Posted by Tom Fulton (64.59.46.175) on October 13, 2003 at 12:54:30:
In Reply to: Printing Alignment posted by Stephen Auerbach on October 13, 2003 at 11:38:12:
As a veteran of many, many #CFORM based programs here are my insights.
There are two ways to work with a laser form out of Comet: 1) Printing out of a legacy app with (FF), (CR) & (LF) or 2) Printing out
of the #CFORM program. It sounds like you are taking an old NCP program and printing it to the laser printer configured as a W printer. In order to do this you must control your own destiny: I do
it by ENTERing a #CFORM type program for the sole purpose of setting
the font & pitch. You could accomplish the same thing by putting all
the necessary use files and code into NCP, but that's hard. After you open your printer, ENTER #CFORM, do one of the Font Set routines so that you know what you're working with and then return to print.
All my forms programs are now #CFORM based - RP for example, ENTERS
a #CFORM initially to set the print font & size, then I print my app
data with the LF & CRs, ENTER the #CFORM to print the form template
then FF when done with the page. Works like a charm. Tom.