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Overlaying PCL files
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14/06/1999 15:00:50
 
 
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14/06/1999 14:29:25
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Visual FoxPro
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Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00229597
Message ID:
00229626
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>I have got forms already in PCL format. I need to print information on these forms. I have tried making the PCL file a macro but when a do it just prints out a blank page when I go to download the macro to the printer. I tried copying the file into a memo field and send it to the printer via ???, using ??? "" + memo. This give me a Syntax error. Has anyone had any success doing this? Thanks in advance.

What I've done in the past is to store the form as a permanent laser macro on the printer ahead of time, and then sent the macro code as a part of the page footing. It's much easier to do if you don't need proportional spacing; just load up the laser macro on the printer, and when using it to print on the pre-printed form, addrsss it as a Generic/text only printer - that way, the PCL code to trigger the macro isn't interpreted by the driver, just passed along.
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