Fritz, In software development workarounds are a fact of life. A lot of the time we don't have the luxury to wait until issues are fixed so we have to come up with alternatives. The solution that Albert and I provided is more than a workaround as you can expand it to generate a nicely formatted report that can work with any form and allow you to create documentation for your system.
Javier, Javier Valencia, PE O: 913-829-0888 H: 913-397-9605 C: 913-915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. Fritz Luettgens Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 1:08 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: PrintForm Hello Javier, Hello Albert, you all seem to have worked hard on workarounds already. I will try to avoid the workaraound and check with the dream team if there is a chance for it, because .... everything is possible with Rbase ! Thank´s for all your info. Fritz -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Albert Berry Gesendet: Montag, 26. Mai 2014 19:34 An: RBASE-L Mailing List Betreff: [RBASE-L] - RE: AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: PrintForm As a tool I use to create manuals, I create a directory [ScreenSnaps] off the database development directory, and in the form ON AFTER START eep I put the following code: SET VAR fScreenSnapName TEXT = ('Screensnaps\'+.RBTI_FORM_FORMNAME + '.jpg') PROPERTY RBASE_FORM CAPTURE_FROM_WINDOW .fScreenSnapName This gives me a picture of the form as it runs when opened. I find this quite handy. Albert On 5/26/2014 11:09 AM, Javier Valencia wrote: > Fritz, > > I seem to remember running into the same problem where I could not get > it to print the entire screen but I believe that issue was resolved. > In any case, my workaround was to grab the screen into a JPG file and > create a generic report that prints the selected screen. > > --Define the variable to hold the JPG file name > > SET VAR vImageEU = (.vuser_id + '.JPG') > > -- The code below captures the portion of the screen you select based > on the coordinates you specify. > -- You can specify a variable or the actual file name for the JPG > output file > > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM 'CAPTURE_FROM_WINDOW|365,228,915,625' &vImageEU > > -- If you prefer, the code in the next line captures the entire screen > -- PROPERTY RBASE_FORM CAPTURE_FROM_WINDOW > 'c:\RAMSX\jvalencia_emp_graph.jpg' > > SET VAR vimage = (.vImageEU) > > -- The report below simply has a placeholder for the JPG file PRINT > ScreenShotReport OPTION SCREEN|Window_State MAXIMIZED > > DELETE &vImageEU > > The code above gives you a generic way of printing a screen. You can > saved as a stored procedure or in table and the run it from anywhere > using the: > > RUN SELECT CmdData FROM IntCmd WHERE CmdName = 'PrintScreen' > > For the command above, the code is stored in a table called IntCmd > that has two columns: > > CmdName - Sores the name of the procedure CmdData - Store the actual > code to capture the screen and print the report as presented d above. > > Hopefully the information above will give an easy workaround. Once you > have it figured out it is pretty simple. > > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > O: 913-829-0888 > H: 913-397-9605 > C: 913-915-3137 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. > Fritz Luettgens > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:00 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: Print > Form > > Hi Paul, > exactly ! > "Will print currently displayed form image to the current printer." .... > ... and not the half of it :) > Fritz > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Paul > Buckley > Gesendet: Montag, 26. Mai 2014 17:46 > An: RBASE-L Mailing List > Betreff: [RBASE-L] - RE: AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: Print Form > > Fritz, > > Looking at the description of this function in R:DOCS it says "Will > print currently displayed form image to the current printer.". It > seems to me it is doing exactly what it says it will. As Adrian said, > All I have ever used this for is a "quick screen shot" not expecting > to get everything, if I need everything I include a button to print a report. > > Just my two cents worth, > Paul Buckley > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. > Fritz Luettgens > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 8:50 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - AW: [RBASE-L] - RE: Print Form > > Hi Adrian, > nice work around :) > but, if the tool is offered it should work accordingly, because the > screen shot in Win is not sufficient. > Reason: you can scale the form "frame", but the content does not scale > with it. > (you could use a snipping tool) > > Therefore > > PRNSETUP > PROPERTY RBASE_FORM PRINT "PRINTER" > RETURN > > is a necessary tool for work > (if it works :) > > Thank´s > Fritz > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von > Adrian Hüssy > Gesendet: Montag, 26. Mai 2014 14:21 > An: RBASE-L Mailing List > Betreff: [RBASE-L] - RE: Print Form > > The screenshots with this command are not scaled so far. > > That's why I use PROPERTY RBASE_FORM PRINT "PRINTER" for warnings and > exception-handlings only to give the user the possibility to print an > important message. > > As the command only print visible rows of grids by definition, the > user doesn't get the full information, mostly it's more efficient to > add a small report for printing. > > Best Regards > Adrian > >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Dr. >> Fritz Luettgens >> Gesendet: Montag, 26. Mai 2014 12:11 >> An: RBASE-L Mailing List >> Betreff: [RBASE-L] - Print Form >> >> Rbase95_64 >> WIn7 >> Topic: print form >> Theme: Razzmatazz >> Type: enhanced dbgrid >> Column size in dbgrid: set to values, not autosize >> >> >> Hi, >> just want to print a form with the following EEP: >> >> PRNSETUP >> PROPERTY RBASE_FORM PRINT "PRINTER" >> RETURN >> >> (EU = ", US=´) >> >> Well, it prints, but only, say about 75% of the width from left to right. >> (right side of the form "frame" is cut off) I tried all tricks with >> my > printer like: >> - paper size: horizontal >> - scale down to 50% a.s.o >> - there is enough available space on the paper itself >> >> Works all well but still prints me only 75% of my form "frame". >> On the printout the "frame" of my form stays cut off from the right side. >> >> What do I miss here ? >> >> Thank´s >> Fritz >> >> --- RBASE-L >> =======================3D======================= >> D= >> TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: >> Send a plain text email to [email protected] >> >> (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: >> INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, >> DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) >> =======================3D======================= >> D= >> TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >> Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, >> put just one word: INTRO >> =======================3D======================= >> D= >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: >> Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, >> put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE >> =======================3D======================= >> D= >> TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >> Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, >> put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). 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