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Can VFP print in PostScript format?
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15/09/1998 17:10:12
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00136855
Message ID:
00137012
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20
>>>I need to have our office services department print a very large report for us... They use a DocuTec printer which requires that jobs be in the PostScript format...
>>>
>>>Can VFP generate reports to a file in this format? If not, they say that they can convert an MS Word document into PS, so does VFP (6.0) generate word docs? Hmmmm what about VFP -> RTF format -> Word -> PS format?
>>>
>>>Kludgy, but it might work...
>>>
>>>TIA
>>
>>
>>Postscript is simply a printer language...like PCL. Sure, VPF can output Postscript. You just need the correct printer driver.
>
>Did I mention that I'd need to deliver the report to Office Services in a file? They won't be printing directly from VFP... Is that possible?

I don't see why not. I can print PCL to a file.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer
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