_gmt":"2007-12-02T05:06:22","slug":"pasta-printing-with-oracle-applications-11i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2007\/01\/02\/pasta-printing-with-oracle-applications-11i\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta Printing with Oracle applications 11i"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today &amp; in next post I&#8217;ll cover on Pasta &amp; XML publisher for printing . In order to understand Pasta first you need to understand why you need Pasta in Printing &amp; later about what is pasta &amp; how to implement it in <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_0\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Oracle<\/span> Applications.<\/p>\n<p>In order to understand need for Pasta , you should know about <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_1\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">PostScript<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Post Script ?<\/strong><br \/>\nAs per <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/P\/PostScript.html\"><span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_2\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">WebOPedia<\/span><\/a> <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_3\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">PostScript<\/span> is primarily a language for printing documents on laser printers developed by Adobe Systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Pasta ?<\/strong><br \/>\nPasta is Oracle Application utility to convert text report files to Post Script so that these can be printed by <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_4\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">PostScript<\/span> <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_5\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Printres<\/span>. Executable name for Pasta is <strong><span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_6\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">FNDPSTAX<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\nFor various printing options via Pasta, you can use pasta configuration file called as pasta.<span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_7\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">cfg<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Setup basic Pasta Printing in Oracle Applications ?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you wish to use <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_8\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">PostScript<\/span> printer to print Text or Post script reports , you need to select printer type as &#8220;<strong>&#8211;Pasta Universal Printer<\/strong>&#8221; from list of values; while defining printer.<br \/>\nFor more information on how to define printer check previous posts at<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/becomeappsdba.blogspot.com\/2006\/09\/printer-basics-in-oracle-apps-11i.html\">http:\/\/becomeappsdba.blogspot.com\/2006\/09\/printer-basics-in-oracle-apps-11i.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/becomeappsdba.blogspot.com\/2006\/09\/configuring-printer-in-oracle_28.html\">http:\/\/becomeappsdba.blogspot.com\/2006\/09\/configuring-printer-in-oracle_28.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to find more information on Pasta Printing ?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can get everything related to Pasta advanced configuration in <em>Oracle Applications System Administration Guide, Volume 1 Part No. A96155-03<\/em> , chapter 7-13<strong> Printer Setup with pasta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_9\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Metalink<\/span> Resource for Pasta Printing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>356501.1<\/strong> How to Setup Pasta Quickly and Effectively<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>267026.1<\/strong> How To Set The PASTA Debug Option<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>239196.1<\/strong> PASTA 3.0 Release <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_10\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">InformationNote<\/span> <\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>358879.1<\/strong> The Pasta <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_11\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Landwide<\/span> Driver Truncates \/ Cuts Off The Right Side Of The Report <strong>179801.1<\/strong> Printing and Previewing Arabic Reports using PASTA in Oracle Apps 11i<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>308949.1<\/strong> How To Print Reports In <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_12\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">PDF<\/span> Format Directly From The Concurrent Manager <strong>135137.1<\/strong> PASTA Required For Printing With <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_13\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">UTF<\/span>8 For Any Release Of 11.5<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you wish to help other Apps <span onclick=\"BLOG_clickHandler(this)\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_14\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">DBA&#8217;s<\/span> ?<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #cc0000\">Those of you who wish to help Apps Newbie by answering their queries or moderating comments\/answers at forum<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/teachmeoracle.com\/forum\"><strong>http:\/\/teachMeOracle.com\/forum<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #cc0000\">please update you mail ID here or drop a mail to me at<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:atul_iiit@yahoo.com\">atul_iiit@yahoo.com<\/a> .<br \/>\n<strong><em>Your few minutes can make big difference to some one&#8217;s life &#8230;..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"blogger-post-footer\">http:\/\/teachMeOracle.com\/forum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today &amp; in next post I&#8217;ll cover on Pasta &amp; XML publisher for printing . 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