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Q263287: VFP6 Sample: Sets Print Options Without Printer Prompt Command

Article: Q263287
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbprint kbSample kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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ReportFormPrompt.exe is a sample that contains a Visual FoxPro form that
demonstrates how you can control the print options for a printer without the
REPORT/LABEL FORM ... TO PRINTER PROMPT command.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  ReportFormPrompt.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vfox60/sample/6.0/w9x2k/en-us/ReportFormPrompt.exe)

Release Date: May-19-2000

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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HOW TO USE THE REPORTFORMPROMPT.EXE SAMPLE

NOTE: This code is intended for use with Visual FoxPro 6.0 only.

At times, you may need to control the print options for a printer. The options
may include the list of printers to which you print a report/label, the number
of copies you need to print, or any other options that are available with the
REPORT FORM...PROMPT command.

There is a Visual FoxPro form in the ReportFormPrompt.exe sample that
demonstrates how you can control these print options by using the Windows
Spooler API and Windows API.

The sample form also demonstrates how you can hide printers from the user so that
unsupported printers do not display.

Copy the ReportFormPrompt.exe sample to a folder and run the .exe file.

The ReportFormPrompt.exe file contains the following files:

+----------------------+
| foxwingdi.h          | 
+----------------------+
| getversion.vct       | 
+----------------------+
| getversion.vcx       | 
+----------------------+
| landscape.bmp        | 
+----------------------+
| landscape.msk        | 
+----------------------+
| portrait.bmp         | 
+----------------------+
| portrait.msk         | 
+----------------------+
| readme.txt           | 
+----------------------+
| reportformprompt.sct | 
+----------------------+
| reportformprompt.scx | 
+----------------------+

Syntax:

  DO FORM ReportFormPrompt [WITH [cReportName] [, cForWhile] [, cScope]]

PARAMETERS:

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| cReportName | If empty, user is prompted. If a file extension is not supplied, it defaults to FRX. | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| cForWhile   | Add any "FOR <expr>" and/or "WHILE <expr>".                                          | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| cScope      | Default to ALL                                                                       | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

RETURNS:
Nothing

EXAMPLE:

  DO FORM ReportFormPrompt WITH "MyReport.frx", "FOR CustID = 3 WHILE OrderID = 2", "Next 100"

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q162798 HOWTO: Use SET PRINTER TO NAME to Specify Report Destination

  Q131201 Print Setup Options Saved with the Report

  Q251236 HOWTO: Programmatically Set the Number of Copies for a Report

Contributions by:

Tom Zeller
DSN, Inc.
821 B Street,
Centralia, WA 98531

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Additional query words: ReportFormPrompt

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Keywords          : kbfile kbprint kbSample kbPrinting kbReportWriter kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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