Printing the contents of a frame.

[TWR]

I am doing a database selection and displaying the contents into a frame.

I want to add a <PRINT> button that give the user the option to print the frame contents.

Is this possible and if so how do I do the print piece.

Thank You

 

[ForEachInvoiceDelete]

Some demo code in the "notes" section of the below KB article.

Progress KB - 4GL/ABL: OUTPUT TO PRINTER creates a file instead of printing with some USB printers.

 

[Osborne]

Many years ago did something similar, and although not really great looking it did a job at that time.

If the screen is character and all the data has been displayed then try something like this:

ON CHOOSE OF bPrint IN FRAME f1 DO:
   OUTPUT TO PRINTER.
   VIEW FRAME f1.
   OUTPUT CLOSE.
END.

However, it is not perfect but just a very quick option of printing the screen without having to code in another frame for printing.

If Windows, then there is this option:

Progress KB - How to capture and print the whole SCREEN image or just the active WINDOW image regardless of the Windows OS version?