PowerScript provides predefined functions that you can use to generate simple and complex lists and reports. Using only three functions, you can create a tabular report in your printer’s default font. Using additional functions, you can create a report with multiple text fonts, character sizes, and styles, as well as lines and pictures.
Table 37-1 lists the functions for printing.
Function |
Description |
|---|---|
There are five Print function formats. You can specify a tab in all but two formats, and in one you can specify two tabs. |
|
PrintBitMap |
Prints the specified bitmap. |
PrintCancel |
Cancels the specified print job. |
PrintClose |
Sends the current page of a print job to the printer (or spooler) and closes the print job. |
PrintDataWindow |
Prints the specified DataWindow as a print job. |
PrintDefineFont |
Defines one of the eight fonts available for a print job. |
PrintGetPrinter |
Gets the current printer name. |
PrintGetPrinters |
Gets the list of available printers. |
PrintLine |
Prints a line of a specified thickness at a specified location. |
PrintOpen |
Starts the print job and assigns it a print job number. |
PrintOval |
Prints an oval (or circle) of a specified size at a specified location. |
PrintPage |
Causes the current page to print and sets up a new blank page. |
PrintRect |
Prints a rectangle of a specified size at a specified location. |
PrintRoundRect |
Prints a round rectangle of a specified size at a specified location. |
PrintScreen |
Prints the screen image as part of a print job. |
PrintSend |
Sends a specified string directly to the printer. |
PrintSetFont |
Sets the current font to one of the defined fonts for the current job. |
PrintSetPrinter |
Sets the printer to use for the next print function call. This function does not affect open jobs. |
PrintSetSpacing |
Sets a spacing factor to determine the space between lines. |
PrintSetup |
Calls the printer Setup dialog box and stores the user’s responses in the print driver. |
PrintSetupPrinter |
Displays the printer setup dialog box. |
PrintText |
Prints the specified text string at a specified location. |
PrintWidth |
Returns the width (in thousandths of an inch) of the specified string in the current font of the current print job. |
PrintX |
Returns the x value of the print cursor. |
PrintY |
Returns the y value of the print cursor. |
For more information about printing functions, see the PowerScript Reference.
