DOCUMENT:Q121684  17-OCT-1994  [FOXPRO]
TITLE   :PRB: Boxes in MS-DOS Reports Print Incorrectly on Macintosh
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:2.50b 2.50c 2.60a
OPER/SYS:MACINTOSH
KEYWORDS:kbprint kbinterop

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c, 2.6a
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SYMPTOMS
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When a FoxPro for MS-DOS report containing box objects is printed under
FoxPro for Macintosh without being transported, the borders of the box
objects are displayed as characters instead of lines.

NOTE: This behavior does not occur when untransported FoxPro for MS-DOS
reports are printed under FoxPro for Windows.

RESOLUTION
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To print the box objects correctly, use one of the following methods:

 - Before printing the report, set the printer font to FoxFont as follows:

      SET PRINT FONT "FOXFONT",12

   -or-

 - Transport the FoxPro for MS-DOS reports before printing them under
   FoxPro for Macintosh.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 2.50b 2.50c 2.60a cross-platform line rectangle
xplat transporter converted translated transferred
KBCategory: kbprint kbinterop
KBSubcategory:

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