Gremlin in dreport

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting Doug Luurs (Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:46:13 -0400):

> REF:  SCO OpenServer 5.0.7
>       Filepro 5.11

I assume the filePro version is really "5.0.11"?

> This is not really a problem with filepro, but it is with my
> application.
>
> I have a Zebra QL420 printer (Wireless Thermal Label Printer), and it
> runs CPCL
> for the programming language.  Works great save one "LITTLE" detail
> (It's always the
> details isn't it).
>
> Label prints fine if I create a text file, and send it via "LP".
> If filepro sends the same file, it adds a "Blank" line (Blank meaning LF
> only on the line)
> at the end of the label, thus throwing the labels alignment off a line
> each time.

If you print multiple labels in one run, does this "extra" line appear
between each label, or only at the end of the run?

> I can manually "edit" the output if I send the report to a text file,
> remove the blank lines, and the output works.
>
> Question is now .. Is there a way tell dreport to remove that final
> blank line from the report?
> or Can I remove a blank line from a file via script some how (Added into
> the print Driver on unix)
>
> Printer Driver is defined as "1" line form / "1" line printable.
> Output is 41 lines, yet it prints 42 (42nd being the Blank (LF) line)

If you tell filePro to print 41 lines, it will print 41 lines.  If it's
printing more, then something else is telling filePro to do so.  Could
you have a print code that adds this newline?

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