WINPRINT-SET-HEADER-FOOTER The WINPRINT-SET-HEADER-FOOTER function specifies the information to be printed on every page header and footer. Syntax: CALL "WIN$PRINTER" USING WINPRINT-SET-HEADER-FOOTER headerContent footerContent [font] GIVING returnCode Parameters: WINPRINT-SET-FONT Constant headerContent PIC X(n) Specifies the text to be printed on the page header. The following escape characters can be used inside this text: &p = page number; &P = total number of pages; &b = the following information will be printed on the right side of the sheet; &d = current date in short format according to the locale, e.g. 4/16/15; &D = current date in long format according to the locale, e.g. April 16, 2015; &u = name of the report; &w = not handled; && = the character '&' footerContent PIC X(n) Specifies the text to be printed on the page footer. The following escape characters can be used inside this text: &p = page number; &P = total number of pages; &b = the following information will be printed on the right side of the sheet; &d = current date in short format according to the locale, e.g. 4/16/15; &D = current date in long format according to the locale, e.g. April 16, 2015; &u = name of the report; &w = not handled; && = the character '&' font USAGE HANDLE OF FONT Optional parameter. Specifies the font handle to be used for the header and footer text. It should be previously loaded with the WFONT-GET-FONT or the WFONT-GET-CLOSEST-FONT function. Do not destroy this handle before closing the print file. Return code: returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information: 1 Operation successful. WPRTERR-UNSUPPORTED The WIN$PRINTER library routine is not supported. WPRTERR-BAD-ARG The WIN$PRINTER library routine has been called with bad parameters. Example: The following code will print page count information on the bottom right of each page. move "&bPage &p of &P" to footer-data. call "win$printer" using winprint-set-header-footer header-data, footer-data.
