Re: Spooling print jobs in VFP6

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Thanks for all your help.

Doug


"Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@xxxxxxxx!REMOVE> wrote in message
news:Otu4DXewFHA.908@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> No, the resultant text file (or file with printer codes) will not have the
> specific printer to go to in it, but it will have codes specific to the
> printer that was in use when it was created. Now that it's in a file, it
> needs to be directed to the specific printer that you want it physically
> printed on. Think about it. What good would it do to print it to a file
so
> you could email it/send it to someone and then they couldn't print it at
all
> because it couldn't find the printer, even though they have one just like
it
> to print on?
>
> Now there is no "command" to tell it where to print automatically.
>
> --
> Fred
> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
>
>
> "Doug" <doug54@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:sLqZe.552621$s54.177750@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >I appreciate your help and I was able to get it to work like you
suggested,
> > but I have one more question. Why do you have to tell it to print to a
> > specific printer? Doesn't the text file have the printer assignments in
> > it?
> > In my case there will be reports from different parts of the program,
some
> > being printed on one printer, others being printed on a different
printer
> > so
> > when it comes time to print all the various reports, I'm not going to
know
> > what printer they should be printed to. Is there a command to just tell
> > the
> > text file to print and have the text file decide which printer it should
> > print to?
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >
> > "Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@xxxxxxxx!REMOVE> wrote in message
> > news:usg88LVwFHA.2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> COPY FILE yourfile.txt TO \\server\printershare may work depending on
the
> >> type of printer. If it's a USB printer, you may need to assign it to
an
> > LPT
> >> port:
> >>
> >> NET USE \\server\printersharename LPT1:
> >>
> >> and then
> >>
> >> COPY FILE yourfile.txt TO LPT1:
> >>
> >> --
> >> Fred
> >> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Doug" <doug54@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:mtiZe.545614$5V4.99618@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >I don't know what that means "copy the file to the printer". Please
give
> > me
> >> > the FoxPro syntax for doing this.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@xxxxxxxx!REMOVE> wrote in message
> >> > news:ebsS8OTwFHA.2880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Once you have them as a file, you can copy the file to the printer.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Fred
> >> >> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Doug" <doug54@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:bKDYe.247968$Hk.144565@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > Thanks for your help. I think I know how to print the reports to a
> >> >> > file.
> >> >> > Please let me know if this is wrong.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > REPORT FORM myForm TO FILE filename
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When you say copy the files later to be printed, can you give me
the
> >> >> > statements needed to do this?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Doug
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@xxxxxxxx!REMOVE> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:uHju%23c4vFHA.1276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >> Print them to files. You can then copy the files later to be
> > printed.
> >> >> >> Be
> >> >> >> aware that if you use a specific printer driver to create the
> >> >> >> files,
> >> > you
> >> >> >> will only be able to copy those files to that kind of printer (or
> >> >> > compatible
> >> >> >> printer) later.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Fred
> >> >> >> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Doug" <doug54@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:vWyYe.535929$5V4.361098@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >> > I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas on spooling print jobs
in
> >> > VFP6.
> >> >> >> > I've
> >> >> >> > been asked by a client to have print jobs stored some place,
> > rather
> >> >> >> > than
> >> >> >> > printing them right away. Then when they're ready, they select
an
> >> >> >> > option
> >> >> >> > that prints all their stored print jobs. If anybody can suggest
a
> >> > good
> >> >> > way
> >> >> >> > of doing this, I'd appreciate it.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Doug
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
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