Re: Using printer files in charcater mode reports for NT

You can do it.
Try this
In Report 2.5
Go to tool
Tool Option
Set mode to Charater
This two parameter

Destination Type:( I thing Should be file) Destination Name( FIle Name);
Then run the report

I did .
Sam

Kenny Gump wrote:

> Instead of printing the file have you tried
>
> copy myfile.prt :lpt1
>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> Kenny Gump
>
> Gerd Franz wrote in message <37786B0B.9472CD1A_at_ada.de>...
> >Hallo,
> >we have written a character mode report using a printer file (dflt.prt)
> >to give the printer an escape sequence.
> >For windows 95 everything works fine. Using windows NT the escape
> >sequence is printed out ("^t2") instead of switching into the prefered
> >mode..
> >Does anyone has an idea how we can solve it ?
> >
> >Oracle has told us that this is an Microsoft bug and there is no known
> >workaround.
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Gerd Franz
> >
Received on Tue Jun 29 1999 - 13:03:03 CEST