You may also use -Q printername to set several other printing options in the configuration file using the following syntax:
-Q printername[;option1=x][;option2=x][;option3=x]...
The following options may appear in any order. Options not supported by the printer driver are ignored. printername should appear as shown in WINPRINT-NAME, but the options are case insensitive.
| %%ACU-CURRENT%% | May be set immediately after the -Q instead of providing a printer name. This specifies to use whatever printer is currently
considered the runtime's default printer.
Note: This entry is case sensitive, it must be all upper case.
|
| %%WINDOWS-STANDARD%% | May be set immediately after the -Q instead of providing a printer name. This specifies to use whatever printer is currently
considered the Windows default printer.
Note: This entry is case sensitive, it must be all upper case.
|
| CHARSET | Specifies one of the character sets defined in
fonts.def. Refer to the supported values described in the table below. If you use CHARSET, you must also use FONT.
If CHARSET is not specified, it has the same effect as CHARSET=WIN-DEFAULT. To specify an alternative character set, the necessary fonts must be present on the computer. |
| COLLATE | Specifies that multiple print copies should be collated. In order for COLLATE to have any effect, COPY must also be set to
a value greater than 1. COLLATE takes the following values:
|
| COLOR | Indicates to print in color. COLOR may be set to a legal RGB color code number. See the library function WINPRINT-SET-TEXT-COLOR for more information on the color value. |
| COLS | Specifies the number of columns (width) on the page. This number is not validated by the runtime or the spooler. Choose a number of columns that coordinate with the selected font and pitch when designing the report layout. |
| COPY | If your printer supports this feature, COPY allows you to specify the number of copies to print. |
| DIRECT | Setting DIRECT to ON causes the job to print as if the configuration file was set to -P SPOOLER-DIRECT. This option also disables any use of additional options. Setting DIRECT to the default of OFF causes the job to print to the selected printer as if the configuration file was set to -P SPOOLER. |
| DUPLEX | If supported by the printer, enables printing on both sides of the paper. If not supported by the printer, single-sided printing
occurs without any
warning.
DUPLEX takes the following values:
|
| FONT | Use FONT to specify a single font name. The font name may have embedded spaces, but may not contain double or single quotes.
If the font does not exist, the closest matching font is chosen.
The runtime does not align columns. If you are printing a report containing columns, you should use a fixed-width font. |
| LINES | Specifies the lines (rows of characters) on the page. This number is not validated by the runtime or the spooler. Choose a number of lines that is compatible with the selected font and pitch when designing the report layout. |
| ORIENTATION | If your printer supports this feature, ORIENTATION allows you to specify LANDSCAPE or PORTRAIT orientation for the report. The default value of ORIENTATION is driver specific. |
| PAPER | Specifies the paper size to be used for the print job. PAPER is set to a paper format number for the target printer and the target tray. See library function WINPRINT-GET-PRINTER-MEDIA for more information on paper formats. Paper formats and paper trays are individual and unique to each printer installation. They can also be modified by users. Because of this, you should use a calibration routine when installing your software. This is a program that will list the available printers, paper formats, and trays. The output from the calibration program can then be used to assign the PAPER and PAPERTRAY properties. A sample calibration program called PaperInfo.cbl is provided in the samples directory of ACUCOBOL-GT. The output from this program appears in the Example section and is used to demonstrate the setting of PAPER and PAPERTRAY. |
| PAPERTRAY | Specifies the paper size to be used for the print job. PAPER is set to a paper format number for the target printer and the
target tray. See library function WINPRINT-GET-PRINTER-MEDIA for more information on paper formats.
See the important note for the PAPER variable. Also note that if there is no match between the paper format designated to a tray in Windows and the value you set in PAPER, the paper choice will take precedence and the printer driver will choose the tray that supports your paper choice. |
| PITCH | This value specifies the point size of the font. Pitch does not determine the number of characters per line. If you use a larger pitch, the characters simply appear more crowded. For example, when you are printing 132 columns, a pitch of 10 produces better character spacing than a pitch of 12. |
| SPOOLER-RESET | Resets the printer to its start up defaults. SPOOLER-RESET takes the following values:
|
CHARSET can take one of the following values:
| Variant 1 | Variant 2 | Variant 3 |
|---|---|---|
| DEFAULT | WFCHARSET-DEFAULT | 1 |
| WIN-OEM | WFCHARSET-WIN-OEM | 2 |
| WIN-SYMBOL | WFCHARSET-WIN-SYMBOL | 3 |
| WIN-SHIFTJIS | WFCHARSET-WIN-SHIFTJIS | 4 |
| WIN-HANGUL | WFCHARSET-WIN-HANGUL | 5 |
| WIN-GB2312 | WFCHARSET-WIN-GB2312 | 6 |
| WIN-CHINESEBIG5 | WFCHARSET-WIN-CHINESEBIG5 | 7 |
| WIN-JOHAB | WFCHARSET-WIN-JOHAB | 8 |
| WIN-HEBREW | WFCHARSET-WIN-HEBREW | 9 |
| WIN-ARABIC | WFCHARSET-WIN-ARABIC | 10 |
| WIN-GREEK | WFCHARSET-WIN-GREEK | 11 |
| WIN-TURKISH | WFCHARSET-WIN-TURKISH | 12 |
| WIN-VIETNAMESE | WFCHARSET-WIN-VIETNAMESE | 13 |
| WIN-THAI | WFCHARSET-WIN-THAI | 14 |
| WIN-EASTEUROPE | WFCHARSET-WIN-EASTEUROPE | 15 |
| WIN-RUSSIAN | WFCHARSET-WIN-RUSSIAN | 16 |
| WIN-MAC | WFCHARSET-WIN-MAC | 17 |
| WIN-BALTIC | WFCHARSET-WIN-BALTIC | 18 |
To use the Windows spooler with an HP Laserjet printer driver located on SERVER1, and specify the font, font size, width and number of lines in the report, enter the following into CBLCONFI:
PRINTER1 -Q \\SERVER1\HP Laserjet IV;FONT=Times New Roman;PITCH=12;COLS=132;LINES=65.
To print three copies directly to the printer on a server named GUTENBERG in Landscape orientation, enter the following into CBLCONFI:
PRINTER1 -Q \\GUTENBERG\HP Laserjet IV;DIRECT=ON;ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE;COPY=3
To specify the Greek character set on a server named SERVER5, enter the following into CBLCONFI:
PRINTER1 -Q \\SERVER5\Laserjet;FONT=Courier New;PITCH=12;LINES=60;COLS=80;CHARSET=11