Printing Commands

The following functions are used to send data to a printer:

LPRINT	Output text and data to a printer device
LPRINT ATTACH	Connect directly to a line printer device
LPRINT CLOSE	Disconnect the current printer device
LPRINT FLUSH	Flush any remaining print data to the printer device
LPRINT FORMFEED	Send a formfeed (page eject) character to the printer
LPRINT$	Return the current printer device used for LPRINT operations
PRINTER$	Retrieve printer names and printer port names
PRINTERCOUNT	Retrieve the number of available (installed) printers
XPRINT	Output text to a host-printer device
XPRINT ARC	Draw an arc on a host printer page
XPRINT ATTACH	Connect a host-based (GDI) printer for use with XPRINT
XPRINT BOX	Draw a box with square or rounded corners on a host printer page
XPRINT CANCEL	Cancel a print job on the host printer
XPRINT CHR SIZE	Retrieve the character size for the current font on a host printer page
XPRINT CLOSE	Detach a host printer so printing may begin
XPRINT COLOR	Set the foreground color (and, optionally, the background color) for various XPRINT statements
XPRINT COPY	Copy a bitmap to a host printer page
XPRINT ELLIPSE	Draw an ellipse or a circle on a host printer page
XPRINT FONT	Select a font to be used by the XPRINT statement
XPRINT FORMFEED	Start a new page for the host printer
XPRINT GET CLIENT	Retrieve the size of the client area (printable area) on the host printer page
XPRINT GET DC	Retrieve the handle of the device context (DC) for the host printer page
XPRINT GET LINES	Retrieve the number of lines that can be printed
XPRINT GET MARGIN	Retrieve the margin sizes for the host printer
XPRINT GET MIX	Retrieve the color mix mode for a host printer page
XPRINT GET ORIENTATION	Retrieve the paper orientation for a host printer page
XPRINT GET PIXEL	Retrieve the color of a pixel on a host printer page
XPRINT GET POS	Retrieve the last point referenced (POS) by an XPRINT statement
XPRINT GET PPI	Retrieve the resolution of the host printer page
XPRINT GET QUALITY	Retrieve the print quality setting for the host printer
XPRINT GET SIZE	Retrieve the total size of the host printer page
XPRINT LINE	Draw a line on a host printer page
XPRINT PIE	Draw a pie section on a host printer page
XPRINT POLYGON	Draw a polygon on a host printer page
XPRINT POLYLINE	Draw a series of connected lines on a host printer page
XPRINT RENDER	Render an image on a host printer page
XPRINT SCALE	Define a custom world coordinate system for a host printer page
XPRINT SET MIX	Set the color mix mode for a host printer page
XPRINT SET ORIENTATION	Set the paper orientation for a host printer page
XPRINT SET PIXEL	Set the color of a pixel on a host printer page
XPRINT SET POS	Retrieve the last point referenced (POS) by an XPRINT statement
XPRINT SET QUALITY	Set the print quality for a host printer
XPRINT STRETCH	Copy and resize a bitmap to a host printer page
XPRINT STYLE	Set the line style to be used by various XPRINT statements
XPRINT TEXT WIDTH	Calculate the size of text to be printed on a host printer
XPRINT WIDTH	Set the graphic line width to be used by various XPRINT statements
XPRINT$	Return the name of the attached host printer