INFO: Print Setup Options Saved with the Report (131201)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q131201

SUMMARY

Reports created and saved in Visual FoxPro contain printer setup information stored in the EXPR field of the first record in the report (.FRX) file. Only those options valid for the printer associated with the report are saved. You can use the PRTINFO() function to verify the value contained in the individual element, but the EXPR field contains all printer elements available to the report.

MORE INFORMATION

The following lists all 13 report elements that can be saved with the report: 
ORIENTATION(1)
PAPERSIZE(2)
PAPERLENGTH(3)
PAPERWIDTH(4)
SCALE(5)
COPIES(6)
DEFAULTSOURCE(7)
PRINTQUALITY(8)
COLOR(9)
DUPLEX(10)
YRESOLUTION(11)
TTOPTION(12)
COLLATE(13)
These 13 options are the only setup elements that change the user's current printer setup. This is true of both the binary setup information and the clear text. The numbers in parentheses correspond to the PRTINFO() function that allows read access to these fields. Each option is fully explained in the PRTINFO() topic in the Visual FoxPro Help file.

To verify the above information, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new report in Visual FoxPro.
  2. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
  3. In the Page Setup dialog box, select Printer Setup. In the printer Setup dialog box, make changes to the default printer, orientation, and paper size.
  4. Click the More button, and make changes to the remaining elements.
  5. Save and run the report.
  6. Open the report file as a .DBF file using the USE command.
  7. In Browse mode, open the EXPR Memo field. All saved printer setup elements are visible.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/17/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB131201
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