Re: Ascii 12

Posted in 1997

Mark D. Stock — Thu, 09 Oct 1997 18:02:23 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Mauro G. Pisano wrote: > > Hi, is there a way to make reports execute a page jump, trough Ascii > 12, > and not fill it with blank lines. It will improve very much our print > stage, because the diference of velocity between printig a blank line > and skiping to next page is very big. Yes there is. > Thanks in advance. That's okay. Oh! You want ME to look it up in the manual FOR you?? Sorry, I don't have a manual to hand, but it's something like: OUTPUT TOP OF PAGE "^L" Don't use a CONTROL-L character, but a "^" and a "L". Hope that helps, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+