Okay, I have a report that is being launched from Forms. I want the
parameter screen suppressed (easy enough), but I want the Windows Print
Dialog to appear so the user can pick the printer the report shoudl go to.
Using the following code in a program unit, I launch the report:
list_id := create_parameter_list('input_params');
add_parameter(list_id,'PARAMFORM',text_parameter,'NO');
add_parameter(list_id,'DESTYPE',text_parameter,'Printer');
add_parameter(list_id,'DESNAME',text_parameter,' ');
add_parameter(list_id,'COPIES',text_parameter,'1');
add_parameter(list_id,'PRINTJOB',text_parameter,'YES');
add_parameter(list_id,'PNBR',text_parameter,:printdiag.equpmnt_prmt_nbr);
add_parameter(list_id,'DBSRC',text_parameter,:global.db_source);
run_product(REPORTS,'permits',SYNCHRONOUS,RUNTIME,FILESYSTEM,list_id);
destroy_parameter_list('input_params');
As you can see, the PARAMFORM=NO turns off the display of the Oracle reports
parameter screen. This works. I also included the PRINTJOB=YES parameter,
which should cause the Windows Print Dialog to appear. This does not occur.
If I supply no name in the desname parameter, the report goes to the default
printer. If I put a fake name in the desname, the report bombs, saying
invliad printer. If I place a BLANK printer name in desname, it still fills
with the default printer. This is starting to bug me. Can anyone help?
Received on Tue Sep 04 2001 - 12:53:52 CDT
