按照Oracle的说法，PASTA解决的是通过CM直接打印到打印机的问题。换句话说如果不想通过CM直接打印到打印机，可以不使用PASTA；这个和PS中文输出没有关系。
确实如此，从执行过程看，我觉得完全可以这样理解：PASTA是操作系统lp命令的扩展！
PASTA的可执行程序是FNDPSTAX，具体参数请看PASTA User Guide 3.0（目前最高版本）。这里提供一个例子：
FNDPSTAX -fSCFTEST.ps -o1.ps -np
或者FNDPSTAX -fSCFTEST.txt -o1.ps -np
或者FNDPSTAX -fSCFTEST.pdf -o1.ps -np
这3个例子也是PASTA目前支持的文件类型
-f是输入文件名
-o是输出文件名
-np是说不用打印
-F是配置文件，这里没用，默认是pasta.cfg
注意，和上面的IX虽然用的是同一个配置文件，但不要搞混淆了。PASTA也有IX
Printing功能，到底是用6i的还是自己的就无所谓了。
前面讲过，FNDPSTAX本身不用IX_PRINTING环境变量。
实际上PASTA的功能是把CM输出的.out文件,按照pasta.cfg（实际上可能用其他文件）的指示做格式文件转换，然后调用操作系统打印命令打印到打印机。操作系统打
印由配置文件指定，如：
% for UNIX platform
printCommand=lp -c -d{printername}
% for Windows platform
ntPrintCommand=print /D:{printername}
PASTA格式转换说明
打印机不认PDF文件，所以在调用操作系统打印命令之前需要转换格式，PASTA就是处理这种情况的解决方案之一。
从目前看，PASTA支持下面几种格式的输入文件：PDF，PS，ASCII。
当然PASTA是自动检测文件类型的，和文件扩展名没有关系，实际CM传给FNDPSTAX的都是.out文件。
转换逻辑
PS文件：不转，直接送给打印机
ASCII：看配置文件的outputFormat参数，该参数默认是ps，所以会转成PS格式，这个时候就要用配置文件里面指定的字体了；转换完毕，再送给打印机。注意这里的PS
文件和我们请求的PS输出是两码事！
PDF：PASTA本身没有能力处理，需要送给其他外部程序处理，这个由preprocess参数决定，如：
% You can get a list of output devices available in Ghostscript
% at:
% http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/devices.html
; preprocess=gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pxlmono -sOutputFile={outfile}
{infile}
……
; preprocess=ps2pdf {infile} {outfile}
转换完毕，再送给打印机。
这里的结果文件是临时文件，用完默认就删除了，不影响我们的.out文件。
我在Windows平台用的是Xpdf，测试OK。
PASTA配置文件说明：
直接看pasta.cfg文件的说明即可。这里提一下重点：[DEFAULT]区域的Font.Default.Plain和Font.Default.Bold 设的是默认字体。
语言区域如[AMERICAN]或者[SIMPLIFIED CHINESE]（当然可以设置在一起用逗号隔开，还可以设置Territory）设置的是根据用户当前NLS_LANG做判断选择的字体。
字体ADUOSC.ttf（普通）和ADUOSCB.ttf（粗体）支持中文。所以有人干脆把它作为[DEFAULT]设置以解决中文问题，这个不是地道的做法。
PASTA打印机设置说明
看系统管理员文档即可。很简单，向系统注册支持Postscript的操作系统打印机（名字
要一样），类型选择--PASTA Universal Printer Type；当然也可以参照这个自定义
了。
PASTA配置文件：
路径：$FND_TOP/$APPLRSC/pasta.cfg
/* $Header: pasta.cfg 120.0 2005/05/07 16:44:37 appldev noship $ */
%%
%% pasta.cfg -- Pasta configuration file
%%
% Hisory
%
% Initial - Copied frommmm pasta.cfg in Pasta 2.5.1
% Removed multiple font support, which only works for IX Library. ——只有IX Libary支持多种字体
%
% This is the main Pasta configuration file.
%
% If this is the first time you have modified this file, please read the
% notes at the end of this file first.
%
%%%% ================= Overview ======================================= %%%%
% Pasta is a product that is part of the E-Business Suite's Application
% Object Library (FND). It is provided as an executable named FNDPSTAX
% and enables you to print a text report that contains any characters
% from any language.
%
% You can use the same configuration file for both Pasta and IX
% Library, or you can use separate ones.
%
% Any line that starts with a % (percent) or a ; (semi-colon) is a
% comment and is ignored. In this sample file we are using a % for
% commentary and a ; for options that you may want to enable.——以%开头的是解释，以 ；开头的是可能设置的选项
%
% Any variable that starts with a < (less-than) and ends with a >
% (greater-than) in fontpath, boldfontpath, errorlogfile and outfile
% parameters will be transalted into an environment variable. You can
% specify any environment variable. Pasta will replace the environment
% variable with the actual value at runtime.
%
% You can use either a / (slash) or a \ (backslash) as the delimiter in
% a file path, regardless of the platform. Pasta will use an
% appropriate delimiter automatically according to platform.
%
% The configuration options are grouped into sections. A section
% starts with a [ (left square bracket) and ends with a ] (right square
% bracket). Section names are case insensitive. The [DEFAULT] section
% is mandatory. The language and territory sections are optional. If you
% want to override the options in the [DEFAULT] section according to
% languages and territories, you can add multiple language and territory
% sections. Each language section is specified by [{NLS_LANGUAGE}] where
% {NLS_LANGUAGE} is the Oracle language name. Each territory section is
% specified by [_{NLS_TERRITORY}] where {NLS_TERRITORY} is Oracle
% territory name. Also, you can specify both {NLS_LANGUAGE} and
% {NLS_TERRITORY} at the same time as [{NLS_LANGUAGE}_{NLS_TERRITORY}].
% One section name can contain multiple languages and/or territories
% separated by commas.
%
%% The following notes apply only to Pasta, not to the IX Library.
%
% If you have multiple printers registered and you need a specific setup
% for each printer, it is very easy to have a specific configuration file
% for each printer. This is an example for supporting a PCL printer.
%
% 1. Copy $FND_TOP/resource/pasta.cfg to
% $FND_TOP/resource/pasta_<yourprinter>.cfg where <yourprinter>
% will be the printer name you define on the operating system and
% in the E-Business Suite (both should be the same name).
%
% 2. Edit the configuration file to meet your requirement.
% For example, if you need to print in PCL then uncomment the
% preprocess option for PCL printing and make necessary changes
% for the parameters of Ghostscript if needed.
% Regarding Ghostscript, please refer to http://www.ghostscipt.com.
%
% 3. PASTA will try to read $FND_TOP/resource/pasta_<yourprinter>.cfg
% first and if the file is not found then will try to read
% $FND_TOP/resource/pasta.cfg.
%
% The default name of the configuration file is "pasta.cfg". You can
% override it by using the '-F' (configuration file) command line option.
% For example, if you specify "-Fpcl.cfg" in the command line, Pasta
% will search for the file named "pcl_<your printer>.cfg" first and then
% search for "pcl.cfg".
%
% Parameters indicated as "IX Library compatible" work for IX Library too.
% All options affect to character mode reports.
%
% Please note that most of the options will not affect to pass through
% mode such a case that input file format is PostScript or PDF printing.
% The option that will take affect are:
% printCommand, printCommandOption, ntPrintCommandOption and preprocess
%%%% ================= Default settings ============================ %%%%
%% The options in this default section can be overridden by the options
%% in the language and territory sections below.
[DEFAULT]
%% ============== Output Format ============================ %%
% Output Format [ps|text.<charset|auto>]
%
% Currently, Pasta supports two output formats: Postscript and
% text. If you have a Postscript Level 2 (or higher) printer,
% please set this option to "ps". If the input is a text file,
% Pasta will convert it to a Postscript file. If the input is
% already a Postscript file, Pasta will send it to a printer as
% is. Whether a file is Text or PS is automatically sensed on
% input.
%
% If you don't have a Postscript printer and want to send a
% text file to your printer, please set this option to "text".
% You can specify the output character set by the Oracle
% character set name (e.g. text.WE8ISO8859P1). You can use
% "auto" as the output character set (e.g. text.auto). In that
% case, Pasta will convert the data from the original character
% set to an appropriate one according to the NLS_LANGUAGE setting.
%
% In the case of text output, only the thai_space_compensation
% and preprocess options are effective. Other options are ignored.
%
% If you set this option to "text" and want to send printer-
% specific escape sequences to your printer with text, you
% must keep the escape sequence settings in "Initialization"
% and "Reset" in the printer driver.
outputFormat=ps
%% ============== Preprocessing Command ==================== %%
% Pasta can use a preprocessing command to invoke any executable
% that supports an input file and an output file (a filter program).
% You can use redirection. Pasta will invoke the filter program
% to preprocess the Pasta output before passing it to the printing
% command. By using the preprocess option, you can generate output
% formats other than the formats Pasta currently supports. For
% example, you can generate PCL output.
% You can use {infile} and {outfile} in this option.
% {infile} is the output file generated by Pasta. You can use
% it as input for the preprocessing command. It is a temporary
% file and will be deleted after being passed to the
% preprocessing command. {outfile} is the output file generated
% by the preprocessing command. Pasta names it temporarily and
% it will be deleted after being passed to the printing command.
% If you want to keep it, you can name it by using the '-o'
% command line option. Pasta will copy {outfile} to the file you
% specify.
% Preprocess for PCL printing
% This is an example for PCL printing. In this example, "gs" is
% Ghostscript and "pxlmono" is a device used with HP black and
% white PCL XL printers (LaserJet 5 and 6 family).
% Ghostscript is a tool that can convert a Postscript file to
% a PCL file.
% You can get the latest version of Ghostscript at:
% www.ghostscript.com.
%
% You can get a list of output devices available in Ghostscript
% at:
% http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/devices.html
; preprocess=gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pxlmono -sOutputFile={outfile} {infile}
% Preprocess for PDF output
% This is an example for PDF output. ps2pdf is a shell script
% bundled with Ghostscript. ps2pdf can convert a Postscript
% file to a PDF file. In most cases, you cannot send a PDF
% file to the printer command because the printer command
% cannot understand PDF. Set the noPrint option to "y" or use
% the '-np' (no print) command line option if you do not want
% to have Pasta send the PDF file to a printer. Use the outFile
% option or the '-o' (output file name) command line option to
% store the output file wherever you like. You can use {inputfile}
% in the outFile option. Pasta will replace it with the actual
% input file name (without the path) specified by the '-f'
% (input file) command line option.
; preprocess=ps2pdf {infile} {outfile}
; noPrint=y
; outFile=<APPLTMP>/{inputfile}.pdf
%% ============== Paper Size (in inches) =================== %%
% You can specify the paper (page) size in inches. Pagewidth
% specifies width and pageheight specifies height. If you want
% to use a different paper size for a particular language or
% territory, please override this value in the language and/or
% territory sections.
% [A4]
pagewidth=8.27
pageheight=11.69
% [Letter]
% If you want to use Letter as the default paper size, comment
% the A4 settings above and uncomment the following lines:
; pagewidth=8.5
; pageheight=11
%% ============== Space Size ============================== %%
% You can increase the space between characters by increasing
% the value of widthScaleRate and between lines by increasing
% the value of heightScaleRate.
widthScaleRate=1.0
heightScaleRate=1.0
%% ============== Margins (in inches) ====================== %%
% These settings should be changed to suitable values for your
% printer.
topMargin=0.25
leftMargin=0.25
rightMargin=0.25
bottomMargin=0.25
%% ============== Tab Size (in spaces) ===================== %%
% Pasta replaces a tab with a specified number of spaces. You
% can alter the number of spaces using this option.
tabsize=8
%% ============== Font Size (in points) ==================== %%
% This value affects all of the fonts you use in your reports.
% You can specify any number (e.g. 10.5).
fontsize=9
%% ============== Font Name ================================ %%
% You can use any TrueType fonts on your middle tier server.
% If you specify a TrueType font, Pasta will subset and embed
% the font in the Postscript output file and send it to your
% Postscript printer. Your printer does not need to have any
% fonts installed. Oracle provides Andale fonts (ADUO*.ttf)
% for printing. Also, if your printer has a font installed that
% is suitable for the language of your report, you can utilize
% the printer font.
%
% The form of this option is:
% Font.<Face>.<Style>=<TrueType font file name>
% or
% Font.<Face>.<Style>=printer:<Printer font name>
%
% The <Face> must be either "Default" for Pasta.
%
% The <Style> must be either "Plain" or "Bold".
%
% Font options are IX Library compatible.
Font.Default.Plain=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUO.ttf
Font.Default.Bold=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOB.ttf
% Uncomment the following if you want to use printer fonts as a
% default. All printers have the Courier font installed by default.
% Courier has glyphs for Western European characters.
; Font.Default.Plain = printer:Courier
; Font.Default.Bold = printer:Courier-Bold
%% ============== Printing Command ========================= %%
% You can specify the printing command and options you want
% to use to print your report. Pasta will pass the final output
% to this command. {printername} will be replaced by the
% actual printer name passed through the command line option
% (-pn), so in most cases you don't have to change these
% options.
% for UNIX platform
printCommand=lp -c -d{printername}
% for Windows platform
ntPrintCommand=print /D:{printername}
%% ============== Printing Options ========================= %%
%
% Embed number of copies [y|n]
%
% You can embed the number of copies to be printed in a
% Postscript file. However, some other printers do not support
% the command. In that case, please set this option to "n".
% Pasta will send the report multiple times up to the number of
% copies. By embedding the number of copies, you can eliminate
% the header page normally printed between reports.
embednumcopies=y
% Collate [y|n]
%
% If you set "embednumcopies" to "y" above, you can choose to
% have the copies collated (e.g. 123123) or uncollated
% (e.g. 112233) by setting the "copysort" option. If you set
% "embednumcopies" to "n", the order is always 123123.
% For example, if you want to print two copies of a report
% that has 3 pages, the output will be:
%
% | embednumcopies
% | y n
% ------------------------------
% copysort y | H123123 H123H123
% copysort n | H112233 H123H123
%
% where "H" stands for a header and "123" stands for 1st page,
% 2nd page and 3rd page.
copysort=y
% Duplex printing [y|n|default]
%
% You can specify duplex or not. "default" means that it depends
% on the printer-side setting.
duplex=default
%% ============== BiDi Specific Options ==================== %%
% The following options work only for Bi-Directionallanguages
% such as Arabic or Hebrew.
% Global direction [ltr|rtl|default]
%
% ltr: Left-To-Right
% rtl: Right-To-Left
% default: It depends on NLS_LANGUAGE. If NLS_LANGUAGE is
% Arabic or Hebrew, it is rtl. Otherwise, it is ltr.
%
% <IX Library compatible>
direction=default
% Do string layout [y|n]
% <IX Library compatible>
dolayout=y
% Do Arabic shaping [y|n]
% <IX Library compatible>
doshaping=y
% numerals [arabic|hindi|context]
%
% arabic: To always use Arabic numerals
% hindi: To always use Hindi numerals
% context: To use Arabic or Hindi depending on the context
% <IX Library compatible>
numerals=context
% Bidi layouting algorithm [oracle|unicode]
%
% If you set this option to "unicode", Pasta follows the
% Unicode BiDi algorithm. For information about the Unicode BiDi
% algorithm, please refer to the following site.
% http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr9/index.html
%
% For backward compatibility, Pasta still supports Oracle's
% original algorithm. If you want to use it, please set
% this option to "oracle".
% <IX Library compatible>
bidi_algorithm=unicode
%% ============== Thai Specific Options ==================== %%
% Space compensation for Thai [y|n]
%
% In the Thai language, some characters are combined into one
% glyph. If thai_space_compensation is set to "y", Pasta will
% align your report by adding spaces at the end of any string
% that includes combined characters. This option works only for
% Thai characters. Pasta can automatically detect Thai characters,
% so it is safe to set this option to "y" for languages other
% than Thai. However, it may affect performance because Pasta
% checks whether space compensation is necessary or not for all
% characters. In this configuration file, this option is set to
% "y" only in the Thai section below, which overrides the setting
% here.
thai_space_compensation=n
%% ============== Error Log File =========================== %%
% This tells Pasta to create a log file. The default error
% output is stderr.
;errorlogfile=pasta.log
%%%% ================= Language Specific Settings ================== %%%%
%%%% Each language section is specified by [{NLS_LANGUAGE}] where
%%%% {NLS_LANGUAGE} is the Oracle language name.
%%%% One section name can contain multiple languages separated by
%%%% commas.
%% For Western European (Latin-1) languages
[AMERICAN,CATALAN,GERMAN,DANISH,SPANISH,LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH,FRENCH,CANADIAN FRENCH,ENGLISH,ITALIAN,ICELANDIC,NORWEGIAN,DUTCH,PORTUGUESE,BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE,SWEDISH,FINNISH]
Font.Default.Plain = printer:Courier
Font.Default.Bold = printer:Courier-Bold
%% For Simplified Chinese
[SIMPLIFIED CHINESE]
Font.Default.Plain=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOSC.ttf
Font.Default.Bold=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOSCB.ttf
%% For Traditional Chinese
[TRADITIONAL CHINESE]
Font.Default.Plain=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOTC.ttf
Font.Default.Bold=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOTCB.ttf
%% For Japanese
[JAPANESE]
Font.Default.Plain=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOJ.ttf
Font.Default.Bold=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOJB.ttf
%% For Korean
[KOREAN]
Font.Default.Plain=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOK.ttf
Font.Default.Bold=<FND_TOP>/<APPLRSC>/ADUOKB.ttf
%% For Thai
[THAI]
thai_space_compensation=y
% If you need text output for Thai, please uncomment the
% following line.
; outputFormat=text.TH8TISASCII
%%%% ================= Territory Specific Settings ================= %%%%
%%%% Each territory section is specified by [_{NLS_TERRITORY}] where
%%%% {NLS_TERRITORY} is the Oracle territory name.
%%%% One section name can contain multiple territories separated by
%%%% commas.
%% For America and Canada regions
[_AMERICA,_CANADA]
% [Letter]
pagewidth=8.5
pageheight=11