_pform
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Identifies the current print form file or activates another one.
Syntax
_pform = <filename>
<filename>
The name of a print form file (.PRF).
Default
The default for _pform is an empty string ("").
Description
Use _pform to determine the name of the current print form file or to activate another one. A print form file (.PRF) is a binary file that contains print settings for printing a print job. The print form file contains the following system memory variables:
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Variable |
Action |
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_padvance |
Determines whether the printer advances the paper with a formfeed or linefeeds. |
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_pageno |
Determines or sets the current page number. |
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_pbpage |
Specifies the page number at which PRINTJOB begins printing. |
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_pcopies |
Specifies the number of copies to print in a printjob. |
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_pdriver |
Activates a specified printer driver. (If the print form file is from dBASE IV, dBASE Plus ignores this value.) |
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_peject |
Controls page ejects before and after PRINTJOB. |
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_pepage |
Specifies the number of the last page that PRINTJOB prints. |
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_plength |
Specifies the number of lines per page for streaming output. |
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_ploffset |
Determines the width of the left border on a printed page. |
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_ppitch |
Sets the printer pitch, the number of characters per inch that the printer prints. |
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_pquality |
Specifies if the printer prints in letter-quality or draft mode. |
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_pspacing |
Sets the line spacing for streaming output.
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When you specify a print form file by assigning its name to _pform, the values stored in the file are assigned to their respective variables. Jobs you send to the printer then behave in accordance with these variables.