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How to print endless page
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No, it won't, unless YOU add it. To rephrase, you don't create a report, you send the output line by line. That way you will have 100% control of what is printed.

>but for the long receipt (eg. customer purchase 100 items), send to the printer will still have pages.
>I need the receipt to be one continuous receipt.
>
>
>
>>You can't use the report writer for this, but I seem to remember that there are some files to help you in the download section. Or you can do as I did many years ago. I sent the output, via scan - endscan, to a text file, and then I copied this file to the printer via Copy File xxx to Lpt1.
>>
>>>I was able to select Generic/Text only driver.
>>>but when I printed, I still got pages.
>>>how can I set it as endless (continues) pages.
>>>
>>>this is for printing receipt.
>>>
>>>thanks for the help
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Add a printer, and select Generic as brand, then you will see Generic/Text only as the first option.
>>>>
>>>>>I have Add Printer, Microsoft XPS Document Writer icons as default.
>>>>>I cannot find Generic/Text Only printer, and also cannot find it in the Add Printer
>>>>>
>>>>>Please advise
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thank you for the reply.
>>>>>>>how can I create Generic Text Only printer driver?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You don't have to create anything. 'Generic/Text Only' is one of the windows oldest printer drivers and it
>>>>>>should be there by default. In case is not for any reason, then you install it.
>>>>>>What is good about this driver, is that it is very simple and plays fairly well
>>>>>>with most of dot matrix printers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Jerry
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>how to print an endless page?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I want to print the grocery receipt, and it prints continuously, doesn't need page
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Tips from what I can remember when building POS
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>- Use 'Generic Text Only' printer driver
>>>>>>>>- Use monospaced font
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>As for layout
>>>>>>>>- Make FRX with Report Title + detail band + Report Summary only
>>>>>>>>(page headers/footers empty and height 0)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>OR
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Send output to text file in exact layout in characters
>>>>>>>>(Eg ech line have 80 chars)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Then send whole text file to to the printer port directly. There was couple of posts here with code that does that
>>>>>>>>(Was it SergeyB or BorisB)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Also see file#9991 here at downloads
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>HTH
>>>>>>>>Sergio
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