Is there a printer control code for a reverse form feed that could
added to the end of the report that would then "negate" the added form feed?
Mike
At 01:39 PM 5/23/2007, you wrote:
It's a prime example of trying to do too much by default.
Utilities like this should do the bare minimum with command line flags
to request "extras"
It may be that PRINT.EXE is a holdover from DOS and inherited this
behavior.
Dennis McGrath
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Emmitt
Dove
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 12:26 PM
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Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: NET USE VS PRINT
In their ultimate wisdom, MS added the FF so that a page sent to a
laser printer will eject.
>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!
>> >
>> >
Emmitt Dove
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Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
37 Sybil Ave
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