LISTDevice - v14listdevice NAME(S)=<s_array> {, SHARE(S)=<s_array> }
Function
Fill the given array/s with the names and/or ports (network connections shared names) of the printing devices (printers, plotters) available on the network for that client. The NAME primer is used to select the device and the SHARE primer is used to
connect to the device (Xplot or WinPlot).
Parameters
|
names |
the name of a string array that will contain all the names of the available printing devices. |
|
shares |
the name of a string array that will contain all the connection names of the available printing devices. |
Examples
String names[0], shares[0]
Listdevice name=names[1], shares=shares[1]
Notes
{
string Names[100], Shares[100]
string PrinterName
numeric indx
listdevice names=Names[1],shares=Shares[1]
panel p=8,off
panel p=8,on,u=1,c=600,r=400,t='Select the device',pin=0,j=.2,.9
option p=8,f=print.tab
Label MainLoop
polling;;
if vb=2 : go Fine
go MainLoop
Label Select
PrinterName=st
indx=1
while Names[indx]<>''
{
if Names[indx]=PrinterName then
{
# if the device is local the share name is set to the device name
# otherwise it is the one returned by Windows
if len(Shares[indx]) = 0 :insert p=8,b=5,t=Names[indx]
elseinsert p=8,b=5,t=Shares[indx]
go MainLoop
}
indx=indx+1
}
go MainLoop
Label Break
break
go MainLoop
Label Exec
setupdevice name=PrinterName
Label Fine
panel p=8,off
}
iferr; exit
See also