5.0.00 Release Notes

 

Commands for MEMO management

 

To Display a text MEMO field with allowing edit

 

MEMO field SHOW (row,col,height,width)

 

To Remove a text MEMO field display-only window

 

MEMO field CLEAR

 

PFLOOKUPNOFILE=ON

 

In *cabe, if you define a lookup to a file that does not yet exist, and

this is set, you will no longer get a "No or invalid map" error.

Default is OFF.

 

Spooling for Native Windows filePro

 

Windows apparently doesn't spool print jobs sent by native windows console

applications to local printer ports, the way that it does for MS-DOS programs

that do the same thing. (That is, open "lpt1" as a file and write to it.)

 

We have added the necessary code to the native windows version of filePro

to use the Windows printer routines (ie: OpenPrinter, StartDocPrinter, etc.)

which do respect the Windows spooler. However, the spooler is also limited

to those printers defined in the printer control panel. Therefore, we have

made it a requirement that, in order to use the Windows spooler, you must

prefix the filePro destination with "win:", as in "win:lpt1:". The rest

of the destination must be the exact port name or printer name as you have

defined it to Windows. So, if you have a printer attached to LPT1 that is

named "HP DeskJet 870Cse", you would use either:

 

 win:lpt1:

or win:HP DeskJet 870Cse

 

If you have a network printer "\\server\printer" that is captured to LPT2,

called "Bob's printer", and the Windows destination is "\\server\printer"

then you would use either:

 

 win:\\server\printer

or win:Bob's printer

 

You could not use "win:lpt2:" as "lpt2" is not the destination that Windows

knows the printer by. (Though you could use "lpt2" without the "win:" and

go directly to that port without the spooler.)

 

Remember: You can only use the exact port name or printer name that Windows

uses. Anything else will result in a "the parameter is incorrect" error when

filePro tries to open the printer.

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To submit 4.8 bug reports

1. FAX them to (317) 826-0932 clearly marking them as 4.8 bug reports

2. EMail them to fpsupport@fileproplus.com including the text

4.8 Bug Report in the subject line

3. Call the customer support number (317) 802-0138