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Q128203: FIX: No Generic/Text Only Printer Driver in Windows NT

Article: Q128203
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 2.60a 3.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a 
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SYMPTOMS
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To send the output of a FoxPro report to a text file in FoxPro for Windows, you
must use the Generic/Text Only printer driver. However, Microsoft Windows NT
does not ship with the Generic/Text Only printer driver or any equivalent
drivers.

WORKAROUND
==========

Create a hard-coded report using the ??? "" command to put the printer driver in
'raw' mode and use @..SAY or ? statements to output the data to the file.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.

Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin Generic ASCII buglist2.60a

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300
Version           : 2.60a 3.00
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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