| Subject | Re: _pdriver does not work |
| From | Peter Berglas <phb2020@hotmail.com> |
| Date | Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:50:48 -0500 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 1/31/2018 7:04 AM, Peter Berglas wrote: > > I have sent prior requests for help in this matter, but no matter what I try, I can't get _pdriver to change. Using Windows 10. Please take a look at the file below. In dBase Plus 11, _pdriver does not send the streaming to the appropriate paper location in my Okidata printer. In Visual dBase 7.01, I have no problem. I have been using vdb for years and upgraded to Plus 11 early in 2017. This is the only problem I am having and I cannot figure out what to do. > > I have even tried a small batch file that changes the Windows default printer, but this does not come into effect until I close dBase and then restart it. > > I have tried _app.printer also to no avail. > > Please note that these are not reports, but streaming. > > I look forward to some help. > > I hate to tell you this, but the old streaming code for printing was > written for DOS, and doesn't translate well to Windows. If you cannot > get _PDRIVER to work (and most of us are not really going to try), you > are going to need to learn to use the dBASE report engine ... it's not > that bad, there is some help in my tutorial (see below), and I have > written a book on dBASE reports that can be helpful. > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm Hi Ken, I hate to tell you this, but even though the old streaming code for printing may have been written for DOS, and may not translate well to Windows, with a bit of work I was able to accomplish the transition without rewriting all my streaming code. Most of us might not try, but I did. I used : _app.printer.printerName="Okipage 10ex Manual Feed" My problem was that I was using _app.printer.printerName="WINSPOOL,Okipage 10ex Manual Feed" By trail and error using the Command window, I found out that the "WINSPOOL" should not be included. I think this was mentioned elsewhere. Did not need chooseprinter(). I hope this helps others too. Peter | |