How to Suppress Report Output to the Screen

ID: Q98690

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 1.02, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a
Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.1

The SET CONSOLE OFF command suppresses output in a program only and has no effect if issued from the command line. The default for SET CONSOLE is ON.

To suppress the output of a report to the screen while it is being sent to the printer, when a report is created in the report generator, you must print the report from a program, as follows:

   USE <database name>
   SET CONSOLE OFF
   REPORT FORM <report form name> TO PRINT
   SET CONSOLE ON
   WAIT "Finished Printing"

NOTE: The Help file in the FoxPro 2.0 June 3 release does document this correctly. Also, in FoxPro 1.02, new commands were added to suppress report output to the screen. Report output can now be suppressed by using the following code:

   REPORT FORM <report form name> NOCONSOLE TO PRINT
   ***(This works for FoxPro 2.0 and 2.5)

   -or-

   REPORT FORM <report form name> OFF TO PRINT
   ***(This works for FoxPro 1.02 and 2.0)

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin foxbase form 2.00 2.50 1.02 2.10 2.50a RWriter KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxtoolRwriter

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995