Net Express v5.- personal edition

Hello All!

I'm having a problem converting some old Workbench programs to NE.

The biggest problem is just to print out reports.

Original assign clause is Select print-rep assign "PRN:".
This doesn't work and have also tried assign printer as well as assign print
er
"print.txt".
This last one does work to some point but I have to manually spool out the
print.txt file.   How do you set printing up in NE to auto go to spool say t
o
an HP laserjet 4000 ?

Any suggestions please, but don't forget there is a 2200 line limit on
compiler.

Vince

Vince Coen wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I'm having a problem converting some old Workbench programs to NE.
>
> The biggest problem is just to print out reports.
>
> Original assign clause is Select print-rep assign "PRN:".
> This doesn't work and have also tried assign printer as well as assign pri
nter
> "print.txt".
> This last one does work to some point but I have to manually spool out the
> print.txt file.   How do you set printing up in NE to auto go to spool say
 to
> an HP laserjet 4000 ?
>
> Any suggestions please, but don't forget there is a 2200 line limit on
> compiler.
>
> Vince
>
>
The question has already been partially answered but you simply can't
mix and match the old DOS OS syntax with Windows OS.

Possibilities are :-

- assign print file to disk - see some examples at University of
Limerick - http://www.csis.ul.ie/COBOL/. Then of course you subsequently
print the disk file.

- use PC_PRINT routines - plenty of M/F examples - think of setting up
your common print lines in W/S rather like laying out Screen Section or
Report Writer lines

- third party 'Windows' printer software like -
http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html

If you want to try the PC_PRINT e-mail me, (editing my address). I can
give you an OO class, while not containing all the printer routines,
would certainly  get you off the ground. (It's a while since I did it,
so it can be improved upon).

Jimmy

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