TPRINTER

[byte-one]

Is there a way to switch between oPrn:setportrait() and oPrn:setlandscape() in the same printjob. (without ENDPRINT before switching)?

[byte-one]

Has anyone a idea?? Its badly needed. Thanks!

[James Bott]

Günther,

Do you have a small test program that shows the problem?

James

[Antonio Linares]

Günther,

I guess that you mean to do such change from one page to another page, right ?

[byte-one]

Thanks for your response! Yes, Antonio, from one page to another. If i now do so, the coordinates are wrong from page to page!

[Antonio Linares]

Günther,

Could you provide a small example of how you are doing it ? thanks

[byte-one]

Antonio,

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oPrn := Printbegin(....)
PAGE
oPrn:setlandscape()
oPrn:say(.....)
ENDPAGE
PAGE
oPrn:setportrait()
oPrn:say(....)
ENDPAGE
ENDPRINT
 

[Antonio Linares]

Günther,

I have tried this example:

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#include "fivewin.ch"

function Main()

   local oPrn

   PRINTER oPrn PREVIEW
      PAGE
         oPrn:setlandscape()
         oPrn:say( 1, 1, "One" )
      ENDPAGE
      PAGE
         oPrn:setportrait()
         oPrn:say( 1, 1, "One" )
      ENDPAGE
   ENDPRINT

return nil

Though the preview is not changing from landscape to portrait, it seems as the text is really different on each page.

I appreciate your comments, thanks

[byte-one]

Antonio, the print are always on ALL pages in the last called format (portrait or landscape)! Is there no way to switch from one to another format from page to page?
BUT ONLY, if PREVIEW is active this wrong behavoir is present!

[Antonio Linares]

Günther,

Do you mean that you would like to see the second page on landscape from the preview ?

[byte-one]

Antonio, in your above code the second page are also in landscape not as portrait as programmed. WITH preview the print-output is as the preview shows and all pages are in the last programmed format. WITHOUT preview the print-output seems to be ok.

[Antonio Linares]

Günther,

My guess is that the preview does not support the change of orientation from page to page,

That is something that may require many changes, so we can not provide an inmediate fix for it, sorry

[Massimo Linossi]

Hi.
I had the same problem years ago and I solved using for that pages the print using fonts with escapement at 900.
It's an hard work, I know, but is the only solution I found.
Happy sunday.

[James Bott]

How about just printing three separate reports in the needed order? You might have to programmatically adjust the page numbers, but I think this could be done. To the user it would just seem like one report.

James

[Enrico Maria Giordano]

James,

Günther want mixed orientations in a single preview and this is not possible with the current preview class.

EMG