Mike, Depends on the printer you are using. Don't recall one for LASER printers. I had both a dot matrix and a impact printer with continues form paper that had such a command. I however have long abandoned using those printers.
Jim Bentley Michael Sinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 >To: RBASE-L Mailing List >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" > >>To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" > >>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 >Manager, DairyPak Business Systems >Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. >37 Sybil Ave >Branford, CT 06405 >(203) 643-8022 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
