>>On occasions my users get an error 2028...
>>"API call caused an exception."
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>>It invariable occurs just after a print job, that might switch the default printer, where I call the Foxtools Words() function shortly afterward.
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>>I can work around it by running this code just before the error would normally occur.
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>>

onErr= on('ERROR')
>>on error *
>>words('abc def')		&& avoid "API Caused an exception" error
>>on error &onErr

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>>Once Words() errors it runs fine the next time. Very weird! Has anyone seen this?
>>What the heck has Words() got to do with printing??
>
>I don't know, maybe is the Floating Point code thing? Does it happen if you use a printer driver from windows, not one from the manufacturer, especially HP?

One of the printers involved is a bar code printer which has a fairly shonky windows driver (probably 16 bit). The other printers are generally HP lasers.


what is " the Floating Point code thing" ?

Thanks