Wednesday, December 3, 2003
From the Edge: Printing Multiple Pages Section: Enhanced Commands Chapter: Running R:BASE Your Way! Platform: R:BASE 7.0 for Windows Build: 7.0.68.21203 and higher
When printing a huge report with hundreds of pages to a local or remote network printer, there is always a possibility that either one or many pages jam, or a series of pages are hard to read due to low toner or dark margins around the page. So, it is always challenging when it comes down to re-printing a single page or pages 3, 5 and 8, or pages 3 and 8, or pages 1 through 3 and 8, or pages 3, 5, and 9 through 15, etc.
The Next Generation R:BASE 7.0 for Windows enhanced PRINT command includes the OPTION to handle such issues when printing a report to PRINTER.
Example 01: Typical PRINT Command
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER
Example 02: To PRINT first page only
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS FIRST
Example 03: To PRINT last page only
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS LAST
Example 04: To PRINT all pages
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS ALL
Example 05: To PRINT Pages 3, 5, and 8
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS PAGE_LIST + |PAGE_LIST_VALUES 3,5,8
Example 06: To PRINT Pages 3 and 8
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS PAGE_LIST + |PAGE_LIST_VALUES 3,8
Example 07: To PRINT Page 3 only
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS PAGE_LIST + |PAGE_LIST_VALUES 3
Example 08: To PRINT Pages 1 through 3 and 8
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS PAGE_LIST + |PAGE_LIST_VALUES 1-3,8
Example 09: To PRINT Pages 3, 5, and 9 through 15
PRINT ReportName OPTION PRINTER|PAGE_SETTINGS PAGE_LIST + |PAGE_LIST_VALUES 3,5,9-15
Complete details and a PDF version of this document is also available on:
From The Edge: Printing Multiple Pages http://www.razzak.com/fte (R:BASE 7.0 for Windows)
Enjoy and make sure to have fun!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
