but for the long receipt (eg. customer purchase 100 items), send to the printer will still have pages.
I need the receipt to be one continuous receipt.
>You can't use the report writer for this, but I seem to remember that there are some files to help you in the download section. Or you can do as I did many years ago. I sent the output, via scan - endscan, to a text file, and then I copied this file to the printer via Copy File xxx to Lpt1.
>
>>I was able to select Generic/Text only driver.
>>but when I printed, I still got pages.
>>how can I set it as endless (continues) pages.
>>
>>this is for printing receipt.
>>
>>thanks for the help
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Add a printer, and select Generic as brand, then you will see Generic/Text only as the first option.
>>>
>>>>I have Add Printer, Microsoft XPS Document Writer icons as default.
>>>>I cannot find Generic/Text Only printer, and also cannot find it in the Add Printer
>>>>
>>>>Please advise
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Thank you for the reply.
>>>>>>how can I create Generic Text Only printer driver?
>>>>>
>>>>>You don't have to create anything. 'Generic/Text Only' is one of the windows oldest printer drivers and it
>>>>>should be there by default. In case is not for any reason, then you install it.
>>>>>What is good about this driver, is that it is very simple and plays fairly well
>>>>>with most of dot matrix printers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jerry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>how to print an endless page?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to print the grocery receipt, and it prints continuously, doesn't need page
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tips from what I can remember when building POS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>- Use 'Generic Text Only' printer driver
>>>>>>>- Use monospaced font
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>As for layout
>>>>>>>- Make FRX with Report Title + detail band + Report Summary only
>>>>>>>(page headers/footers empty and height 0)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>OR
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Send output to text file in exact layout in characters
>>>>>>>(Eg ech line have 80 chars)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Then send whole text file to to the printer port directly. There was couple of posts here with code that does that
>>>>>>>(Was it SergeyB or BorisB)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Also see file#
9991 here at downloads
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>HTH
>>>>>>>Sergio
