>>>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>Another report on machine A prints OK to the first label printer
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas what could be the problem?
>>>>>
>>>>>Could it be that the problem report has settings which are inconsistent with the label printer?
>>>>
>>>>see faq#15515
>>>
>>>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
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>Thanks for that but there is no grid on the form and it does print ok to another printer


If the preview shows data and the printout not, then I would think that the current alias is not the one that the report uses