SET DEVICE
Directs all @...SAY output to a device.
- Syntax
- SET DEVICE TO [printer | SCREEN ]
- Arguments
- None.
- Description
- This command determines whether the output from the @...SAY command and the DEVPOS() and DEVOUT() function will be displayed on the printer.
- When the device is set to the PRINTER,the SET MARGIN value adjusts the position of the column values accordingly.Also,an automatic page eject will be issued when the current printhead position is less than the last printed row.Finally,if used in conjunction with the @...GET commands,the values for the GETs will all be ignored.
- Examples
- SET DEVICE TO SCRENN
- ? 25141251/362
- SET DEVICE TO PRINTER
- SET PRINTER TO LPT1
- ? 214514.214/6325
- SET PRINTER OFF
- SET DEVICE TO SCREEN
- Status
Ready
- Compliance
- This command is Ca-Clipper compliant
- See Also