Printing (Visual FoxPro)

Article
07/09/2007

These commands and functions make it possible for you to print or display data from records or memory variables to the screen, a printer, or an output file.

Use	To
_ASCIICOLS System Variable	Specify the number of columns in an ASCII text file created with the ASCII keyword in the REPORT FORM command.
_ASCIIROWS System Variable	Specify the number of rows in an ASCII text file created with the ASCII keyword in the REPORT FORM command.
\ \| \\ Command	Print or display lines of text.
? \| ?? Command	Evaluate expressions and sends the results to the main Visual FoxPro window, an active user-defined window, or the printer.
??? Command	Send output directly to the printer.
APRINTERS( ) Function	Store information about currently installed printers into an array.
CLOSE Commands	Close various file types.
DISPLAY Command	Display record contents and expression results for the current table in the main Visual FoxPro window or a user-defined window.
EJECT Command	Send a formfeed to the printer.
EJECT PAGE Command	Send a conditional page advance to the printer.
GETPRINTER( ) Function	Display the Printer dialog box and returns the name of the selected printer.
LIST Commands	Display table or environment information without pausing the main Visual FoxPro or user-defined window.
ON PAGE Command	Specify a command that executes when printed output reaches a specified line number in a report or when you issue EJECT PAGE.
PCOL( ) Function	Return the current column position of the printer's print head.
PRINTJOB ... ENDPRINTJOB Command	Activate the settings for print job system variables.
PROW( ) Function	Return the current row number of the printer's print head.
PRTINFO( ) Function	Return the current specified printer setting.
REPORT FORM Command	Display or print a report specified by a report definition (.frx) file, for example, created with the CREATE REPORT or MODIFY REPORT command.
SET MARGIN Command	Set the left printer margin.
SET PDSETUP Command	Load a printer driver setup or clears the current printer driver setup.
SET PRINTER Command	Enable or disable output to the printer or routes output to a file, port, or network printer.
SYS(6) - Current Printer Device	Return the current print device.
SYS(1037) - Page Setup Dialog Box	Display the Visual FoxPro default or report Page Setup dialog box or sets printer settings for the default printer in Visual FoxPro or for the report printer environment.
TYPE Command	Display the contents of a file.

Printing (Visual FoxPro)

See Also

Reference

Other Resources

Additional resources