>Hi,
>
>Following code prints the Bar-Code & related matter without issues in dbase III+. The same code when tried from Visual Foxpro 6.0 does not print.
>
>Bar Code Printer: Argos OS-214.
>Tried setting the proper defaults of printer.
>
>

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>
>SET PRINTER ON
>SET DEVICE TO PRINTER
>*** * Tried entering this code. Does print but not the required Bar Code.
>* It prints the text within.
>* SET PRINTER TO LPT1***
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "c0000"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "KI503"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "O0220"@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "f221"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "KW0256"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "KI7" + Chr(1)
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "V0"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "L"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "H12"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "PC"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "A2"
>@1,0 SAY Chr(2) + "D11"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "141100000740070" + "GARMENTS"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "141100000480088" + ":"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000390040" + "STYLE"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000250039" + "M.R.P."
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000560042" + "SIZE"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000570090" + ":"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000400090" + ":"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000510107" + "TY"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000380107" + "DISCO"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000220107" + "RS."
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "1e4401600050042" + "B123"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "232200000850205" + "STYLO"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000230090" + ":"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "131100000220132" + "RTY"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "^01"@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "Q0001"
>@3,0 SAY Chr(2) + "E"
>SET PRINTER OFF
>SET DEVICE TO SCREEN
>
>

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>
>Is it related to [set collate] or [codepage]

Is it possible that dBASE III+ is somehow set to send an initialization string to the printer before each print job? If so you will need to send the same string to the printer in VFP.

Failing that you might try various direct-to-queue utilities such as File#9556 (not tried myself)