Karen : >> I haven't tried Pagemode in Windows up til now. I have an old email (from RBWin 6.5) that says by using a 'zip command.com' to copy the file to lpt1, that it 'will preserve all printer and font settings'. Hmm... Doesn't for me. I outputed to a file, had a bold on and a bold off variable that I did using a 'write' to the file. It ignores them. Anyone successful in doing that? <<
May be this means that the report prints with the printer's default font setting .... PageMode send only char. to the printer, whatever command is used to print the file. In RBW, I use PageMode only when I need to print char. on pre printed forms and I need to send escape commands to the printer. Output is sent to a file, then the file is sent to the printer with RBW COPY command Is you need specials effects on the printer, you have to sent the propers escape commands yourself in the data flow ... It is not easy ... but it works. That is the only way I found to use very specials functions on matrix printers : - marging adjust - gap head printer adjustment - paper ejection ..... Hope this help .... J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique
