>>>>A report on machine A to a label printer prints a blank label even thought the print preview shows data - but it prints ok to another label printer
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>>>>Another report on machine A prints OK to the first label printer
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>>>>Any ideas what could be the problem?
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>>>>Could it be that the problem report has settings which are inconsistent with the label printer?
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>>>see faq#15515
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>>Cant see anything there that helps - am I missing something?
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>If the preview shows data and the print shows a blank label, then I think the current selected area has changed
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>This occurs when there is a grid on the form. Preview shows data, closing the preview puts the focus on the grid. Putting the focus on a grid selects its recordsource
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>So, before printing (or previewing)
>- setfocus to a textbox or so on the form
> -select the alias of the labels
>- then print/preview


Thanks for that but there is no grid on the form and it does print ok to another printer