printerSetCurrent newly failing

#1

Hi, I have just moved my Pdx10 app from a win95 to a XP machine with
the same printer and modem attached. Now I find that the command
printerSetCurrent does not work at all. I have read elsewhere of it
slowing down but Paradox simply stops responding in this case. I can
remove the "printerSetCurrent" command from the Opal and do it manually
and the printing itself works but this is a drag. Tha actual printer
does not seem to be the issue as I print to fax, pdf995 and an HPLj4
all with the same problem. Any clues? Thanks Paul.

#2

pfweston (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:

Hi, I have just moved my Pdx10 app from a win95 to a XP machine with
the same printer and modem attached. Now I find that the command
printerSetCurrent does not work at all. I have read elsewhere of it
slowing down but Paradox simply stops responding in this case. I can
remove the "printerSetCurrent" command from the Opal and do it manually
and the printing itself works but this is a drag. Tha actual printer
does not seem to be the issue as I print to fax, pdf995 and an HPLj4
all with the same problem. Any clues? Thanks Paul.

Hi there:

I run an appl which selects one of 3 different printers depending on the
job, switching printers all day long with printerSetCurrent in XP home,
no problems for years .....
I would make sure that the syntax ant path to the printers are correct....

#3

pfweston (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:

Hi, I have just moved my Pdx10 app from a win95 to a XP machine with
the same printer and modem attached. Now I find that the command
printerSetCurrent does not work at all. I have read elsewhere of it
slowing down but Paradox simply stops responding in this case. I can
remove the "printerSetCurrent" command from the Opal and do it manually
and the printing itself works but this is a drag. Tha actual printer
does not seem to be the issue as I print to fax, pdf995 and an HPLj4
all with the same problem. Any clues? Thanks Paul.

me again

var
r Report
repInfo ReportPrintInfo
endvar

code overhere.....

if not isEmpty("Jobtemp.db") then
r.open(":WORK:jobbagie")
repInfo.name = ":WORK:jobbagie"

repInfo.orient = PrintLandscape
printerSetCurrent("yellowprinter")
r.print(repInfo)
endif
r.close()
endmethod

hope this works for you
Joseph Gimeno

#4

Hmm, That's good to know. My code worked fine for years on the win 95
machine too. Guess I'll have to look closer, although I have tried to
simplify my code to avoid the kind of issues you raised. I hope it is
not a XP Pro issue. Anyway, Thanks for the quick response. Regards Paul.

#5

Go to my site, URL below, and look at the ítem PARADOX STOPS RESPONDING
(eid 538) in the Errors explained document.

Your problem could be the CTFMON issue.
--
Bertil Isberg
CTECH
Paradox Buglist: http://web.comhem.se/~u82608896/

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#6

Thanks Bert, I'll check that out... Could well be that.... Will let you
know. Regards Paul

#7

Well Bert. Turned off CTFMON as directed and re-installed pdx9 then 10.
No clear change that I can see... Paul

#8

Hum, Well I'm not sure what has happened but Paradox10 has now decided
not to spit the dummy for now. PrinterSetCurrent still does not work
but atleast I can set the correct printer interactively and then I can
Fax and E-mail the Pdfs. Pdx just seems to ignore the printerSetCurrent
command. Regards Paul.

#9

Paul
<<
Turned off CTFMON as directed and re-installed pdx9 then 10.
No clear change that I can see

Quote:

Create a new script containing nothing but the code you're using the set
the printer. Verify that the code does not work. Then show the code.

--
Bertil Isberg
CTECH
Paradox Buglist: http://web.comhem.se/~u82608896/

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#10

Quote:

Pdx just seems to ignore the printerSetCurrent
command.

FWIW, I use printerSetCurrent() in P10 in many applications and so far it
seems to work.

There must be something in your code that is not 100% correct.

Anders