4D v13.4
PAGE SETUP
- 4D Language Reference
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- Printing
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- Integration of PDFCreator driver under Windows
- ACCUMULATE
- BREAK LEVEL
- CLOSE PRINTING JOB
- Get current printer
- Get print marker
- GET PRINT OPTION
- Get print previewNew
- GET PRINTABLE AREA
- GET PRINTABLE MARGIN
- Get printed height
- Is in print previewNew
- Level
- OPEN PRINTING FORM
- OPEN PRINTING JOB
- PAGE BREAK
- PAGE SETUP
- Print form
- PRINT LABEL
- Print object
- PRINT OPTION VALUES
- PRINT RECORD
- PRINT SELECTION
- PRINT SETTINGS
- PRINTERS LIST
- Printing page
- SET CURRENT PRINTER
- SET PRINT MARKER
- SET PRINT OPTION
- SET PRINT PREVIEW
- SET PRINTABLE MARGIN
- Subtotal
PAGE SETUP
| PAGE SETUP ( {aTable ;} form ) | ||||||||
| Parameter | Type | Description | ||||||
| aTable | Table |
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Table owning form, or Default table, if omitted | |||||
| form | String |
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Form to use for page setup | |||||
PAGE SETUP sets the page setup for the printer to that stored with form. The page setup is stored with the form when the form is saved in the Design environment.
In the following three cases, the printing dialog boxes are not displayed and the printing is performed with the default print settings:
- Calling PRINT SELECTION to which you pass the optional * parameter
- Calling PRINT RECORD to which you pass the optional * parameter
- Issuing a series of calls to Print form not preceeded by a call to PRINT SETTINGS.
Calling PAGE SETUP enables you, in this case, to skip the printing dialog boxes AND to use print settings other than the default ones.
Several (empty) forms are created for a table named [Design Stuff]. The form “PS100” is assigned a page setup with a scaling of 100%, the form “PS90” is assigned a page setup with a scaling of 90%, and so on. The following project method enables you to print the selection of a table using various scalings without having to specify the scaling in the printing dialog boxes (which are not displayed), each time:
` AUTOMATIC SCALED PRINTING project method
` AUTOMATIC SCALED PRINTING ( Pointer ; String {; Long } )
` AUTOMATIC SCALED PRINTING ( ->[Table]; "Output form" {; Scaling } )
If(Count parameters>=3)
PAGE SETUP([Design Stuff];"PS"+String($3))
If(Count parameters>=2)
OUTPUT FORM($1->;$2)
End if
End if
If(Count parameters>=1)
PRINT SELECTION($1->;*)
Else
PRINT SELECTION(*)
End if
Once this project method is written, you call it in this way:
` Look for current invoices
QUERY([Invoices];[Invoices]Paid=False)
` Print Summary Report in 90% reduction
AUTOMATIC SCALED PRINTING(->[Invoices];"Summary Report";90)
` Print Detailed Report in 50% reduction
AUTOMATIC SCALED PRINTING(->[Invoices];"Detailed Report";50)
Product: 4D
Theme: Printing
Number:
299
Created: < 4D v6
Print form
PRINT RECORD
PRINT SELECTION
SET PRINT OPTION
