PRINTJOB...ENDPRINTJOB

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Uses the values stored in system memory variables to control a printing operation.

Syntax

PRINTJOB
<statements>

ENDPRINTJOB

<statements>

Any valid dBL statements.

Description

Use PRINTJOB...ENDPRINTJOB to control a printing operation with the values of the system memory variables _pbpage, _pepage, _pcopies, _peject, and _plineno. When dBASE Plus begins executing PRINTJOB, it does the following:

1. Closes the current print document (if any) and begins a new one, as if you had issued CLOSE PRINTER before issuing PRINTJOB

2. Ejects a page if _peject is set to "BEFORE" or "BOTH"

3. Sets _pcolno to 0

When dBASE Plus reaches ENDPRINTJOB, it does the following:

4. Ejects a page if _peject is set to "AFTER" or "BOTH"

• Resets _pcolno to 0

Before using PRINTJOB...ENDPRINTJOB, set the relevant system memory variables and issue SET PRINTER ON. After ENDPRINTJOB, use CLOSE PRINTER to close and print the document.