Some earlier versions of VFP always save the printer environment when reports are saved. This causes reports developed in one environment to not always run properly in a different environment where printers are different. This is an issue when distributing reports; one has to manually open the .FRX as a table, go to the first row, and delete unnecessary cruft from the .Expr, .Tag and .Tag2 columns.

VFP9 (and maybe earlier versions too, haven't checked) recognizes this issue. In Tools...Options...Reports tab, there is a global option to "Save printer environment", which by default is disabled. So far so good.

However, if:

- You are given a report .FRX/.FRT where the printer environment has been saved (whether in VFP9 or some earlier version)
- The printer stored in the report is NOT present in your environment
- You modify and save the report

Then, YOUR default printer information/environment is saved with the report, even though the global save option is disabled.

When you send the report back, the user complains it doesn't print properly any more.

That's behaviour that was new for me - maybe this message will save someone else some head-scratching.