Printer file - revisited

[Dennis Malen]

Jose,

Thanks for the response.

If I have printer type "nocodes" somewhere in the processing table must I 
conditionally bypass that statement and just use "printer file" without 
using the additional "printer type" that you suggested (I assume that's the 
case in order to get print codes back into the file). The other way is to 
take advantage of the parameters of the printer that is defined in the 
report format or must I redefine a printer type so that the print codes are 
embedded in the file to be saved on the disk.

In any event, you suggested that the printer type be defined after the 
printer file. Should that be reversed.

Thanks again,

Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lerebours, Jose" <Jose.Lerebours at EagleGL.com>
To: "Fplist (E-mail)" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:28 PM
Subject: RE: Printer file - revisited


Dennis posted:

>
> When a file is created with the use of "printer file", it
> creates an ASCII
> file that does not possess any print codes. If you go to
> print it, it is not
> printed in the format of the original report.
>
> Is there any way to create a file that resides on the disk
> and when you want
> to print it, it will print as if you generated the report
> with the formats
> intact.
>

If I am not mistaken, using 'printer file' to set the
target output devise will use your default printer
table as source for your printer codes.

This can be overwritten by 'printer type' and/or by statically
placing a printer type within the F8/Option dialogs while
defining the form/report.

So, try this:

printer file "your_file" ; printer type "printer_type"

This should yield the results you are looking for.  However,
if you email said file or view it on screen, you will see
the printer codes (or the mess they normally cause on
CRTs).

If you are a unix based shop, there are scripts you can use
to pipe file through prior to viewing on screen and have the
PCL codes removed while retaining them on the actual file.

Good luck!


Jose Lerebours
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