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4-12-1 Test print operations

Use the following procedure to print a test page:

  1. Click the swd92_icon_131.png Print button on the toolbar.

  2. Set the various items in the Test print dialog.

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    When "Manual" is clicked in the "Test print" dialog (L) and when "Test data import mode" is clicked (R)

    Item

    Description

    Print mode

    Select a mode for creating test data.

    • Standard

      Enables print field settings.

      Creates and prints test data according to the print field settings.

    • Simple

      Prints test data for a single record.

    Printer

    Specify the output printer from the printers that were created with SVF Configuration Tool.

    Caution

    • When SVF output engine Ver. 9.2 is installed and PDF option is available, PDF printer for the test print is automatically created.

      To use another printer, you need to create and register it in SVF Configuration Tool before the test print.

    • Name

      Select the output printer.

      The printers registered in SVF Configuration Tool appear.

    Print field

    Specify how to create the test data to be printed.

    • Manual

      Specify the number of rows of Number of digits and Name of the test data to be created.

    • Number of digits

      This setting is for the detail records on the subform. The specified number of the detail records will be created when test printed. The fields in the detail records are displayed as "XXXX".

    • Name

      This setting is for the detail records on the subform. The specified number of the detail records will be created when test printed. The fields in the detail records are displayed as <field_name>.

    • Print first

      Set the display order of Number of digits and Name when displaying the preview. The checked item appears first.

    • Test data import mode

      Imports test data to perform the test print. Supported file formats are comma-delimited or tab-delimited CSV files. Tab-delimited format is supported from Service Pack 2.

      For details on CSV file formats, see "4-12-2 Format of CSV file used in test data import mode" in the next section.

      Note that CSV files that specify functions enclosed in the control command "<start><end>" cannot be used as test data.

    • Select file(CSV)

      Specify a CSV file.

      To select a CSV file that has been uploaded to a certain location of the form definition, select a CSV file name from the list.

      To select a CSV file that has not been uploaded, click the swd92_button_plus.png Add file(s) to the form definition button to upload the CSV file.

      For details, see "4-13-3 Other files".

    • Encoding

      Specify the encoding for the CSV file.

    • Delimiter (supported from Service Pack 2)

      Specify the delimiter for the CSV file.

    Print range

    Specify the range of pages for the test print.

    • All

      Prints all multi-pages.

    • Multi-page

      Select the multi-pages to print.

  3. Click the Preview button.

    The result appears in the preview window.

    You can check the processing details of the test print in the debug log. In the Debug settings tab on SVF Configuration Tool, you can set whether or not to output debug log, the directory of output destination, etc.

    Reference

    Test data import mode is executed in mode 4 of the VrSetForm function, even for forms for which the subform and records are not set.

    Caution

    To preview the result of a test print with Form Designer, the font used must be installed on the client machine.

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