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Print preview problem, printout okay help ?
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09/07/1999 11:40:12
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Visual FoxPro
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Fortunately we have not had any other problems specific to NT. The problems that creep up come from the users inablility to properly set up NT. Things like read-only shares, no authority, etc... Good Luck.

Marcus.

>Hi,
>
>Thank for your advise. By the way, are there any other
>problem that you faces with VFP on NT environments. Please
>briefly comment them to me and their solution. Thank you
>>I've been living with a similar issue with no solution. The preview on the NT machine is microscopic, and unreadable no matter how much they zoom it. Good Luck.
>>
>>Marcus.
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot for your help and advise. However, I had done what you said but
>>>still in vain. My client PC running WinNT 4 workstation with SP4 installed,still
>>>had the print preview problems. Even changing the printer to my printer driver,
>>>does not help too. However,the printout is okay.
>>>I do what you said, clear the TAG, TAG2 and delete only the 3 line of the EXPR field of my report frx files, then compile my program, copy the executable file to my client PC to run directly. The printer use is HP LJ1100 model with their
>>>own driver that come with it. Please advise me on it. Thank you.
>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>My VFP5a written application run fine on Win9x environment, plus
>>>>>on my developement Win NT workstation PC.
>>>>>
>>>>>However, when it run on other WinNT 4 workstation PC with
>>>>>service Pack 4 installed, the print preview is out. The
>>>>>print preview had some of pages clip off. But the printout
>>>>>is okay. I am using HP laserjet IIIP whereas other PC is
>>>>>using the HP laserjet LJ1100.
>>>>>
>>>>>Please advise me on the cause and the solution. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>Open each report form as a table [use myreport.frx]. Then, in the FIRST RECORD ONLY, delete the contents of the TAG and TAG2 fields. Then in the EXPR field, delete the first 3 lines that refre to the printer drivers. Those 3 lines should look something like:
>>>>
>>>>DRIVER=winspool
>>>>DEVICE=HP LaserJet IIIP
>>>>OUTPUT=LPT1
>>>>
>>>>Close the table. You will have to do this every time you do a MODIFY REPORT and save.
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