paper size and filePro printing

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 03:11P Thu Nov 10 2005, Jean-Pierre A. Radley wrote:

> Jim Asman propounded (on Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 11:59:16AM -0800):
> | --------------- Original Message ---------------
> | At 02:10P Wed Nov 09 2005, Butch Ammon wrote:
> | 
> | > Good afternoon....
> | > 
> | > This question was asked from my Minneapolis office regarding filePro and 
> | setting
> | > up an output report (dreport).
> | > 
> | > Is there a way to setup the paper size/output format size to use 11x17 
big 
> | size 
> | > paper?  Such as set the output format to be landscape but 255 characters 
> | wide.
> | > 
> | > They have tried numerous things and doodled around with different local 
> | printer 
> | > settings and it doesn't work.  It still prints like it is 8 1/2 x 11 
size 
> | and 
> | > wraps all the text around.
> | > 
> | > SCO O/S 5
> | > filePro 4.8."something"
> | > PowerTerm emulator on Win2000 PC's
> | > HPLaser print w/ multiple paper trays
> | > 
> | > Simply put:  Is there way to use define output and lay out the format to 
be 
> | huge
> | > to 255 characters landscape onto an 11 x 17 piece of paper?
> | > 
> | 
> | Butch,
> | 
> | Define a new printcode as follows...
> | 
> | $1b &l26a1o6d3e60F
> | 
> | that is a lowercase ell after the &
> 
> Why is the A4 paper size appropriate for this job?
> 

It's NOT.  Sorry Butch.  Should be...

$1b &l6a1o6d3e60F

just 6a not 26a


Jim 
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