----- Original Message ----- From: "P Witte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] waiting for QPC print - meanwhile
> Bill Waugh writes: > > <> >> My Archive prg is as below >> >> proc label >> >> lprint >> lprint >> lprint >> lprint ' '+name$ >> lprint ' '+adda$ >> lprint ' '+addb$ >> lprint ' '+addc$ >> lprint >> lprint >> lprint ( I need chr$ for ff in here right ) >> spoolon '_par' : spooloff >> >> looking at Windows printer queue it looks like nothing is getting sent to >> the printer at all, I've been up in the loft for my manuals - can't find >> the >> Ql one ( I must have at least three somewhere ) and what is the chr$ for >> FF >> I've forgotten ( 36 ) > > FF = 12, but in Archive you need to precede non-printables with a chr(0). > Thus form feed becomes > > lprint chr(0)+chr(12) > > Hmm, on checking wot I rote just now, it appears that nowadays just > > lprint chr(12) > > will do the trick > > Thus: > > proc label > spoolon '_par1' > lprint > lprint > lprint > lprint ' '+name$ > lprint ' '+adda$ > lprint ' '+addb$ > lprint ' '+addc$ > lprint > lprint > lprint chr(12) > spooloff > endproc > > Ive also got the following "post amble" code in my printer driver (ESC/2): > > 12,27,"@" > > Which means that I dont explicitly have to send an FF, as Archive sends > this > as part of the spooloff. > Thank you Per - it works - at last, but just so I don't get carried away the printer is out of ink All the best - Bill _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
