Re: Determining client PC to print on different i5OS printers

[Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I should mention these are external visitors entering their  
information when they arrive.

--Loyd

On Mar 2, 2010, at 17:31, Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Nathan,
>
> The PCs are locked down via Group Policy and are dedicated use. The  
> computer automatically logs on Windows and runs IE. The front page  
> for the visitor log is the home page, and initiates the log book or  
> allows the visitor to scan their badge's bar code to "sign out" when  
> their visit is complete.
>
> Visitors do not "log in" and aren't asked their location.
>
> Since the whole system is web-based, there is no user ID to  
> associate. I did not see a user name in the HTTP server variables.
>
> I'm leaning toward separate front pages that pass a cookie for the  
> PC's location (lobby or shipping).
>
> Thanks,
> Loyd
>
> On Mar 2, 2010, at 16:01, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Loyd,
> >
> > If user's IP address is not an option, then all I can think of is  
> > prompting the user for input.  If not prompting for the printer  
> > directly, then maybe cross-referencing from User ID, or perhaps  
> > when they select a navigational link.  In our portal, a user may  
> > select a "work area" which could cross-reference to a "printer",  
> > for example.
> >
> > -Nathan.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Loyd Goodbar <loyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 2:23:03 PM
> > Subject: [WEB400] Determining client PC to print on different i5OS  
> > printers
> >
> > Keeping as much programming the same as possible, what are some  
> > ways to
> > denote a location between two PCs running the same web page? What I  
> > need is
> > to know which PC is accessing the web pages so I print labels to the
> > appropriate printer.
> >
> > We have a visitor sign in/out lobby kiosk running from a dedicated  
> > PC and an
> > i5/OS-connected label printer (Intermec). The PC connected to our  
> > iSeries
> > via web pages made with RPG and CGIDEV2. During the sign in  
> > process, guest
> > names are written to a file, which is directed to TL Ashford to  
> > print the
> > labels.
> >
> > We need to implement a second kiosk in our shipping department at the
> > opposite end of the building. We need to print to a different label  
> > printer.
> > TL Ashford allows us to set the output queue when printing. We will  
> > have a
> > separate PC and label printer in the new area.
> >
> > Using my PC, I checked the i5 HTTP server variables for clues. (A  
> > sample
> > program is at
> > http://www.easy400.net/cgidev2p/dspsrc.pgm?cgiinp01=cgidev2&cgiinp02=qrpglesrc&cgiinp03=envvar
> > .) While
> > REMOTE_ADDR is populated (IP address), REMOTE_HOST is not. I do not  
> > want to
> > go by IP address since it's dynamically assigned, and not sure how  
> > much
> > effort it would be to get our admins to make it static. I could make
> > separate start pages such as startlobby.pgm and startship.pgm, set  
> > cookies
> > and read them on subsequent pages.
> >
> > Any suggestions welcome!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Loyd
> >
> >
> >
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