Printing problems with crystal in vfp7.0

[FILIPM]

Hello Experts,

I finally got it right to make crystal reports, gave a good preview, can export it to any printer(in the preview), ...
So far so good.
I have 2 questions now.

1)How do I send the report to a specific printer (all the printers are installed on the server (program ms server 2000) with showing the dialog.
here is it probably with SelectPrinter but i don't know
the syntax.
2)Has anybody already send a report to winfax10 pro without showing the dialog

All the pc's are windows 2000.
Foxprow is 7.0 sp1


wfg,

FILIP MERLIER

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hi Filip,

Yes, you call the report object's SetPrinter method. This takes three pararmeters:

- The name of the printer driver; this is the same as the name that you use with VFP's SET PRINTER NAME command (e.g. HP LaserJet 5P). This parameter is the most important one.

- A shorter name for the printer. As far as I know, this is only used to display the name of the printer in the Print dialogue.

- The name of the port. I have found that you can just pass an empty string for this.

Re Winfax Pro ... no, sorry, I don't know about that.

Mike



Mike Lewis
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