Re: [C400-L] Printing on a matrix printer

["Jevgeni Astanovski" <j.astanovski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Try:
>
> {
> int = 0;
> while (i < 10(or how ever many blank lines you need)
>   { printf("\n");
>     i++; }
> return;
> }
>
> Scott T. Finn

And what?
See these empty rows on console?
I normally use _Rwrite for output to print file.
Seems, that I'm missing something :-(

J.Astanovski

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jevgeni Astanovski" <j.astanovski@sampopank.ee>
> To: <C400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 6:13 AM
> Subject: [C400-L] Printing on a matrix printer
>
>
> > Can someone explain me, how can I print properly on a matrix printer
from
> my
> > C program?
> > Printer is a small cheque printer STAR SP200 (20 chars wide).
> > I made a print file with one format - all constants and variables -
> > everything works fine!
> > But that foolish printer wants me to generate several empty rows, so
that
> > user can tear the slip away - and I cannot understand, how to do it!
> > My form ends on line 13. I tried to add a constant on line 25 and this
> > constant is filled with spaces - no effect. I placed a variable on line
> 25,
> > filled it with spaces from the program - also no effect.
> > The only hack, that I found is to place an unprintable char into this
> > varuiable - then it skips empty lines and "simulates" printing. So I
have
> a
> > solution - but it is a dirty hack :-(
> >
> > I should add, that the printer is connected to a PC and I use 3812
> emulation
> > from Mochasoft.
> >
> > May be there is a proper solution of this problem?
> >
> > Actually may be this list is not the optimal place for such a question,
> but
> > people is pretty helpful here......
> >
> > TIA,
> > Jevgeni Astanovski
> > Sampo Bank
> > Tallinn, Estonia
> >
> >
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