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| Formats |
1.
Open for Preview: OPEN (chan)”*VIEWER*
[ ; options ]”
2. Via WindX: CALL
"*WindX.utl;SPAWN","*VIEWER* -XT=1 -ARG filename[
DELETE]"
3. Via Command Line:
path\PVX\PVXWIN32.EXE"*VIEWER*
-XT=1 -ARG filename[
DELETE]" Where:
| chan |
Channel
or logical file number; e.g., OPEN
(1)"*viewer*" |
| DELETE |
Optional
keyword. Use the DELETE to tell
ProvideX to erase the file when the viewer
closes. |
| filename$ |
Name
of the file that the print job is stored in or
being spooled to. The file must be a serial file
and not locked. See the
SERIAL Directive. To override the normal requirement
that a serial file be locked, use 'LU' System Parameter. |
| PVX
| PVXWIN32.EXE |
Command
to launch ProvideX. See also: ProvideX
Installation Guide, Launching ProvideX.
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| *VIEWER* |
Keyword,
not case-sensitive. Special interface, enclosed
in quotation marks within OPEN
directive. (Include asterisks in syntax.) |
| options |
A
series of semi-colon separated options that can
be used to set the Margins, Orientation,
Papersize, etc of the printer that the viewer is
to emulate. Specific properties are listed under WINPRT_SETUP
Properties. |
| *WINDX.UTL;SPAWN |
ProvideX
utility;function. See
also: Format 10: [WDX] and *WindX.utl. |
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| *Note* |
For
use in WindX or Windows
only. |
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| Description |
The
*VIEWER* is a special device file for
previewing reports. The *VIEWER* is able
to:
- Capture a print job
to a file
- View currently
spooling print jobs, or print jobs stored on the
disk
- Work on the local
Windows client via WindX
- Zzoom in/out in four
states
- GoTo: Page, First
Page, Last Page, Previous Page, Next Page,
Specific Page Number
- Search text
- Copy to clipboard
- View a job while it
is still spooling.
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| *Note* |
If
the Global variable %PDF_DEFAULT$
contains the option VIEWER, the system
built in PDF driver and external PDF viewer will be used
whenever the application opens *VIEWER*. |
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| Examples |
The
following example illustrates how to open and use the *VIEWER*
for print preview:
0010 LET CHAN=UNT;
OPEN (CHAN)"*VIEWER*"
0020 PRINT
(CHAN)'FONT'("Courier New",-10),'DF',
0030 PRINT
(CHAN)'FONT'("Arial",2),'TEXT'(@X(2),@Y(2),"Fonted
Text"),
0040 PRINT
(CHAN)'PICTURE'(@X(3),@Y(5),@X(43),@Y(30),"*win/nomads2"),
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| *Note* |
Set
the 'BM' Mnemonic, to ON to have
the *VIEWER* send all data directly to
the print file without interpretation. This allows you to
send print jobs to any Windows printer that is available
on the client PC. The *VIEWER* filters
out the first and/or last page if either is blank. |
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The
*VIEWER* does not return values for
maximum column / line; i.e., in MXC( ) and
MXL( ) functions. The following example
illustrates how to approximate the number of columns:
CHAN=UNT; OPEN
(CHAN)"*WINPRT*" POINTSZ=-10
LOOP:
PRINT
(CHAN)'FONT'("Courier New",POINTSZ),'DF',
IF MXC(CHAN)<132 THEN POINTSZ+=2; GOTO LOOP
LINES=MXL(CHAN),COLS=MXC(CHAN)
PRINT (CHAN)'AB', !
<--- aborts print job
CLOSE (CHAN)
OPEN
(CHAN)"*VIEWER*"
PRINT
'FONT'("Courier New",POINTSZ),'DF',mn/line
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