Where do I adjust printing parameters for hardcopy printouts?

[Boaz Bezborodko]

fp at casabellagallery.com wrote:
> Boaz asked:
>
>   
>> If I want to print out a hardcopy of a processing table after exiting 
>> rcabe, the current setup prints out 66 lines per page.  Where can I go 
>> to change the set-up for this?
>>
>>     
>
> Any hard copy not controlled by processing will print to your set default
> printer.
>
> There a several ways to find your default printer:
>
> (1) Choose option 7 off your filePro Plus Main Menu, press P and look for
>     the entry with an asterisk (*) to the left of the entry number
>
> (2) Choose ? off your filePro Plus Main Menu, press F6 and check the value
>     for PFPRINTER variable
>
> (3) At the OS level, check the value for PFPRINTER variable
>
> As you can see, whatever the PFPRINTER variable is set, is the printer you
> will print to by default.  So, that is the printer you will need to change
> which can be done using Printer Maintenance option off your filePro Plus 
> Main Menu.
>
> Depending on how your application is set, you may be running a batch file
> or .profile script to override settings thus defaulting you to a printer 
> other than the one noted by above mentioned methods. 
>
> Just make sure you change the right printer configuration table and you
> should be OK.
>
> It might be worth mentioning that changing this printer may cause other
> problems with reports that are currently printing to that printer and page
> settings (lines per page) are just fine - In other words, you may cause 
> these reports to run off line or start printing out of alignment.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
> Jose Lerebours
> 954-559-7186
>   
I took Wally's suggestion and created a separate printer definition from 
a copy of the one I wanted.  Then I set up a new printer, and finally 
set PFPRINTER to that printer definition in a batch file I'll use for 
development.

Boaz
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