Printing to a File from FoxPro (Printer Problems Test)

Last reviewed: October 18, 1996
Article ID: Q117142

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a
Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

When you are having printing problems, you should try to print from the operating system, where applicable, as well as from other applications in order to determine where the problem lies. To determine whether printing from the operating system works, you can use a simple test such as the following, which shows how to print to a file from FoxPro. To run this test, issue the following commands in the Command window:

   SET EXCLUSIVE OFF
   SET PRINTER TO junk.txt
   SET PRINTER ON
   LIST STATUS TO PRINTER NOCONSOLE
   SET PRINTER OFF
   SET PRINTER TO
   MODIFY FILE junk.txt

REFERENCES

FoxPro "Language Reference"

Additional reference words: 5.00 VFoxWin 3.00 FoxUnix FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin
2.50 2.60 2.60a 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c troubleshoot trouble-shoot tshoot
KBCategory: kbprint kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxprintGeneral

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Last reviewed: October 18, 1996
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