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AskPrintPages, VIRTUAL, PROTECTED, PROC

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The AskPrintPages method prompts the end user for the number(s) of the pages to print from the previewed report.

Implementation:

The PrintPreviewClass.TakeAccepted method calls the AskPrintPages method and returns TRUE (1) when completed or FALSE (0) if the user presses the cancel button. The AskPrintPages method displays a dialog that prompts for the page numbers to print.

Return Data Type:     BYTE

Example:

!Virtual implementation of AskThumbnails

PrintPreviewClass.AskPrintPages PROCEDURE

Preserve  LIKE(PrintPreviewClass.PagesToPrint),AUTO

Window WINDOW('Pages to Print'),AT(,,260,37),CENTER,SYSTEM,GRAY

      PROMPT('&Pages to Print:'),AT(4,8),USE(?Prompt)

      ENTRY(@s255),AT(56,4,200,11),USE(SELF.PagesToPrint, , ?PagesToPrint)

      BUTTON('&Reset'),AT(116,20,45,14),USE(?Reset)

      BUTTON('&Ok'),AT(164,20,45,14),USE(?Ok),DEFAULT

      BUTTON('&Cancel'),AT(212,20,45,14),USE(?Cancel),STD(STD:Close)

    END

RVal  BYTE(False)

 CODE

 Preserve = SELF.PagesToPrint

 OPEN(Window)

 ACCEPT

   CASE EVENT()

   OF EVENT:Accepted

     CASE ACCEPTED()

     OF ?Cancel

       SELF.PagesToPrint = Preserve

       POST(EVENT:CloseWindow)

     OF ?Ok

       RVal = True

       POST(EVENT:CloseWindow)

     OF ?Reset

       SELF.SetDefaultPages

       SELECT(?PagesToPrint)

     END

   OF EVENT:OpenWindow

     ! INIMgr code for FETCHing window settings

   OF EVENT:CloseWindow

     ! INIMgr code for UPDATEing window settings

   END

 END

 CLOSE(Window)

 RETURN Rval

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