Printer List - Revision history

Laura at 17:41, 22 May 2014

2014-05-22T17:41:15Z

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	PRINTER_LIST(Mat <array name>$)		PRINTER_LIST(<Mat array name>)

	The '''Printer_List''' [[internal function]] returns the number of elements in A$ after redimensioning A$ to the number of active Windows printers. The contents of A$ show the printer names used by Windows, and the default printer is the first element. These names are also suitable OPEN NAME= values to direct output to the respective devices. For example:		The '''Printer_List''' [[internal function]] returns the number of elements in A$ after redimensioning A$ to the number of active Windows printers. The contents of A$ show the printer names used by Windows, and the default printer is the first element. These names are also suitable OPEN NAME= values to direct output to the respective devices. For example:

Laura at 00:46, 22 May 2014

2014-05-22T00:46:06Z

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	~~Printer_List~~(Mat A$)		PRINTER_LIST(Mat <array name>$)

	The '''Printer_List''' [[internal function]] returns the number of elements in A$ after redimensioning A$ to the number of active Windows printers. The contents of A$ show the printer names used by Windows, and the default printer is the first element. These names are also suitable OPEN NAME= values to direct output to the respective devices. For example:		The '''Printer_List''' [[internal function]] returns the number of elements in A$ after redimensioning A$ to the number of active Windows printers. The contents of A$ show the printer names used by Windows, and the default printer is the first element. These names are also suitable OPEN NAME= values to direct output to the respective devices. For example:

John: moved PRINTER LIST to Printer List over redirect:

2014-02-26T17:41:07Z

moved PRINTER LIST to Printer List over redirect:

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Laura: /* Troubleshooting hint when printing under Windows */

2013-04-05T16:44:35Z

Troubleshooting hint when printing under Windows

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	====Troubleshooting hint when printing under Windows====		====Troubleshooting hint when printing under Windows====
	From the printers folder, click on the printer that's not working, select properties, details, and spoolsettings. Then make sure the "spool data format" option is set to "RAW," not "EMP".		From the printers folder, click on the printer that's not working, select properties, details, and spoolsettings. Then make sure the "spool data format" option is set to "RAW," not "EMP".


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Mikhail.zheleznov: moved Printer List to PRINTER LIST

2012-01-17T09:06:15Z

moved Printer List to PRINTER LIST

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Mikhail.zheleznov: 1 revision

2012-01-15T14:11:52Z

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Printer_List(Mat A$)

The '''Printer_List''' [[internal function]] returns the number of elements in A$ after redimensioning A$ to the number of active Windows printers. The contents of A$ show the printer names used by Windows, and the default printer is the first element. These names are also suitable OPEN NAME= values to direct output to the respective devices. For example:

10 DIM A$(1)*100
20 LET X=PRINTER_LIST(A$)
30 PRINT MAT A$

This program will display a list of printer names defined on the local machine in the manner the OS 'sees' them.

Also, to make easier use of PRINTER_LIST(A$) returned values, any matching substring of an A$ element will suffice after PRN:/ in the following example:

10 DIM A$(1)*60, SELECTION$*60
20 LET X=PRINTER_LIST(A$) ! Get Windows Printer List
30 FOR LOOP = 1 TO X
40 A$(LOOP) = A$(LOOP)(1:POS(A$(LOOP),"@")-1) ! Trim device address
50 NEXT LOOP
60 GOSUB USER_SELECT_PRINTER ! Custom Routine to Select From A$
--- place result into SELECTION$ ---
70 OPEN #255: "Name=PRN:/"& SELECTION$, DISPLAY, OUTPUT

====Troubleshooting hint when printing under Windows====
From the printers folder, click on the printer that's not working, select properties, details, and spoolsettings. Then make sure the "spool data format" option is set to "RAW," not "EMP".

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[[Category:Printing]]
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