>>>Cathy
>>>
>>>Thanks very much for that - very clear
>>>
>>>Colin
>>>
>>>>You need to get rid of the printer environment information that is stored with the report. To do that, open the report file as a table browse it. In the first record, clear the TAG and TAG2 fields. Also in the first record there is a field called EXPR. Don't clear it all -- but edit the field and clear the printer information. You still want to retain things like orientation.
>>>>
>>>>Note that you will have to do this EVERY time you make a change to the report. Earlier versions of VFP always save the printer environment. Starting with VFP 8, you can turn that "feature" off.
>>>>
>>>>Cathy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>
>>Are you printing in "graphic" mode or in "text" (old-fashioned, like DOS) mode)??
>
>Jonathan
>
>Presume graphic
>
>Colin

I was going to suggest printing in DOS-Like mode, It's faster. But I see you are fine with graphic mode.