How to use the EnablePre event in PB

torygraves · Post by **torygraves** » Mon Jul 23 2007

I am using PowerBuilder 10.5.1 and am having the timeout issue(error -30). Amyuni tells me to put the enableprinter in the enablepre event. But they can not help me do this in PB.

Can anyone out there help me? I do not really even know where to start. So samples would be much appreciated. I am new to PB.

Thanks,
Tory

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Wed Jul 25 2007

Hello,

Did you try calling EnablePrinter() right before the printing command?

torygraves · Post by **torygraves** » Wed Jul 25 2007

Yes, I am calling enableprinter right before the datawindow.print. But it takes the datawindow up to almost 10 minutes sometimes, depending on the size of the report, before it starts spooling to the printer. Thus is times out with error -30.

Joan · Post by **Joan** » Tue Jul 31 2007

If the report will take 10 minutes to print than it is normal that the printer will be diactivated.

Did you find how to catch events in Powerbuilder?

torygraves · Post by **torygraves** » Tue Jul 31 2007

THat is correct, the printer will deactivate if it is a really big report. But that is why you all say to use the enablepre event, although I can not find out how to use it from PB 10.5.

No, I did not find a way to catch the enablepre event from within powerbuilder.