>>>>>>>>I use vfp 3.0, I would like to print 2 copies of a report in 1 command.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Now I use the REPORT TO PRINTER command 2 times.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I would like to set the number of copies to 2 and then give the REPORT TO PRINTER command 1 time.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>How can I accomplish this?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Bas Elbers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Open FRX table manually and set COPIES=2 in field 'Expr' in first record. Make backup first!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Is this the approach to use in VFP 5.0 and 5.0a as well?
>>>>>
>>>>>Why not?
>>>>
>>>>I haven't tested this in 5.0 but in 3.0 when setting the # of copies to 2
>>>>in the printer dialog box, I still only got one copy. I'm wondering if this
>>>>has been fixed in 5.0
>>>
>>>but i'm speaking about manual changing of FRX. Actually, I tested in 3b, saw that 'print setup' really fails here, and therefore tested manual change and it worked.
>>
>>But the manual method does not lend itself to the end user. If I'm to provide the
>>ability to print multiple copies to the end user I must...
>>a) programmatically change the field you referenced above
>>b) provide another text box to capture the number of copies the user wants
>>c) train the user *not* to use the "copies" box in the standard pringer dialog box
>>
>>seems like there should be a better way...
>
>How about sending an eascape sequence to the printer (??? CHT(27) + esacpe sequence for # of copies of print job??
>
>Thanx!
>
>Tony Miller
>Vancouver, Wa

Then I would need a 'printers' database to hold the codes (and a maintenance option).
We did this in my Clipper days but just seems like a big step backwards. Is there no
API function or (better yet) an obscure VFP function available?