[freeside] print_text usage

[ivan]

On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 08:57:01PM -0700, Christopher Brill wrote:
> this is a test script i whipped up trying to test this stuff out:
> 
> use FS::cust_bill;
> 
> $cust_bill = qsearchs('cust_bill',{'invnum'=>$invnum});
> @lines = $cust_bill->print_text;
> print @lines;
> 
> it complains about method table being called with an undefined variable (i
> think $table).. am i missing something?..

In the future, report please report exact error messages, with cut and
paste. 

Try adding:

	use FS::UID qw(adminsuidsetup);
	adminsuidsetup('user');

to the top of your script, where 'user' is a user from your mapsecrets
file. 

> sorry to bother you guys with such
> a simple question.
> 
> -Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ivan [mailto:ivan at 420.am]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:15 PM
> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com
> Subject: Re: [freeside] print_text usage
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 07:05:21PM -0700, Christopher Brill wrote:
> > What is the correct format for calling the print_text sub in cust_bill..
> > what args do I have to have present or pass to it?
> 
> That's a method call on an FS::cust_bill object, not a subroutine.  See
> the FS::cust_bill manpage:
> 
>          @lines = $cust_bill->print_text;
>          @lines = $cust_bill->print_text $time;
> 
> 
>        print_text [TIME];
>            Returns an text invoice, as a list of lines.
> 
>            TIME an optional value used to control the printing of
>            overdue messages.  The default is now.  It isn't the
>            date of the invoice; that's the `_date' field.  It is
>            specified as a UNIX timestamp; see the time entry in
>            the perlfunc manpage.  Also see the Time::Local man­
>            page and the Date::Parse manpage for conversion func­
>            tions.
> 
> > I am using this to print an invoice to stdout which is then dumped to
> > an outbound email script that delivers a post payment invoice via email
> >
> > -Chris
> >
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> --
> _ivan
> 

-- 
_ivan