Appendix B

Printing Dockets and Reports

April 2013 Modified for V6.0 (windows) from previous manual. (b.htm)

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AB0.1 Printing Overview

The program now creates a PRINT.TXT file in CMS\TXT. Some parts of the program will produce a file with a different name. This is then printed using notepad or other word-processing program that that can open a “txt” file. A constant width font is required for number to line up, ie use “Lacida console” etc.. Notepad uses a constant width font

  1. When the program was installed, a short cut was created to the TXT folder. Another short cut can be created for PRINT.TXT. (May need to minimise CMS to see the link)

  2. Double click on the link or PRINT.TXT to open up note pad with the docket (or other document required to be printed).Now print it from notepad (File, Print)

  3. After printing close notepad.

When using notepad it is best to remove the header and footer. In note pad select File,Page SetUp, and in header delete “&F” (file name) and in the footer delete “&p” (page number).

Some print-outs from CMS_manager require the printing orientation changed from Portrait to Landscape for best output.

AB0.2 Printing EOD Reports

These reports are generated and viewed in a window with some common operations by clicking on the tool bar:

Prints the report using report printer. (Not yet developed, not recommended to use, try the next method)

Creates a text file that can be viewed and printed from Notepad etc. It is created in c:\cms\txt\?????.txt

Reset the file for a new trading period.

Close Report leaving as is.

Move about in the report, they are: First, Previous, Next, Last







AB1 Printer Set-up & Docket Printing

If you use a 40 column slip printer you will need a printer switch box to change to a 80 column printer for the end of day reports. If two or more printers are connected to the computer (using USB) then windows can select the the printer. (The physical switch box is replaced by software). At present 40 column printer is not supported in window as it was in DOS.

AB2 Docket Records

It is recommend that you keep a printed copy of all dockets for your own records. This can be done in the following ways:

AB2.1 Magnetic Docket Records

Keep magnetic record on a hard disk, USB memory etc. At the end of day instead of printing the dockets, save them to a file.
Suggested name: 061020 (save to c:\cms\txt\061020.txt) for 20th October 2006. (Reverse date format)
Advantage: the files are listed in date order.
The dockets can be read using "notepad" or other word-processor or editors that can read an text file (ASCII file with an extension of .TXT.
You can use this method to reprint a docket.
1. Open the file using notepad
2. Copy the required docket to the clipboard
3. Paste the clipboard to a new file and print



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