Printer I/O Instructions
The printer output instructions control the data flow to the printer.
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Obsolete instruction. | |
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Invoke the standard printer setup dialog. | |
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Information regarding support of the Portable Document Format. (9.6A) | |
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Print information on the printer or a print file. | |
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Describes the Print Preview Feature. | |
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Close a print page device. | |
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Open a print page device. | |
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Print information on the page device. | |
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Output a spool file to a print device. | |
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Release a print resource for other programs to use it. | |
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Release a print resource, remembering all attributes for the next use. | |
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Close a spool file. | |
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Open a spool file. |
The formatting of data is handled in one of the following ways:
By the variable's data definition.
By using supported PRINT list controls.
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.
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