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Q95704: PRB: ? Command Drops Carriage Return/Linefeed

Article: Q95704
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using the question mark (?) command to send information to the
printer, occasionally a carriage return and linefeed (CR/LF) combination is
dropped and information is printed on the same line. For example, you may
receive the following printed output:

  customer_name customer_lastname
  customer_name customer_lastname customer_name customer_lastname
  customer_name customer_lastname

RESOLUTION
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Use the ?? command in place of the ? command. Because the ?? command does not
send a carriage return and linefeed automatically, you must send them manually
by adding CHR(13)+CHR(10) to the end of each line. The following example shows
the correct use of the ?? command:

     SET PRINTER to LPT1
     SET PRINTER ON
     SELECT customer
   
     SCAN ALL WHILE !EOF()
       ?? customer.contact+" "+customer.company+CHR(13)+CHR(10)
     ENDSCAN
     SET PRINTER TO

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin format break line feed

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbVFP300
Version           : MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,3.0

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