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Hey, folks. In UniData, I'm attempting to use SETPTR to change several options. However, this command:

SETPTR 0,220,44,2,2,1,"FONTSIZE=9","ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE","FONT=COURIER"

results in only the FONT=COURIER setting being accepted. All other variations of that command result in execution error. Any help would naturally be appreciated.
Rich



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Richard Lucibella
Director
Rocket Forum Shared Account
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Hey, folks. In UniData, I'm attempting to use SETPTR to change several options. However, this command:

SETPTR 0,220,44,2,2,1,"FONTSIZE=9","ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE","FONT=COURIER"

results in only the FONT=COURIER setting being accepted. All other variations of that command result in execution error. Any help would naturally be appreciated.
Rich



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Richard Lucibella
Director
Rocket Forum Shared Account
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Richard,

Unix or Windows?

For UNIX = see 

"spooler_options" UNIX lp or lpr spooler option. Any parameter that you use with your spooler, you can use with SETPTR. Enclose each option in quotation marks. For example: "-o noeject".

You can test the options themselves at a UNIX command prompt using lp for example. If it works there then it should work in UniData. Windows is different: 

"spooler_options"] Options that are valid with the Windows spooler. See separate table for list of supported options. Enclose these options in quotation marks.

and here's an example - note that the options are in a  single quoted string and not multiple quoted strings.: 

:SETPTR
0,,,,,1,AT
LETTER,"TopMargin=1,BottomMargin=1,Font=Courier,FontSize=12"
Unit 0
Mode 1

Options are:
Destination LETTER
Lp options : TopMargin=1,BottomMargin=1,Font=Courier,FontSize=12
OK to set parameters as displayed?(enter y/n)y

Regards

JJ



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John Jenkins
Thame, Oxfordshire
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Richard,

Unix or Windows?

For UNIX = see 

"spooler_options" UNIX lp or lpr spooler option. Any parameter that you use with your spooler, you can use with SETPTR. Enclose each option in quotation marks. For example: "-o noeject".

You can test the options themselves at a UNIX command prompt using lp for example. If it works there then it should work in UniData. Windows is different: 

"spooler_options"] Options that are valid with the Windows spooler. See separate table for list of supported options. Enclose these options in quotation marks.

and here's an example - note that the options are in a  single quoted string and not multiple quoted strings.: 

:SETPTR
0,,,,,1,AT
LETTER,"TopMargin=1,BottomMargin=1,Font=Courier,FontSize=12"
Unit 0
Mode 1

Options are:
Destination LETTER
Lp options : TopMargin=1,BottomMargin=1,Font=Courier,FontSize=12
OK to set parameters as displayed?(enter y/n)y

Regards

JJ



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John Jenkins
Thame, Oxfordshire
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That's the ticket, John. Thanks so much.
I'm on Windows. I had tried the single quote/ multiple commands but never thought to comma separate them.

Thanks again-

Rich



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Richard Lucibella
Director
Rocket Forum Shared Account
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