If there was I woulda done it! I requested from MS that they add a /B switch to PEINT.EXE which would print binary, i.e. send exactly what is in the file.
Perhaps there is a replacement for print.exe out there which will do the job correctly Dennis McGrath -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Sinclair Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:28 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: NET USE VS PRINT Dennis, you are my new hero! I don't know how you knew that MS added that stinking form feed, but that was what I thought was the problem. I used a hex viewer and the extra formfeed was there...I figured I was doing the Rbase report incorrectly. The PRINT command seems much faster....is there any way to strip the extra final form feed that the PRINT command creates? Mike At 12:06 PM 5/23/2007, you wrote: >He's talking about the windows PRINT command which will print a file to >any network printer. Unfortunately, MS got cute with PRINT and adds a >FF which is dead stupid. If one wants a formfeed they can put it in the >file! Or just print another file that has a formfeed in it. >I had to tweak all my reports after NET USE went dead slow on us and I >switched to PRINT. > >Dennis McGrath > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Rose >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:59 AM >To: RBASE-L Mailing List >Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: NET USE VS PRINT > >I look at it this way. The copy software is sending the file thru a >port---- very fast. >With the print, the database is cranking away building the report and >senting it piece by piece thru the network---- all that stop and go. >RRR > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 5:00 PM >Subject: [RBASE-L] - NET USE VS PRINT > > > > Hi all, > > > > In Rbase for DOS, I have a report to print to a network printer. > > I create the report and print it to a file. Then I want to send the >file > > to the network printer. > > > > The following code works... > > zip net use lpt1 \\servername\print_que_name > > copy filename.txt lpt1 > > zip net use lpt1 /delete > > > > The following code gives an extra (unwanted) form feed... > > zip print /d:\\servername\print_que_name filename.txt > > > > Why would there be a difference? > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike > > > > > > !DSPAM:46523612315627787518299! > > > >
