Printer I/O Instructions


 

The printer output instructions control the data flow to the printer.

 

NOEJECT

Obsolete instruction.

PAGESETUP

Invoke the standard printer setup dialog.

PDF Support

Information regarding support of the Portable Document Format. (9.6A)

PRINT

Print information on the printer or a print file.

Print Preview

Describes the Print Preview Feature.

PRTCLOSE

Close a print page device.

PRTOPEN

Open a print page device.

PRTPAGE

Print information on the page device.

PRTPLAY

Output a spool file to a print device.

RELEASE

Release a print resource for other programs to use it.

RELEASEJOB

Release a print resource, remembering all attributes for the next use.

SPLCLOSE

Close a spool file.

SPLOPEN

Open a spool file.

 

The formatting of data is handled in one of the following ways:

  1. By the variable's data definition.

  2. By using supported PRINT list controls.

  3. By embedding ESCAPE sequences within the print instruction.

 

If a PRINT or PRTPAGE instruction is not terminated by a semi-colon (;), a Carriage Return (CR), and Line Feed (LF) is sent upon completion of the instruction. If the instruction is terminated by a semi-colon, the print location remains one position beyond the last character printed.

 



PL/B Language Reference NOEJECT