PFPOSTPRINT question

[Kenneth Brody]

Don Coleman wrote:
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[...]
> > >          If: HY ne ""
> > >        Then: putenv "PFPOSTPRINT","C:\\PRINTWIZ\\PRINTWIZ.EXE
> > > /P\I-4308"{HY C:\\PRINTWIZ\\HARDCOPY.TXT";'goto pickprt
> >
> > This is not a valid statement, and should be generating a syntax error,
> > as you do not have balanced quotes.
> >
> 
> This both passes syntax check (fPv5.0.06 native development) and does not issue an
> error at
> run-time fPv5.0.13 native QS rclerk (other than my windows printer error).

dcabe 5.0.06D9 gives this error, exactly as expected:

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*** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***

Line Number: 2

putenv "PFPOSTPRINT","C:\\PRINTWIZ\\PRINTWIZ.EXE /P\I-4308"{HY C:\\PRINTWIZ\\HAR
DCOPY.TXT";'goto pickprt
                                                                 ^
Process contains a syntax error at position indicated.

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[...]
> C:\PRINTWIZ\PRINTWIZ.EXE /P-4308{HY C:\PRINTWIZ\HARDCOPY.TXT
[...]

This is what I would expect if the quote that you show between I-4308
and {HY weren't there.

Also, please note that you do not want double backslashes in the
environment variable, as that will totally confuse Windows.  (The
double-backslash is used for system names, like "\\server\printer".)

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