Print Wizard from -pq option

[Richard Hane]

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From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
To: Richard Hane <yoresoft at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com; Rick Hane <rhane at deluxestitcher.com>
Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 10:40:47 AM
Subject: Re: Print Wizard from -pq option

Richard Hane wrote:
> System: fpODBC ver 5.0.15 , Windows 2003 network
> 
> I have several forms that we regulaly print as a pdf via print wizard.  That works fine.
> 
> However, I would like to give my users the option to do this on all forms and some reports as a regular option.  To do the above we have to use a batch file in addition to the printer definition.  Is there a way to do this with out a batch file?  IN short they could pick the pdf option as and other printer using the -pq flag.

Can you describe how, exactly, you "use a batch file in addition to the printer definition" to currently do the conversion?

What is the printer definition (specifically, the type and destination), and what is in the batch file?

-- Kenneth Brody

Morning Ken,

here is the printer definition and batch file.

Print Def....
printer12: rickpdf, printwiz, u:\pdfquote\quote.txt, Create PDF
Note: 'u' is a mapped dirve on all workstations as the users my documents file located on the main server.
and below 'v' is a mapped dirve on all workstations to the fpodbc folder located on the main server.

Repair.bat file
@echo off
rem This File created by Rick Hane on 8-7-2009
set PATH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
set PFDSK=V
set PFDATA=V:
set PFPROG=V:
set PFDIR=
set PFLMHOST=server2007
set PFMENU=V:\fp\menus\rick
set PFGLOB=
set PFCONFIG=
set pfpostprint=c:\program files\printwiz30\printwiz /fpDF://u:\pdfquote\quote.pdf /quiet
set PATH=%pfprog%;%PFPROG%\fp;%path%
echo stuff > fp$$$$$$.bat
del fp$$*.bat>NUL
%pfprog%\fp\p repair

Thanks
Rick
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