>Suppose I have a process where I am printing
>labels via LABEL FORM xxx NEXT 1000000. As each
>label is printed the record is marked as having
>been printed. I am uncomfortable with leaving the
>success of this entire proces to fate. I need
>some reliable means of allowing the user to press
>a key and exit from this process while insuring
>that the records that have been printed are
>properly marked.
>
>If the user simply turns off the printer, some of
>the records that have been marked will not
>actually have been printed because they were lost
>in the print buffer.
>
>I have function which returns the empty string
>attached to one of the lines of my label which
>marks each record. I could also use this to
>capture a keypress by the user. The most natural
>key is the ESC key but I have some difficulty with
>that key CRASHING the system.
>
>I normally deal with the ESC key in my systems in
>this manner: ON KEY LABEL ESC *
> set escape off
>
>Any rock-solid tried & true methods anyone would
>like to share ?