question using a menu script

[Richard Hane]

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 From: GCC Consulting <rkreiss at gccconsulting.net>
To: 'Richard Hane' <yoresoft at sbcglobal.net>; 'file Pro Mailing List' <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:23 AM
Subject: RE: question using a menu script
 



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> 
> Good afternoon list,
> 
> Is it just me or has activity just died?
> 
> Anyway, my question.
> 
> First our system, 4 server Win 2003 using fpodbc and Print Wizard.
> 
> I have 2 users that sometime print report to their printer and then again
> would rather print to a pdf.  We use Print Wizard.
> 
> In the past I set up 2 batch files, one for each operation.  I also have
set up 2
> copies of each report; 1 with the pdf defintion and 1 with the users HP
printer
> type.
> 
> My question is if use only 1 batch file but on the menu line defined a
script
> (F5) and added the Print Wizard pfpostprint as seen below, run the
> rreport then added another pfpostprint to set the state back to printer;
would
> that work?
> 
> I probably would have to set pfprinter 2 times as well.
> 
> set pfpostprint=C:\Program Files\Rasmussen Software, Inc\Print Wizard
> 4\printwiz /fpDF://V:\rickpdf\
> 
> Thank in advance,
> Rick Hane
> Controller
> Deluxe Stitcher Company Inc
> ISP Stitching Products
> www.deluxestitcher.com

Suggestion: Use a clerk session with a menu selection for printing or pdf.
Then use a system command to execute the correct option.  I have set this up
for one of my clients and I works just fine.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
Office: 410-653-2813

Richard,

Thanks for the idea.  It sounds like this would be the answer; however when I set it up it just plain didn't work.  Nothing changed.

I set up a new file select_printer with 2 fields.  Fld 1 ask press 1 for printer and 2 for pdf.  Fld 2 asks for the printer name (ie. rick, eng, rickpdf, etc.

Below is my processing..

1. if: 1="1" 
then: ca="set pfprinter="{2{""; cb="set pfpostprint' "; goto dosys

2:if: 1="2" 
then: ca="set pfprinter=rickpdf"

3. if: 1="2" 
then: cb="set pfpostprint=C:\Program Files\Rasmussen Software, Inc\Print Wizard 4\printwiz /fpDF://V:\rickpdf\"

4. if: 1="2"
then: goto dosys

5. then: beep; errorbox "Must select 1 or 2 in 1st question"; restart

6. then: end
 
7. label: dosys
if:
then: system ca

8.if:
then: system cb  
9. end

Do you see my problem or what I did wrong?   BTW I do get a syntax error on the end of line 3 after the V:\  and yes this is a valid mapped drive.

I should point out for what it's worth; I am running in the virtual XP mode on a Win 7 O/S.

Thanks in advance
Rick Hane
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