>>>>>Hi All:
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to print a label. But before printing, I want the user to preview and then choose the printer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Usually I would use
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>LABEL FORM barlabs TO PRINTER PROMPT PREVIEW
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>But in this case, my form is small and I do not have the VFP main screen, since I'm compiling to an exe and I put screen=off in config.fpw.
>>>>>
>>>>>So I tried the following:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>DEFINE WINDOW joe FROM 1,0 TO 40,180 IN DESKTOP GROW 
>>>>>ACTIVATE WINDOW joe
>>>>>
>>>>>*!*	LABEL FORM barlabs TO PRINTER PROMPT PREVIEW in window joe
>>>>>LABEL FORM barlabs TO PRINTER PROMPT in window joe
>>>>>
>>>>>RELEASE WINDOWS joe
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>The problem is that with the following, the toolbar with the little print icon is missing:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>LABEL FORM barlabs TO PRINTER PROMPT PREVIEW in window joe
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>And with this, I don't get a chance to preview:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>LABEL FORM barlabs TO PRINTER PROMPT in window joe
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>How can I accomplish what I want?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Yossi
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>have you tried FoxyPreviewer already? This application will perform what you want.
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Koen
>>>
>>>It's nice, but I still can't figure out how to preview to a different window. Right now it's displaying within the space of the form and my form is tiny and I want to keep it that way.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Yossi
>>
>>Hi,
>>Foxpreviewer is showing a preview in his own p. This form can not be bigger than your form, unless your form is not showwindow=2
>>what are the dimensions of your form? Can you show a picture of FP in your form in action?
>>Rgds,
>>Koen
>
>Koen:
>
>You're up late!
>
>I figured out partially what to do:
>
>My main program calls the form NAME, so I have a reference to it:
>
>

>DO c:\foxypreviewer\foxypreviewer.app
>
>CLOSE all
>DO FORM barlabs NAME Barlabs1
>read EVENTS
>

>
>Then, the form call a program which does all the processing for the label. In this program, when I call the report, I first maximize (later I will set the width more closely).
>

>barlabs1.windowstate = 2
>LABEL FORM barlabs preview
>barlabs1.windowstate = 0
>

>
>However, #1 I can't see a way to control the size of the Foxypreviewer window! It does not expand to occupy the entire window of the maximized form.
>
>And #2 everything on the toolbar is readonly; I can't click anything on it!
>
>And yes, my form is showwindow=2
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Yossi

Hi,

in above code,
why do you change the form barlabs1 to windowstate =0
what is this form barlabs1 and what is this form barlabs?
may be better if you upload the form here.
Rgds,
Koen