![]() ![]() 253588 PRB: OLE Error with Empty or NULL ControlSource with Date and Time Picker Q253588 KB253588 October 26, 2013.310423 PRB: SET FOXPROSWX= in Autoexec.bat File Causes Errors in VFP 6.0 and 7.0 Q310423 KB310423 October 26, 2013.817805 PRB: Data Loss in Visual FoxPro Data Files After Abnormal Shutdown Q817805 KB817805 October 26, 2013.DP is now a VFPx project under the name VFPDosPrint ( ).This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 starts with letter P that have been released. Save this layout to a simple text file and this is all what DP needs to generate a full text-based report (and your data of course). He: XYZ Inc MONTHLY SALES REPORT %DateTime% There is a BIG difference between generate a hole report by your hand, and this: But, what if you need to generate several text-based reports, using group breaks, summarys, etc? Here is when DP (DOSPrint) becomes such a usefull tool. This is ok if you need to generate just ONE text report. This has worked perfectly for years in all version of VFP including 8.0. Then I write the file to the printer using ?. ![]() I simply use the Say commands to write the report (I do not use the report writer) to disk including any ESC codes. If you are talking about DosPrint, it not only works to send to dot-matrix printer, it also helps you to do more easy to produce reports, manage specific dot-matrix features and so on. SET PRINTER FONT "Courier New",lnFontSize LPARAMETERS lcPrn_Target,lcRpt_Prg,lcPF_Name,lnFontSize,llShowMsg If you would like a copy of the function that we wrote to print to the dot matrix. There are annotations made on the report and then it is ripped and distributed. ![]() The dot matrix is required because the reports are printed on 3 part paper and the client did not want to print 3 copies on a laser printer. DP4 evolved to an opensource project on VFPx, named VFPDosPrint ( )įor what it's worth, I have an application running in VFP8 that has two reports that are printing to a dot matrix printer however, I am not using the report writer. You can get a shareware version (DP4) directly from developer's website at: This class not only solve speed printing problem like the one you are talking about here, but let you can generate your own reports with page headers, footers, grouping, agregated functions (like SUM, COUNT()), just using specials templates called format files. It's a great class to solve printing problems with dot-matrix printers. Destination can be a local printer or a remote port captured with NET USE. Only problem is the flashing of the black DOS screen momentrly.ĭrop the ! - FoxPro has a native COPY FILE TO. This Will send the report to the default printer even if it is in a network. eg., !Copy report.txt prn /b Or !Type report.txt > PRN. Generate the report as required and save to a text file (with all the formating codes). There is an easy way even though it looks a bit awkward on the screen. They have thousands of pre-printed forms to run through before they'll consider switching to laser or other technologies. I have a client with a couple dozen offices who "has always" printed to three-part forms. A lot of these people are heavy invoicers, and the difference between printing as an ASCII stream under Fox 2.6 (20 seconds a page) and printing stuff as graphics under VFP (90 seconds a page) is a serious problem. Well, the thousands users of the Fox=based accounts package we support which has moved to VFP. Hands up if you're connected to a dot matrix printer right now? Does anyone know how VFP matches the fonts? - Wayne However, the problem remains, that VFP substitutes an Arial font on screen for the Printer Courier font. I have managed to get Windows 2000 to print using the printers 10 cpi font by telling Win2000 that the printer driver was the "Generic / Text printer". So, if you've got a copy of FP DOS laying around, it may be worth a shot to see if this works under VFP - RandyJean Then, the report will still only send plain text even from the Windows report generator as long as it is not modified under Windows. Not sure if this still works or not, but under FPW the way to get plain text to come through is to create the report in FP DOS so that the FRX only contains records from the DOS platform. Only problem is it uses an Arial Font for a Courier printer font!Ģ- The only way I have been able to print courier is to use the truetype font, in which case, the printer treats text as an image and prints really slowly. Has anybody come up with a way to get VFP 6 to print to dot matrix printers in their native format?ġ- If you set the page to use the appropriate printer and then set the field font using Format| Font, Foxpro tells you it will use the closest windows font to match the printer font. ![]()
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