>I have an old dbase report that I want to reuse instead of using an .frx. This report prints to a pre-formatted form on a dot-matrix. I've been fighting with the .frx version for weeks and decided it's time to get out the old dbase code.
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>My question is, how do you redirect output to the printer in VFP? I'm using SET PRINT ON and SET DEVICE TO PRINT and then issue my @...SAY commands. Nothing happens but when I issue SET PRINTER TO DEFAULT the output that has apparently been queued up suddenly dumps to the printer. FYI, I'm using a generic/text only printer driver with an Okidata ML320 if that helps.

You sort of answered your own question here.

SET PRINT ON redirects @...SAY to the printer. (SET DEVICE TO PRINT redirects ? commands to the printer. Or did I get them backwards?)

SET PRINTER TO [anything] flushes the printer buffer. FoxPro buffers direct output to the printer until you change printers (or pretend to).

HTH,
Rich.