vpxPrint TIPS

Last updated 07/04/2003

This page presents some useful vpxPrint tips.
Feel free to propose any additional tip that you have successfully used.

Prerequisite : vpxPrint is a print tool and offers a lot of DLL entry points that can be used to perform additional tasks.

1. Get the current
vpxPrint version		 Used to check if the current version is adequate for running.

{ xprint.i }

DEF VAR M AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.
DEF VAR xVersion AS CHAR NO-UNDO.
SET-SIZE(M) = 128.

RUN xPrintVersion( M ).

xVersion = GET-STRING(M, 1).
SET-SIZE( M ) = 0.

MESSAGE xVersion VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX.
2. Convert image formats Transform an image from a format to another.

Program listing
3. Print a shadowed text A shadowed text. Frames are used, multi-lines texts are allowed.

The result can be achieved by writing the text two times with a shift. Two colors are used.

Program listing

General coding:
PUT STREAM O CONTROL "<UNITS=MM>"
       "<#1><R+10><C+60><FArial><P42><B><FRAME#1>"
       "<FGCOLOR=GRAY><USE#1>"
            myText
       "</USE><=#1><at=-1,-1><#1>"
       "<FGCOLOR=BLACK>"
       "<R+10><C+60><FRAME#1><USE#1>"
            myText.
4. Wordart Some examples of coding with colors, angles and shadows. Program listing
5. Create a FAX file When using a fax server different of DelrinaFax (DelrinaFax interface is native), you may want to create a compatible TIF file that your fax server accepts.

Note that you have to put the tif file in the Fax server Outbox directory and add a file giving recipients and other parameters. TIF files are multi-pages and 'Black and white'.

{ xprint.i}

OUTPUT TO c:\temp\IMAGE.xpr PAGED PAGE-SIZE 500
/* PUT CONTROL "<PREVIEW>". */ /* if needed */

PUT CONTROL "<PRINT=NO>". /* to avoid the printing */
PUT "<EXPORT=c:\temp\image.tif,BW>"
       "<R10><C10><P18><B>Hello world !".
PAGE.
PUT "<R10><C10>This short procedure" SKIP(1)
    "<C10>shows how to create a TIF file (2 pages)."

OUTPUT TO TERMINAL.
RUN printFile('c:\temp\IMAGE.xpr').
6. Adjust font size to a given area. In a given area, set the font size to print the full text centered inside.

Program listing.