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Printing to Dot Matrix printer without ejecting paper
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From
12/12/2006 09:34:42
Lutz Scheffler
Lutz Scheffler Software Ingenieurbüro
Dresden, Germany
 
 
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12/12/2006 08:12:00
General information
Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 7 SP1
OS:
Windows XP
Network:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01176793
Message ID:
01176830
Views:
7
Tore,

beg your pardon, I still didn't get it.

So I understand the EJECT after the report mimics VFP somehow to suppress the FF for the following report. But how do I suppress the eject of the page done by REPORT FORM itself? I mean, after REPORT FORM the pages is ejected anyway.

Agnes
>Hi Agnes,
>
>when you report to a dot matric printer, VFP will usually send a form feed to the printer before the report is started, to make sure that you always start on a new page. This form feed command must be "eaten" so that it is not sent to the printer.
>
>>High Tore,
>>
>>I feel puzzled.
>>
>>I try to follow what you are doing, but I didn't get the clue.
>>
>>After REPORT something my pages are ejected. I've no idea what the lines following Report ... are doing, because the page is ejected wether or not I invoke them.
>>
>>TIA
>>Agnes
>>>You must send the eject command to a file in stead of to the printer
>>>Report ...
>>>Set printer to file dummy.xyz
>>>Eject
>>>Set printer to
>>>Erase dymmy.xyz
>>>
>>>>Hi to all
>>>>I have a problem during report printing.
>>>>
>>>>When i send report to dot matrix printer the printer eject complete page but i want to paper not eject with out eject command (I used in sales invoice in general store).
>>>>
>>>>I also used set printer on
>>>>but after this data not print.
>>>>
>>>>I also used to report convert into text file it's good adia but lose all fonts. please help me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Rashid Mehmood,
Words are given to man to enable him to conceal his true feelings.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Weeks of programming can save you hours of planning.

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