>>>>>Anybody have a solution to a problem I'm having to Visual Foxpro 5.0 reports printing in tiny print (probably about 3 pt font). Displays as full size (actual pitch size) in Report Designer and Print Preview but shows on the upper left hand corner in about 2 /12" of space. Recently upgraded to 5.0 after a year in 3.0. Any suggestions??
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>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Mark Pelea
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>>>>2 options.
>>>>1. remove PROMPT from report form line.
>>>>2. switch to 5.0a -- this bug has been fixed there.
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>>>Use (1), Mark. I just got the same problem with VFP5.0a, new installation on a computer with no FP of any sort installed previously. MS SAYS it's fixed, but....
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>>>Barbara
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>>Barbara,
>> I just received 5.0a and like you said, the problem still exists! The problem does not seem to exist on my development system's printer (HP deskjet 680C). However, I'm writing a program for others to use on a shared novell network environment in which everyone has a different printer albeit they're all HP type... Quite disappointed that a major problem like that has no obvious solution. You would figure that FP5.0 would just take the PC printer settings for the report. However, this does not seem to be the case. At least have some more configuration options in the Report Writer to manipulate such printer settings... Removing the "PROMPT" is not really desirable since it would give the user less control on which printer they could print to (only the default printer would be used) or change the printer's settings. Anybody have another solution out there???
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>>Thanks,
>>Mark Pelea
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>I have this problem as well... Our HP Laserjet 5P prints fine, but the user's Series II prints tiny... switching the user to printing on a LaserJet 6 solved the problem, but that isn't a good solution for a user who only has 1 printer...
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>-Craig Drabik
Craig, If you have users with several different printers there are several ways you can help:
1. Use the GetPrinter() function instead of Prompt. Same thing, except it gives you a variable for the printer and you include that when you call the report.
2. Be sure that EVERY time you make a change on the report you open the FRX as a table (USE MyReport.FRX) and empty 3 memo fields in the first record: EXPR, TAG and TAG2. These fields store information about the default printer on your development machine.
HTH
Barbara
