Bill,
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>Hi Cindy,
>Thanks for the tips. The Tag1,Tag2,Expr fields all refer to the correct default dot matrix printer, so we didn't delete them. Has any UTM used VFP to print to a dot matrix using fan-fold labels before? IOW, can it be done?
>The problem seems to be with Window's printer setup and the limited choice of paper sizes. Like you said, 3" is about the smallest.
>We tried these cases:
> (1)Printed DOS Fox 2.0 labels one at a time on dot matrix. Just what we need, but not in VFP.
> (2)Converted the Fox 2.0 .lbt to Fox DOS 2.6, called it in VFP 6. It printed a "page" full, then paged at 11".
>Customer *really* wants to print one test label at a time, before printing the batch job. Seems reasonable enough, given that one might also want to print checks one at a time, and most check forms are less than 11".
>I know that ??? and textmerge syntax is obsolete, but could these avoid the 11" pagination and allow printing one at a time?
>Hope someone knows a solution...
>
>>Bill,
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>>Does clearing the Expr, Tag1 and Tag2 from the frx help at all? Then set the dot matrix printer as default and modify the report again.
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>>I looked at my regular sheet-feed printer and the smallest "sheet" size it would accept in the printer properties was about 3".
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>>Other wild guess: re-installing printer drivers is the solutin of choice for lots of printer problems.
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>>Keep trying - surely someone else has done this.
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>>>Hi All,
>>>We want to use a dot matrix printer to print labels on continuous fan-fold paper. We can't get the label wizard or label designer to treat each label as a fixed-height item. That is, VFP wants to print out 8 (in this case), shift down 1/4 inch, then print the next 8...
