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Q123655: PRB: Printing with QuickDraw GX Doesn’t Work

Article: Q123655
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.6a,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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WARNING: The information in this article has not been confirmed or tested
by Microsoft. ANY USE BY YOU OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS
AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this information "as is" without
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not
limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a
particular purpose.

SYMPTOMS
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Quick Printing with QuickDraw GX does not function with FoxPro for Macintosh.

RESOLUTION
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To print the .PRG file, use the File Print command within FoxPro or another text
editor.

MORE INFORMATION
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NOTE: QuickDraw GX is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make
no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of
QuickDraw GX.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. With QuickDraw GX installed, create a printer on the desktop.

2. Drag a FoxPro .PRG file to the printer. FoxPro starts, but quits with no
  error message. The .PRG file is not printed.

Additional query words: VFoxMac FoxMac

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro260aMac kbVFP300bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.6a,3.0b

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