>I'm printing to a dot matrix printer, (epson fx 2170 or panasonic)to tell you the truth I'm just using the font that VFP used in the conversion.
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>From your questions below, am I safe to assume:
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>1)DO NOT USE TRUE TYPE FONTS
>2)USE FONTS RESIDENT IN THE PRINTER
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>thanx for further help with this.
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>Alfred
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>>>Hello all.
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>>>I just converted a VFP2.6 app. to VFP5.0a and everything works fine except tha all my reports print VERY VERY SLOW.
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>>>Is there a special font that I need to use as defautl so my reports print at the same or close to the DOS speed?
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>>>thanx for any help on the subject.
>>>
>>>Alfred
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>>Alfred,
>> Do you have them printing to a dot-matrix printer?? Ink jet?? Laser printer?? Are you using a true type font for the reports?? Is it a font taht is resident to the printer??
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>>More info please..
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>>Thanx!
>>
>>Tony Miller
>>Vancouver, Wa

Alfred,
I would look at USING a truetype font, that is resident to those printers. From I remember, Windows will print to Dot Matrix printers very slow because it is sending the data as graphics.

is it possible for you to get ahold of the DOS versions of your report forms?? If you have not modifed the routines that build the data for your reports, load them into your project (do NOT convert them to VFP style report forms, do NOT open them in VFP, else VFP will want to convert them over.

Finally, is there a way for your users to get something better than dot matrix printers?? Ink Hets are coming down in price, personal laser printers are coming down too..

Thanx,

Tony Miller
Vancouver, Wa