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- PROGRAM NAME: Prntchk.ASM
-
- DESCRIPTION: Assembly language routine to check printer status
- before printing from dBASE.
-
- ISSUE: October, 1985
- PAGE: 12
-
- SOFTWARE VERSIONS: dBASE II and dBASE III, all versions
-
- FUNCTION: This routine checks the printer status of LPT1 and
- assures that dBASE will not attempt a printing operation until
- the printer is turned on and is on-line.
-
- FILES NEEDED: Printchk.ASM
- Printchk.BIN--for dBASE III, Developer's Release
- Printchk.COM--for dBASE II, dBASE III v. 1.0, 1.1
-
- SETUP INSTRUCTIONS: In dBASE II issue the command QUIT TO
- Printchk. In dBASE III use RUN Printchk to access the program.
- In the Developer's Release, insert the following code in your
- programs that access the printer:
-
- SET TALK OFF
- LOAD Printck
- ok2print = .F.
- DO WHILE .NOT. ok2print
- CALL Printchk WITH ok2print
- IF .NOT. ok2print
- ?
- ? "Printer is not ready-Please Correct"
- WAIT
- ENDIF
- ENDDO