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Printing Problem - Distributed Application
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05/10/1999 11:48:15
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00272741
Message ID:
00272767
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21
>I distributed an application (exe) to over 200 locations. By and large the installation went quite well and it is operational.
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>I have since distributed another application (exe). Several of the location are having printing problems with the second application. The first application reports print fine,the second application does not. The second application locks the computer.
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>I have tried recreating the file that is used in the print program and overwriting the second application's exe file with a new application exe all with no luck.
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>One of the printers is a HP4000N and the other is a HP6L. Both printer print everything else without any problem including other VFP6 reports.
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>Of course the client is asking me what is wrong and to change the program so this will not happen again. Anybody have any suggestion as to why a computer might lock up while printing a VFP report. The other 198 locations are not having any printing problems with the second application.
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>I am going to suggest they reinstall new printer drivers, but since everything else prints fine, I have my doubts as to whether this will fix the problem.
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>Thanks in advance.
>
>Gaylen

The reports in the second application may need to have the printer definitions removed from them... you can do this by deleting the information in TAG and TAG2 fields of the report. USE the report - USE myreport.frx and delete the entries.


Wayne
Wayne Myers, MCSD
Senior Consultant
Forte' Incorporated
"The only things you can take to heaven are those which you give away" Author Unknown
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