WINPRINT-SET-FONT

The WINPRINT-SET-FONT function sets the font to be used by the subsequent WRITE statements.

Syntax:

CALL "WIN$PRINTER" USING WINPRINT-SET-FONT                            WINPRINT-DATA                    GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

WINPRINT-SET-FONT	Constant
WINPRINT-DATA	Group Item	Structure that contains the information to be passed to the function. This group item, defined in isprint.def, has the following structure:   01  winprint-data.     03 wprtdata-set-font.        05 wprtdata-font             handle of font.   wprtdata-font Specifies the font handle to be used by the subsequent WRITE statements. It should be previously loaded with the WFONT-GET-FONT or the WFONT-GET-CLOSEST-FONT function. Do not destroy this handle before closing the print file.

Return code:

returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:

1	Operation successful.
WPRTERR-UNSUPPORTED	The WIN$PRINTER library routine is not supported.
WPRTERR-BAD-ARG	The WIN$PRINTER library routine has been called with bad parameters.

Warning:

For fonts to work correctly, the -P PDF and -P PREVIEW "Save" feature require setting either the FONT_FOLDER or FONT_FOLDER_EMBED printer attributes using WINPRINT-SET-ATTRIBUTE opcode. For example:

call "win$printer" using winprint-set-attribute                   "FONT_FOLDER_EMBED", "C:\WINDOWS\fonts"