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Report - defaullt printer settings
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 6 SP5
OS:
Windows 2000 SP4
Network:
Windows 2000 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01022570
Message ID:
01022579
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Arto

I understand what you are getting at but how do I work out the number for Lexmark?

Thanks

Colin


>Colin,
>
>Open your blank1.frx with USE ->
>
>USE Blank1.frx
>browse
>
>
>Look Expr field for the first record. There is a PAPERSIZE line telling something like PAPERSIZE=8
>8 is for Letter, 9 is for A4 just replace number with the value for Lexmark
>
>AT
>
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I am printing to 1 of 2 dot matrix printers both of which have a default paper size of Lexmark. The machine I am printing from also has a default paper size of Lexmark
>>
>>myreport="c:\mailflight\blank1.frx"
>>report FORM (myreport) TO PRINTER prompt noconsole
>>
>>brings up the printer dialogue box - I select the appropriate printer only to find that the default paper size is Letter - I can of course alter this manually
>>
>>I can also alter blank1.frx to have a default printer of 1 of the 2 printers - then the correct paper size comes up in the printer dialogue box PROVIDING I select that printer
>>
>>If I select the second printer then I am again presented with Letter
>>
>>How so I change this so that the correct paper size is presented irrespective of which of the 2 printers I choose?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Colin
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