FDP 2.6a win98/2000 REPORT FORM PROBLEMS

[Foxtech]

hi everyone,

I would like to create a text file then fax it with winfax. The text file is generated with report form report to file files.txt

I opened the files.txt file with notepad and see that the headers sometimes didn't print properly on the next line.
So why in Winfax when I attached the files.txt and send to the other end (fax machine) the report didn't print correctly as I printed directly to the printer.

I had no control on the commande Report Form xxx to file yyy.

Does anyone knows that I have to do something special before issuing the commande report form xxx to file yyy?

thanks in advance...

 

[Stella740pl]

Do you use REPORT ... TO FILE ASCII ?

What do you mean by "the headers sometimes didn't print properly on the next line"?

Maybe you should take a look at _ASCIICOLS and _ASCIIROWS system variables.

 

[Stella740pl]

Also, if you use just REPORT ... TO FILE, the current printer driver is used. If your recipient has a different one, the report might look somewhat different.

 

[Foxtech]

hi stella740pl,

Sorry that I can't explaine clearly my problems.

I meaned on some pages in the text file the first line of report's header printed on the same line of the previous line.

As you suggess I will try with file ASCII

thanks again.

 

[rgbean]

FoxTech and Stella,
I don't believe the ... FILE ASCII option was introduced until VFP 3.0. To get this in FPD/FPW, you need to set the current printer to the Generic / Text Only Printer driver, then the file will be in ASCII format with no "control" characters (other than CRLF, TAB and FormFeed).

Rick

 

[Foxtech]

Hi Rick,

You are right, I tested with file ASCII but it didn't work with FPD 2.6a . No text files generated at all.

Do you know any other solutions? please help

thanks guys

 

[rgbean]

Heve you tried setting the current printer to the Generic / Text Only Printer driver and using the TO FILE option?

Rick

 

[Foxtech]

Hi Rick,

Yes I tried with generic / text only printer drvier but I still have Data mixed-up in the *.txt file.

I want to sent you a txt file can I have your email address.

thanks a lot for your help!

 

[Stella740pl]

Rick, you are right, my memory is a little rusty, I don't remember what was introduced when and don't have old versions installed anymore to check. I found an old manual, though - you are right, of course. Sorry for the mix-up.

 

[rgbean]

FoxTech,
Can you explain what you mean by "Data mixed-up..."? How about just posting a section of the text file that's bad, and then show what you expect. By using a [ code ] <your data here> [ \code ] block (you'll want to delete the spaces before and after the word code), it'll show it just like it is in the file.

Rick

 

[cricket]

Are you using REPORT FORM ......... HEADING 'My heading '?
Are there control codes in the header?

 

[Foxtech]

Hi Cricket,

No I used Report form .... to file then in the text file generated on some pages the first line of PgHeader section didn't print on the next line.

I cheked then see no use of control code at all.

Why on some pages the line didn't print corectly?

please advise , thanks a lot guys.


ex:

Detail section:

SAINT-PIE STPA 7101 1817 18/01/1971 0 1.80

this line below mixed-up with the previous line
 *RAP07* Machandise Report

If this line will print on the next line so my report should be OK.