If I set cfg_oipi to setprinter2 in <1>

Then set_printer() will use .net - Yes

Now if I need to use classic for some reports by using (say) set_printer2, how would I now set that as I see <2> is a 0

If I set cfg_oipi to setprinter2 in <1>

Then set_printer() will use .net - Yes

Now if I need to use classic for some reports by using (say) set_printer2, how would I now set that as I see <2> is a 0

Ok, I need to put this another way.

what version do these commands use

set_printer

set_printer1

set_printer2

Which 'set_printer' command do I use to get .net and another to use classic outputs

Hi, Barry. To make OIPI as flexible as possible, we have the following rules when analysing CFG_OIPI field 1:

1. If the value in field 1 ends with "2" or contains "net" ⇒ use OIPI.Net

2. If the value in field 1 is "VSPRINTER", or ends with "1", or is "OIPI", or contains "classic" ⇒ use OIPI classic

3. if the value in field 1 is "disabled" or "none" ⇒ throw away output

4. Any other value ⇒ default to OIPI classic

Thus, to answer your question:

set_printer will use OIPI classic (rule #4)

set_printer1 will use OIPI classic (rule #2)

set_printer2 will use OIPI .Net (rule #1)

Possibly confusing you is the SET_VSPRINTER "override" routine, which accepts "2" or "1" as its values. What it does behind the scenes is set the "field 1 value" to VSPRINTER2 if you pass in "2" (or "VSPRINTER2"), or VSPRINTER1 if you pass in "1" (or "VSPRINTER" or "VSPRINTER1").

I hope that clarifies it a bit for you.

- Bryan Shumsky

Revelation Software, Inc.

Hi, Barry. To make OIPI as flexible as possible, we have the following rules when analysing CFG_OIPI field 1:

1. If the value in field 1 ends with "2" or contains "net" ⇒ use OIPI.Net

2. If the value in field 1 is "VSPRINTER", or ends with "1", or is "OIPI", or contains "classic" ⇒ use OIPI classic

3. if the value in field 1 is "disabled" or "none" ⇒ throw away output

4. Any other value ⇒ default to OIPI classic

Thus, to answer your question:

set_printer will use OIPI classic (rule #4)

set_printer1 will use OIPI classic (rule #2)

set_printer2 will use OIPI .Net (rule #1)

Possibly confusing you is the SET_VSPRINTER "override" routine, which accepts "2" or "1" as its values. What it does behind the scenes is set the "field 1 value" to VSPRINTER2 if you pass in "2" (or "VSPRINTER2"), or VSPRINTER1 if you pass in "1" (or "VSPRINTER" or "VSPRINTER1").

I hope that clarifies it a bit for you.

- Bryan Shumsky

Revelation Software, Inc.

SET_VSPRINTER(1)

Thank thank you.

You actually helped me crack an issue we had where in OI9 all reports and forms used classic.

In OI10 we wanted all reports to use .net - all good, they have set_printer.

BUT needed to change the forms ones (because of alignment issues) to use the classic and that meant going through and changing all those routines to set_printer1.

now just do SET_VSPRINTER(1) at start of those!!!!

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