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From: gomberg@polka.mitre.org (Dave Gomberg)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: dBASE IV Printer/File Problem
Summary: only writes to screen
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Date: 2 Jan 90 18:40:03 GMT
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Reply-To: gomberg@polka.mitre.org (Dave Gomberg)
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I have borrowed a registered copy of dBASE IV to try out the new features
beyond dBASE III.  Please no flames -- it is the only way I know to get
an "evaluation copy", and if I can get the problem below solved I will
go out THIS week and pay for my own copy because I really do need some
of the new features.

The problem is this:  I am unable to get output to my printer or to a file.
I believe I have put all the proper incantations to work, such as
SET PRINTER ON or SET PRINTER TO FILE <filename> and I have tried both
the Epson LQ1500 and the GENERIC drivers.  In the case of the printer,
absolutely nothing happens.  PRINTSTATUS() returns .T. all the time.
In the case of files, I get a file full of blanks (and although I haven't
counted them, probably equal to what the characters would have been if
they had actually been properly delivered).  In all cases, the output is
echoed to the screen, even if I SET TALK OFF.  If it matters, the system
is a Mitsubishi MP386 running Phoenix BIOS 3.00 (? but very recent) and
MS-DOS 3.3.  BTW, dBASEIII doesn't have this problem.  And WordPerfect 5.0
and 5.1 and MultiMate (yech, but my wife uses it) work just fine with the
printer.

If you can shed some light on this I would be grateful.

Thanks,
Dave Gomberg