>I have just been informed that we need to enable the user to specify not only a report-specific printer but also to be able to select a tray, number of copies, and other such properties.
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>Thus without any user intervention at print time, a certain report will always be directed to the specified printer, use the specified tray in that printer and print the specified number of copies, etc.
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>Is there any way to do this other than to open the frx file and write this info to the Expr field?
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>Thanks very much for everyone's input so far.
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>Stan

It certainly can be done IF all users have access to the same printers. Otherwise it gets a lot harder.
Create a table of printers and reports. In that table list all reports in field 1. In field 2 enter the full name of the printer to be used for that report. When the user selects a report look it up in the table and SET PRINTER TO whatever is in field 2 (printer field).

If different reports require the same printer but some are duplex, need to access different trays or whatever then you need to install a new printer on each PC (same printer different settings) for each method need to print the report.

Have fun. Over the years I have found printers to 10 times harder to setup than anything else. Way back when I could setup a 10 station Novell network in two days then spend two weeks setting up the printers. Today it takes at least as long.