Tore,

understand, But actualy I was not looking for an other prompt so if no other elegant solution I shall make a report with one memo field and dump the thing overthere. Just had a vague recall from former (maybe DOS) days one could send a file to the printer and not (also) to the screen.
Actualy I was avoiding this as this particular application should be with minimal components: 1PRG, 1VCX and 1VCT, 1 BMP now I wil add 1FRX and 1FRT

Regards,

Koen

>Sorry, I have a bad day today. This is how I do it in one of my applications:

>lcPrinter=getprinter()
>if !empty(lcPrinter)
>   set printer to (lcPrinter)
>   lcText=filetostr(lcFile)
>   ???lcText
>endif

>
>>Tore,
>>
>>with

>>set echo off
>>set device to printer
>>type (lcFile) to printer prompt  && or without prompt
>>

>>
>>it 'types / echoes' to both devices!
>>
>>Any more solutions?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Koen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Add NOCONSOLE. And you should also use a name expression instead of the & macro

>>>type (lcFile) to printer noconsole prompt

>>>
>>>Update! Noconsole is not supported for TYPE, but you can use SET ECHO OFF.
>>>
>>>>Hi.
>>>>
>>>>(VFP9 SP2)
>>>>
>>>>Today is not my day (I suppose)
>>>>
>>>>I would like to print a log file directly to the printer, no reportform, just 'dump' the file on paper.
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>set device to printer
>>>>type &lcFile to printer prompt 
>>>>set device to screen
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>File get's nicely printed but also the screen which I dont want, I seem to have forgotten how to suppress this.
>>>>
>>>>Turned the helpfile inside out, looked everywhere. No luck.
>>>>How to do this?
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Koen