To bypass the formfeed, you must redirect it to a file, something like this
set printer to file dummy.xxx
eject
set printer to name (cPrinter)
erase dummy.xxx
>I want to print a report directly to the dot-matrix printer and I want to control the lenght of the print by line feed.
>But when I try to print 2 or more copies even the printer is set to 12"(ex.) the next copy is moved about 2 or 3 lines because of form feed of the windows and after the last copy it prints like an empty page (after SET PRINTER TO).
>
>There is a way to bypass the windows form feed and to control the lenght page by line feed ?
>
>I use a code like :
>
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>_padvance="linefeed"
>cPrinter = GETPRINTER()
>SET PRINTER TO NAME (cPrinter)
>
>FOR lpage_printing = 1 TO lnbr_pages_to_print
>
> SET PRINTER ON
> SET CONSOLE OFF
> SET PRINTER FONT 'Courier',10
>
> ? "This is the first line"
> ?
> ? "This is the third line"
>
> SET PRINTER OFF
>
>ENDFOR
>
>SET PRINTER TO
>SET CONSOLE ON
>
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