printer file "nameofile"

[Scott Nelson]

Dennis Malen wrote:

> I am having a problem printing a rreport and dropping it to an ascii 
> file. I am getting the Totals but I am not getting the body of the 
> report.
>
> No printer is defined in the report setup in filePro. The processing 
> is as follows:
>
>
> Then:  printer type "nocodes"
>   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>
> Then: printer file "/tmp/dailydep"
>
> The printer is defined in the configerator as:
>
> printer11         : nocodes,nocodes,>/tmp/nocode.prt
>
> The prior printer definition is printer10.
>
> Does anyone see a problem with the processing or the concept of what I 
> am attempting to do??
>
> Bear in mind I am running a report. The totals are shown but the body 
> of the report is not.
>
> Dennis Malen
> 516.479.5912
>
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Where in your processing is the printer file line?  If you pass this 
line on each
record, and then with the total, you will keep overwriting the file.

Setup a switch to flag after the first time you do the printer file 
line, and pass
the line on each following record.


Scott