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Q117142: HOWTO: Print to a File from FoxPro (Printer Problems Test)

Article: Q117142
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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When you are having printing problems, you should try to print from the
operating system, where applicable, as well as from other applications in order
to determine where the problem lies. To determine whether printing from the
operating system works, you can use a simple test such as the following, which
shows how to print to a file from FoxPro. To run this test, issue the following
commands in the Command window:

     SET EXCLUSIVE OFF
     SET PRINTER TO junk.txt
     SET PRINTER ON
     LIST STATUS TO PRINTER NOCONSOLE
     SET PRINTER OFF
     SET PRINTER TO
     MODIFY FILE junk.txt

REFERENCES
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FoxPro "Language Reference"

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro260aMac kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro260UNIX kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Issue type        : kbhowto

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