Click on the Function Definition Properties icon and click on the Spooler tab and select Output Type  - Network Printer via Client.

This sends the report output to a printer available to your local PC via the network.

Note: The report output is spooled by default for the Network Printer via Client output type.


Item

Description

Printer

Choose LP0 – LP9 from the list. These are the PROIV logical printers which can be mapped to server printers, client printers, physical files, etc.

Form ID

Enter the system specific spooler command string. This is system dependent.

No of Copies

Print the number of copies specified (if the spooler system supports this).

Batch Queue ID

The ID of this function, which is used for background processing.

Batch Priority

The priority of this function, which is used for background processing.

Spool Output

Check to spool the output. This only applies to multi-tasking systems that support spooling.

Raw Mode

Check to output with no interpretation of control characters.

Suppress Page Header

Check to suppress the output of the page header defined against the report or document.

Suppress 1st Line

Check to suppress the output of the PROIV standard report 1st line (not defined in the report).

Suppress 1st Form Feed

Check to suppress the first form feed.

Suppress Fields

Check to only output headers, not the data fields.

Group Output

Check to leave a spool file open at the end of output, so that subsequent reports and documents are appended to that spool file for printing.

Create Hold File

Used when creating spooled output. Check to create a physical file with the function name as the file name, and a file extension of PRT.

Note: When using the Open Client, if a file is sent to the client machine, the action may be prevented if the pop-ups are blocked by your browser. Ensure that pop-up blockers are configured to include Open Client in the exceptions list or disabled completely. Refer to your browser's documentation for more information about pop-up blockers.

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