Can I Specify Number Of Copies To Print ? 1

[drosenkranz]

Hello,

I have a commend button that prints a report on demand. The user will need three copies of this report for their purposes.

I know I can specify "TO PRINTER PROMPT" to allow the user to enter the number of copies they want but...

Is there any way I can specify that I want three copies without relying on the user to do this?

I know I can run the report three times in a row on the button's click event from code- I was just wondering if I could do it a different way on one run of the report.

Thanks.
The 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

 

[ramani]

Method 1:
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Make a COMMAND BUTTON
'SetOutput' and put the code
SetOutPut.ClickEvent
SYS(1037)
.
Keep this button parallel to your list/print button and make this visible whenever that list button is enabled/visible (Put in the InitEvent of the SetOutPut Button.. This.Visible = This.Parent.PrintBtn.Visible etc etc.. ways...

When multiple copies are required, users can choose thru the printer dialog the number of copies required...

Method 2:
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You can use the PrintJOb... EndPrintJob looping
and set the
_Pcopies = 3

Method 3:
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In you programme.. you have to loop the report to the number of times required...
For I = 1 to copyReq
DO REPORT TO PRINT etc..
ENDFOR


Hope this helps you
ramani :-9
(Subramanian.G)
FoxAcc
ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[jonscott8]

See:

HOWTO: Programmatically Set the Number of Copies for a Report

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q251/2/36.ASP

Visual FoxPro 6.0 Sample: Sets Print Options Without REPORT FORM ... PROMPT Command (ReportFormPrompt.exe)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/2/87.ASP

The latter actually uses the 3rd method presented in the former. Jon Hawkins