Microsoft KB Archive/117142

= How To Print to a File from FoxPro (Printer Problems Test) =

Article ID: 117142

Article Last Modified on 7/1/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.0
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Professional Edition for Macintosh
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for SCO/UNIX

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SUMMARY
When you are having printing problems, you should try to print from the operating system, where applicable, as well as from other applications in order to determine where the problem lies. To determine whether printing from the operating system works, you can use a simple test such as the following, which shows how to print to a file from FoxPro. To run this test, issue the following commands in the Command window: SET EXCLUSIVE OFF SET PRINTER TO junk.txt SET PRINTER ON  LIST STATUS TO PRINTER NOCONSOLE SET PRINTER OFF SET PRINTER TO  MODIFY FILE junk.txt

