PFPOSTPRINT question

[Don Coleman]

Kenneth Brody wrote:

> Don Coleman wrote:
> [...]
> [...]
> > > >          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:
>
> ======
>
> *** 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.
>
> ======
>
> [...]
> > 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".)
>
>

Ken & others:

Since I was fumbling around attempting to come up with the correct combination of
backslashes and quotes in my PFPOSTPRINT command I came up with the following by
splitting the expression into two dummy variables as:
 25 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
         If: HY ne ""
       Then: HS="C:\PRINTWIZ\PRINTWIZ.EXE I-4308"{HY;HT="C:\PRINTWIZ\HARDCOPY.
             TXT";putenv "PFPOSTPRINT",HS<HT;goto pickprt

Prints to the correct printer w/o any windows error messages.  Is there any reason this
is not an acceptable solution?  I left HS and HT un-defined.  Hopefully that causes no
ill.

Donald G. Coleman, Consultant
2100 Birchwood Dr.
Indiana, PA 15701
dcoleman at dgcreact.com
(724) 349-6302


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