PRINTJOB ... ENDPRINTJOB initializes the printer and certain system variables that affect printed output. It can send control codes to the printer, eject a page from the printer before and/or after a print job, initialize the printer column number, and control the number of copies printed.

PRINTJOB performs these tasks:

• Sends starting printer control codes, stored in the system variable _PSCODE, to the printer. For more information on printer control codes, see the System Variables Overview topic and your printer manual.

• Ejects a page if the system variable _PEJECT is set to BEFORE or to BOTH.

• Sets the system variable _PCOLNO to 0. _PCOLNO stores the printer column number.

ENDPRINTJOB performs these tasks:

• Sends ending printer control codes, stored in the system variable _PECODE, to the printer. You can reset the printer to the configuration it had before PRINTJOB was issued.

• Ejects a page if the system variable _PEJECT is set to AFTER or to BOTH.

• Loops back to PRINTJOB to print another copy of the report if the _PCOPIES system variable is set to a value higher than 1 (the default). The value of the system variable _PCOPIES determines the number of copies. When the number of copies printed equals the value of _PCOPIES, Visual FoxPro exits the loop. Program control then begins with the command immediately following ENDPRINTJOB.

PRINTJOB and ENDPRINTJOB may be executed only from within a program. You may not nest PRINTJOB ... ENDPRINTJOB commands.

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