Re: Request for an RPG example of printing with an overl

Gary

> Hi Rob,
>
> Thank you very very much.  I will be working on putting this together
> and see how far I can get.  It sounds (from the looks of it) like
> there are a few basics that one has to know and maybe it will all fall
> into place.

It isn't very difficult.  If you need to do a debug, check the value of the 
array
CMD on the CALL 'CMDEXC'  statements and then check to see if the error 
indicator
is on after that statement  has been executed - if so your override did not 
work.

> I'm guessing the sequence is as simple as:

> 1.  Close the printer file.

This implies that you intend to go through the routine multiple times without
ending the program.  As you are only overriding two values, you may not need a
DLTOVR at this point as I suggested.  I was overriding many more values and put
it in to ensure that my next override started with a clean sheet.

2.  Override to select the overlay.

> 3.  Override to select Portrait or Landscape.

Combine these two overrides together

> 4.  Open the printer file.
> 5.  Print.
> 6.  Close the printer file.
> 7.  Override to remove the overlay.
> 8.  Override to select  Landscape for envelopes.

Combine these two overrides together

> 9.  Open the printer file.
> 10.  Print.

If you are doing high volumes, you may have performance problems with constant
opening and closing the printer files.  To overcome these is not so easy as it
means using one printer file for both reports and sending esape codes for
landscape etc. to the printer without the help of the OVRPRTF command.  I
remember that this is why we sent the lanscape code direct as it meant that we
could change from portrait to landscape and change paper drawer in the middle of
a report.

Best wishes

Rob
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