I have tried the following command

FORCEDOS /D X:\AREV X:\AREV\AREV.EXE myaccount /XM4096

it seems to work for my first line of print out, the second line print out comes with the some fuzzy characters

like Matt Sorrell mentioned as page eject character.

Currently, the problem I faced now is it only affects 1 module of my program. but not the other.

A) Tag Printing Entry

B) Tag Printing Maintenance

Module A is entry of new data

Module B is modification of current data

Module B can print out the report correctly without the so called page eject character. But Module A always print with a page eject character in each print out.

Both are almost similar in function. Except that Module A is storing new data and printing the report. Module B is retrieving data and printing the report.

1) Could the function of Module A is the cause of the page eject problem?

2) How can I solve this problem?

3) I also use redirect printout from LPT1 to COM1 printout with NET USE, but this problem only affects Module A, but NOT Module B.

4) I using the following commands before the PRINT line:

-PERFORM "PC EXIT NET USE LPT1 /DELETE"

-PERFORM "PC EXIT NET USE LPT1 \\ACC05\ACC05

password /user:mis1Administrator

-PERFORM "PC EXIT MODE LPT1"

-PRINTER ON

Anyone can help me on this?

Thank you.

Correction :

-PERFORM "PC EXIT NET USE LPT1 /DELETE"

-PERFORM "PC EXIT NET USE LPT1 \\ACC05\ACC05

password /user:mis1\Administrator

-PERFORM "PC EXIT MODE LPT1"

-PRINTER ON

From RBasic just do:

PCPERFORM "EXIT NET USE LPT1 /DELETE"

or

SUSPEND "EXIT NET USE LPT1 /DELETE"

etc.

You may not need the "EXIT" command either.

What you are doing is calling the command shell through a TCL shell which normally has the "press any key" prompt after execution of the command shell.

By using the RBasic PCPERFORM or SUSPEND statements you will call the command shell directly and thus avoid the prompt.

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