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Q112184: Printing Screen Snapshots in FoxPro for Macintosh

Article: Q112184
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5b 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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In FoxBASE+ for the Macintosh, you can print a screen snapshot by choosing Print
from the File menu. However, this functionality is not available in FoxPro for
Macintosh.

CAUSE
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The File Print command in FoxPro for Macintosh prints text information in a
single window only. A screen shot contains graphic images of multiple windows,
which cannot be printed through FoxPro for Macintosh. This behavior is by design
to ensure cross-platform compatibility in FoxPro, which can be run in either a
character- or graphics-based operating system. FoxPro relies on underlying
operating system functionality or third-party add-ins in order to print screen
shots.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, you can print a screen snapshot using the
Macintosh screen snapshot feature, as follows:

1. With the desired image on the screen, press COMMAND+SHIFT+3. A TeachText PICT
  file will be created. The first screen snapshot will be named Picture 1; the
  filename will be incremented by 1 for each successive picture. The file will
  be created in the root folder of the current default volume (drive).

2. Return to the desktop and double-click the icon for the screen snapshot.
  TeachText will open. From the File menu in TeachText, choose Print to print
  the snapshot.

NOTE: You can also print the snapshot from other applications, such as Microsoft
Word for the Macintosh, that support the PICT file format.

Additional query words: VFoxMac FoxMac snap screenshot dump picture

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro250bMac kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5b,3.0b

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