DR EXPERT MODE

version 2004 (Modified)

DR EXPERT MODE (area; mode)

Parameter	Type		Description
area	Longint		4D Draw area
mode	Integer		1=Expert mode On, 0=Expert mode Off,
			666=Print one job mode On, 667=Print one job mode Off

The DR EXPERT MODE command allows turning special modes on or off in the 4D Draw area for the current session: expert mode and "print one job" mode.

When 4D Draw is in expert mode, certain items on 4D Draw menus may be disabled. When expert mode is invoked, the menu items previously specified with DR EXPERT COMMAND are disabled.

• If mode equals 1, expert mode is invoked.

• If mode equals 0, expert mode is off (standard).

When this mode is enabled, 4D Draw stores all the print requests in a temporary file on disk. The documents will only be sent to the printer when "print one job" mode has been disabled (using value 667). This lets you make sure that all the documents will be printed in a single print job. This is especially useful when printing PDF documents.

• To enable "print one job" mode, pass 666 in the mode parameter,

• To disable this mode (default behavior), pass 667 in the mode parameter.

(1) See the example for DR EXPERT COMMAND.

(2) Here is a typical example for enabling "print one job" mode:

   $Area:=DR New offscreen area
   DR EXPORT MODE($Area;666) 
   ALL RECORDS([MyTable3])
   For($i;1;Records in selection([MyTable3]))
      DR AREA TO FIELD($Area;3;4)
      DR PRINT($Area;0) 
      NEXT RECORD([MyTable3])
   End for
   DR EXPORT MODE($Area;667) 
   DR DELETE OFFSCREEN AREA($Area)

DR EXPERT COMMAND.