>I want to print on slip of paper roll where the width is fixed but the length is not fixed.
>The length can vary and am using Dot Matrix Printer with friction feed.
>I need to use fonts for local language.
>Previous in DOS this was achieved by ???.
>When ever I try to print by using ??? at the end of set page length the printer skips 2 or 3 feet paper.
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>Is there any way in which to do the same
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>Rajesh
For printing in text mode, you may want to take a look at my reporting class (with text mode and Excel capabilities), download #
9991. However, I don't know whether the particular problem you mention would be solved, since I also use "???". I thought that the page advances only when sending a chr(12) (Epson printers), but I am not sure.
One thing you might do is define a shorter page length: send codes to the printer to define the page-length at 3", 6", or whatever.
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