>>>>>>I've got a client for whom I created an EXE in VFP5. I will be installing the product in offices down the east coast of Florida, and I beta tested it in two separate
>>>>>>offices, fixed the bugs, and released it to a third office. This is where the fun began.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>There were some really strange problems (due likely to file corruption) which have been fixed. Now the product seems to be working well enough, but when the
>>>>>>user wants to print a form (an FRX populated with two related files and some memory variables), it prints the most bizarre characters--squares, some numbers
>>>>>>which look right but are printing in the wrong place, even a telling "BtnExit" on the form, which is the name of one of the objects on the screen. This form works in
>>>>>>the other two offices. Does anyone have a clue as to where to go with this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>JR
>>>>>
>>>>>It looks like a corupted/wrong printer driver. try to reinstall your app and any printer drivers. Does it print ok in preview mode?
>>>>>
>>>>>Vlad
>>>>
>>>>Doesn't VFP take its driver from Windows? The printer works fine in other products. If it doesn't take its driver from Windows, should I reinstall the library file? Remake set-up disks & do the whole thing?
>>>>
>>>>JR
>>>
>>>Is it so difficult?
>>>
>>>Vlad
>>
>>Not difficult--time consuming. I like to base my actions on a hypothesis rather than a guess. I charge a lot of $$ per hour--don't want to charge the client to much $$--distance is also an issue, as I wait for them to get email. Just want to have all my ducks in a row before I visit again. Thanks for the input!
>>
>>JR
>>
>>ELC
>>If you are still working on the problem check to see what ver. of 5.0 you
>have. 5.0a is out and has lot of bug fixes relate to printing for compiled
>programs ie some of my user get thumb nail size reports on lazer and inkjet printers.

I'll check it out--microsoft.com, I assume?

JR