My first question is why do you want to issue a DOS print command in 7.6?
You have so many options in the print function with 7.6!
To eliminate the need to use the file and print directly to the printer..
PRINT ptscripxp WHERE patnumbr = .vpnum AND prntflag = 'Y' +
OPTION PRINTER |COPIES 1|PRINTER_NAME \\MyServer\hp LaserJet 1320 PCL 6
will send your report directly to the printer without needing any dos file
commands.
(after printer name use the exact name of the printer as shown in your
windows printers screen)
You can set all kinds of options! See PRINT help. No need to go to the old
method.
-Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:48 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printing a Report to a file in RB 7.6 makes a 1 byte
file
Hello again,
In Rbase for Windows ver 6.5, I could print a report to a file name, and
the copy the file to a printer.
The code that worked in Version 6.5 is....
erase c:\temp\script.txt
OUTPUT c:\temp\script.txt
PRINT ptscripxp WHERE patnumbr = .vpnum AND prntflag = 'Y'
OUTPUT SCREEN
zip CMD /C net use lpt3 /delete
pause for 1
zip CMD /C net use lpt3 \\sinclair3\scripts
pause for 1
copy c:\temp\script.txt lpt3
pause for 1
(the extra pause for 1 seemed to be required to make it work)
In Version 7.6, the file c:\temp\script.txt gets made, but it is only 1
byte in size.
When I run the code in Version 7.6, the report actually shows up on the
screen.
Is there a way to do this in Ver 7.6?
Thanks for your help!
Mike
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