Microsoft KB Archive/155938

= PRB: SET PRINTER TO Does Not Create File in VFP for Macintosh =

Article ID: 155938

Article Last Modified on 12/14/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q155938



SYMPTOMS
Using triple question marks with the SET PRINTER TO command does not create a file in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh.



WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to print to a file. The two examples below create text files that contain both phrases on one line. The first uses the double question marks and the SET PRINTER TO command. The following code example demonstrates this concept: SET PRINTER TO Test.txt SET PRINTER ON  ?? 'Hello world' ?? 'This is a test' SET PRINTER TO  SET PRINTER OFF Also, the SET ALTERNATE command produces a text file. The following code creates a file using the SET ALTERNATE command: SET ALTERNATE TO Test.txt SET ALTERNATE ON  ?? 'Hello' ?? 'This is a test' SET ALTERNATE OFF SET ALTERNATE TO According to the Visual FoxPro Help file, the SET ALTERNATE command functions only with single and double question marks, and the DISPLAY and LIST commands.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
In previous versions of FoxPro, the SET PRINTER TO and triple question marks produces a text file. However, in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh, this technique does not produce a file, even though the code runs without error.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
Type the following code into the Command window or a program: SET PRINTER TO Test.txt ??? 'Hello World' ??? 'This is a test' SET PRINTER TO The above code does not create a text file when executed under Visual FoxPro for Macintosh. However, the code creates a file on the Windows, MS-DOS, and Macintosh versions of FoxPro 2.x, and Visual FoxPro 3.0 and 5.0 for Windows.

Adding the SET PRINTER ON command to the code example creates a text file; however, the file contains no information. The code example below demonstrates this behavior: SET PRINTER TO Test.txt SET PRINTER ON  ??? 'Hello World' ??? 'This is a test' SET PRINTER OFF SET PRINTER TO

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Keywords: KB155938

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