BUG: Last Line Not Printed and No Eject with Serial Printer

Last reviewed: May 17, 1996
Article ID: Q121923

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.5x, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

Under certain circumstances when using a serial printer, the last line doesn't print, and the page eject doesn't occur until a new print job is sent to the printer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Run the following program:

   SET PRINTER TO com2,9600,n,8,1,h,rl
   SET DEVICE TO PRINT
   FOR i = 1 TO 10
    @ i,1 SAY i PICTURE "999"
    @ i,10 SAY DATE()
   ENDFOR
   SET DEVICE TO SCREEN
   EJECT
   SET PRINTER TO

Note that the 10th line is not printed, and the printer does not eject the page until a new print job is sent.

Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c 2.60a seriel port
buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.50c buglist2.60a
KBCategory: kbprint kbbuglist
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Last reviewed: May 17, 1996
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