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Report will not print to set printer
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11/01/2011 10:53:58
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01495655
Message ID:
01495672
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71
Make sure that Printer Environment is unchecked before you save the report.

>I have an application that I am converting from vfp6 to vfp9. In a form I have created a report that is created and printed to a pdf.'The pdf printer is set to silently save the pdf in a folder and then later an email will pick it up in an attachment.
>
>The following code works fine in vfp6. But in vfp9 even though I set the printer to the pdf printer it prints to the default printer. ( a laser printer).
> If I set the default printer to the pdf from windows then it will print correctly to the pdf printer.
>
>LOCAL m.goodtogo
>m.goodtogo=.f.
>*check to be sure pdfFactory is installed on computer
>cprintername="pdfFactory"
>SET exact on
>APRINTER(cprinters)
>nfound=ascan(cprinters,cprintername)&&see if pdf factory is on computer
>IF nfound > 0
> SET Printer To Name (cprintername)
> m.goodtogo=.t.
>else
>*message telling user printer is not installed
>endif
>
>REPO form rcard to print noconsole
>
> WAIT window "Creating pdf file "+ alltrim(rcard.schname) + "RECEIVEDCARD.pdf" timeout 1
>
> SET Printer To Default &&set printer back to the original
>
>
>thanks,
>
>Randy
--sb--
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