Printing in File ?

Sagar,
I'm curious why you think this is a valid syntax? (Can you provide a =
topic or link to any FoxPro help file with this syntax?) Text files by =
definition have no font information - you need a speciallized format =
like Rich Text, HTML or Word to handle fonts (of course there are many =
more possibilities, but these three come immediately to mind).

Can you use the Report designer?

Rick

"Sagar" <sagars_r@rediffmail.com> wrote in message =
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> I am ouputing the report to a file by :
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> Set device to file.txt
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> ? "Hello" font "Arial",11
> ?? "Ever" font "Courier new",12
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> Set device to screen
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> But the Specied Font are not outputing. Its Showing all default font. =
What
> should i do for outputing the report to a file, and it should display =
the
> font i choose. my aim to generate this kind of file is that i can copy =
it
> to a floppy and distribute to someone, so he could view it.
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> Thanks

Tamar,
I stand (partially) corrected - I guess my memory is really shot. I even =
found it back in the FPD 2.5b help file! <s>

Sagar,
I apologize for questioning your syntax.

Rick
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<Tamar E. Granor> wrote in message =
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> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:57:32 -0400, "Rick Bean"
> <rgbean@NOSPAMmelange-inc.com> wrote:
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> >Sagar,
> >I'm curious why you think this is a valid syntax? (Can you provide a =
topic or link to any FoxPro help file with this syntax?)=20
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> FWIW, ? and ?? do support FONT clauses. I can't remember when that was
> added.
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> But, as you point out, it won't work with a text file, only to the
> screen or, perhaps, a printer.
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> Tamar

Sagar,
If you want to do it "manually", then one of multiple "text merge" =
techniques could be used to generate RTF or HTML files. For Word, you =
could use Automation. (There have been many examples posted - do a =
Google search. There are also lots of good ideas in the Office =
Automation book by Tamar Granor - available at =
http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalogpricelists/autofox.htm - there are =
even some sample chapters to download.)

Alternately, if you use the report designer, there are a number of =
freeware, shareware and commercial products that can successfully hook =
into or post process the output file. Check the UT =
(http://www.universalthread.com/) for FRX2ANY, FRX2WORD, etc. Also check =
out Rich Simpson's MindEye product - =
http://www.mindseyeinc.com/ReportEngine/index.htm. It was also featured =
in the May issue of FoxTalk (http://www.pinpub.com/FT).

You could also use Crystal Reports (or another report writer) to output =
the reports in another format.=20

Rick

"Sagar" <sagars_r@rediffmail.com> wrote in message =
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> Hi Rick,
> Thanks for your suggestion for using rich text,html or word. But how =
can
> i output my report to this formats. please Help.
> Sagar
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> "Rick Bean" <rgbean@NOSPAMmelange-inc.com> wrote:
> >Sagar,
> >I'm curious why you think this is a valid syntax? (Can you provide a =
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> >topic or link to any FoxPro help file with this syntax?) Text files =
by =3D
> >definition have no font information - you need a speciallized format =
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> >like Rich Text, HTML or Word to handle fonts (of course there are =
many =3D
> >more possibilities, but these three come immediately to mind).
> >
> >Can you use the Report designer?
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >"Sagar" <sagars_r@rediffmail.com> wrote in message =3D
> >news:3f25ef2c$1@tnews.web.dev-archive.com...
> >>=3D20
> >> I am ouputing the report to a file by :
> >>=3D20
> >> Set device to file.txt
> >>=3D20
> >> ? "Hello" font "Arial",11
> >> ?? "Ever" font "Courier new",12
> >>=3D20
> >> Set device to screen
> >>=3D20
> >>=3D20
> >> But the Specied Font are not outputing. Its Showing all default =
font.
> =3D
> >What
> >> should i do for outputing the report to a file, and it should =
display
> =3D
> >the
> >> font i choose. my aim to generate this kind of file is that i can =
copy
> =3D
> >it
> >> to a floppy and distribute to someone, so he could view it.
> >>=3D20
> >> Thanks
>