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Description
The CALCTEXT COLLATE message is used to calculate the width and height of a text string. The current font information, line spacing, and page size is used to calculate the height and width of the text. Use the Get_Printer CALCTEXT message to retrieve the width and height of the text after setting the text with the CALCTEXT messageset the collate property for the current report. Always check the return code from the COLLATE message for errors, because not all printers support this feature.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description of Fields | Comments | Default | ||
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| Parm1 - TextCOLLATE | <1> Text | Text to calculate width and height | Collage | 0 = No collate 1 = Collate | 0"" |
Example
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* The following example shows how to use the CALCTEXTCOLLATE message. declare function Set_Printer stat = Set_Printer("INIT") ;* Start printing stat = Set_Printer("CALCTEXTCOLLATE", "This is a test. ") size = Get_Printer("CALCTEXT") 1) ;* getcollate the sizeoutput textWidthif =stat size<1> ;*< width of the text textHeight = size<2> 0 then goto ErrorHandler ;* height of the textnot supported end stat = Set_Printer("TERM") ;* End printing |
