Q130089: FIX: Can’t Select Beginning and End Pages in Print Dialog

Article: Q130089
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When printing a report by using the REPORT FORM <form_name> TO PRINT
PROMPT command, the Print dialog box does not present any options for setting
beginning and ending pages (that is, a page range). You can set a page range in
FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6.

RESOLUTION
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To print pages 1-5 of a Visual FoxPro report named Customer that uses Customer
table in the Testdata database, follow these steps:

1. Execute the following commands from the Command Window:

     OPEN DATABASE testdata
     USE customer
     CREATE REPORT customer FROM customer

2. Create and then run a program that contains this code:

     PRINTJOB
     REPORT FORM customer TO PRINT FOR _pageno <=5
     ENDPRINTJOB

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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Make sure that you have a Customer table in Testdata database and execute the
following commands from the Command Window:

  OPEN DATABASE testdata
  USE customer
  CREATE REPORT customer FROM customer
  REPORT FORM customer TO PRINTER PROMPT NOCONSOLE

Additional query words: print report page selection VFoxWin fixlist3.00b buglist3.00

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Keywords          : kbcode 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : 3.00
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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