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Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:23 am
by esgici
Hi All
A S'87 application compiled by HB32 and works fine now,
except a few little (!) problems
Print output doesn't actually print unless QUIT
Any idea
Viva Clipper, viva Harbour, viva HMG and fans
PS : Yes, I will ask to Harbour groups, if nobody help me here
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:25 am
by jayadevu
Hi,
What printer are you printing to ? USB, Parallel port printer ?
Please also check the properties of the printer like Whether spooling is ON etc.
Pls report.
Warm regards,
Jayadev
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:33 am
by esgici
jayadevu wrote:Hi,
What printer are you printing to ? USB, Parallel port printer ?
Please also check the properties of the printer like Whether spooling is ON etc.
Pls report.
Warm regards,
Jayadev
Thank to interest Jayadev,
and sorry, you are right, inadequate report
WinXP, LPT1, net use ...
TIA
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:49 am
by jayadevu
Hi,
Please use the following command to fire the job:
#ifdef __XHARBOUR__
WinPrintRaw( cPrinter,cFile,cFile )
#else
WIN_PRINTFILERAW( cPrinter, cFile, cFile )
#endif
Where cPrinter is your printer, cFile is your ".txt" or ".prn" file , the cFile is repeated as 2nd parameter to show the file name in the printer properties just as a word file is seen in the printer properties.
HTH,
Warm regards,
Jayadev
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:26 am
by esgici
jayadevu wrote:Hi,
Please use the following command to fire the job:
#ifdef __XHARBOUR__
WinPrintRaw( cPrinter,cFile,cFile )
#else
WIN_PRINTFILERAW( cPrinter, cFile, cFile )
#endif
Where cPrinter is your printer, cFile is your ".txt" or ".prn" file , the cFile is repeated as 2nd parameter to show the file name in the printer properties just as a word file is seen in the printer properties.
HTH,
Warm regards,
Jayadev
Thank Jayadev
Quite big project, too many .prg, too many
Code: Select all
SET DEVICE TO PRINT
SET PRINTER TO ...
SET PRINT ...
...
commands
May be easier to convert project to HMG and MiniPrint
And, you know, WIN_PRINTFILERAW() depends to printer properties, some printers doesn't support this printing way
Any other simple / practical / easy / global way ?
FE: DOSPRINT / DOSPRN / NODOSIMP may be useful ?
TIA
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:37 am
by jayadevu
Hi,
Are you first creating a text file and firing on to the printer or are you firing the job directly to the printer.
For example: Creating a file and printing..
Set Printer to (cFileName)
Set Device to printer
Set Printer on
..All your print commands
..
Set Device to Screen
Set Printer to
WinPrintRaw(cFileName)
Please clarify. If you are using the above approach, I can help you with a generic text converter.
Warm regards,
Jayadev
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:50 pm
by esgici
jayadevu wrote:
Are you first creating a text file and firing on to the printer or are you firing the job directly to the printer.
For example: Creating a file and printing..
Set Printer to (cFileName)
Set Device to printer
Set Printer on
..All your print commands
..
Set Device to Screen
Set Printer to
WinPrintRaw(cFileName)
Jayadev
I'm afraid that I couldn't explain well
These subjects ( console mode print, WinPrintRaw, SET PRINT ... etc ) discussed repeatedly, my goal isn't re-open known issues
My problem simply is : under SAME conditions ( OS, printer, ports etc ) 16 bit version of application do print well, 32 bit version doesn't
Please clarify. If you are using the above approach, I can help you with a generic text converter.
I hope that I explained above why I don't use this approach.
Please you clarify, which text conversion you are about
I'm wondering how a conversion will help to solve this type print problem
Anyway thank to your interest and valuable tips
Viva HMG
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:13 pm
by serge_girard
Esgici,
Have you tried this way?
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SET PRINTER TO PRN // OR LPT1
SET PRINTER ON
SET CONSOLE OFF
? 'commands etc...'
SET PRINTER OFF
SET PRINTER TO
SET CONSOLE ON
Greetings, Serge
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:11 pm
by esgici
serge_girard wrote:Esgici,
Have you tried this way?
Code: Select all
SET PRINTER TO PRN // OR LPT1
SET PRINTER ON
SET CONSOLE OFF
? 'commands etc...'
SET PRINTER OFF
SET PRINTER TO
SET CONSOLE ON
Greetings, Serge
All are already included in the all .prg files
Anyway, thank to interest
TIA
Re: Print problem in text mode
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:33 pm
by martingz
Esgici try chage this
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW\LPT_timeout
default 15 change to 1
works fine in XP