>Hi,
>
>I have a large string that VFP can not handle so I'm creating a file using low level FCREATE/FWRITE functions. When
>finished I need to send the file to a printer. The only method that seems to work is the COPYFILE() Windows API but
>90% of the time I have to call the COPYFILE() API two times for it to print.
>
>The first call goes to the que then the que clears. Like it never existed.. If I make a second call then it prints.
>If I continue to use the COPYFILE() command after the 2nd attempt then all additional COPYFILE() commands work.
>
>Meaning the first call fails the second call prints and if I call the function a thrid time it also prints. So it's just the
>first call to the API COPYFILE() that fails. If this was consistant then there would not be a problem but once I'm conneted
>and getting print jobs if I call the COPYFILE() twice I'll get to many copies to the printer.
>
>Got any ideas?
>
>Thanks here is the declare and copyfile() code.
>
>DECLARE INTEGER CopyFile IN KERNEL32.DLL ;
> STRING @SourceFileName, ;
> STRING @DestFileName, ;
> INTEGER bFailIfExists
>
>COPYFILE(l_file4,//print_server/TXT_PRINTER,0) && first call does not print
>COPYFILE(l_file4,//print_server/TXT_PRINTER,0) && Same call now it prints.

May be you need to somehow activate the printer first?

Also did you try something like

SET DEVICE to printer, etc.?