Article: Q130991
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a
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SUMMARY
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A file created with the command REPORT FORM formname TO FILE filename will
create a file with printer codes. This file can be printed with this MS-DOS
command:
RUN COPY /b filename LPT1:
MORE INFORMATION
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A file created with printer codes cannot be printed using the TYPE command or by
choosing Print from the File menu. These two methods expect a text file with no
printer codes. Using either of these two methods prints the file with lots of
strange looking characters that are the printer control codes.
The /b in the above command stands for binary. Print files created by the REPORT
FORM command are graphic files, not text files and must be printed as a binary
file not as a text file. The /b command can only be used with the MS-DOS COPY
command.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbprint kbPrinting kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Issue type : kbhowto
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