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UniData SETPTR Woes

  • March 26, 2025
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Richard Lucibella

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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    John Jenkins
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    • March 26, 2025

    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,

    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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    Richard Lucibella
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    • March 27, 2025

    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
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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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