>>>>Nadya --
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>>>>Would a new printer be out of the question? <g>
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>>>It the functional equivalent to the Epson DFX8000, which is a $2500 printer. It might be worth finding and fixing the problem.
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>>Well, when you put it in that context <s>
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>>>If it was me, I wouldn't be using graphics mode. I would go straight to the printer (with ???) or would create a text file and then dump the file to the printer.
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>>>In text mode, this printer is very fast, and I would want to take advantage of it. Of course, maybe they only want to print 100 labels, and speed may not be an issue.
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>>It's certainly possible to generate text with ???.
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>>But, the problem is they have existing reports and labels.
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>>Do you know of any utilities to convert from VFP reports/labels to a programmatic version (Pete Olympia had one for 2.6 labels)?
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>>Nadya -- how easy would it be to convert your existing labels and reports to code using ???.
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>>Jay
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>I think, we can just use REPORT FORM myReport TO FILE ASCII command, what do you think? However, we would not do it everytime, but only for specific printers. So, my question now is (as I already asked Steve), how can we determine, do we need to print it to text file, then print, or print directly. We should be able to determine, in which mode the printer is. Some API functions could help, I hope.

> REPORT FORM myReport TO FILE ASCII command
GOOD LUCK

I'm quite sure that you'll need to access the Win API to find out printer setting information. If it's possible in your setting, it would be easier simply to set it up in text mode and leave it there. That would save the problem of determining whether or not its in text mode.

I want to reiterate that you MUST ensure that the dip switch settings on the printer are in emulation mode. For that you'll need documentation. The Win API works through the Epson driver and will not be able to determine whether or not it is working with a clone in the proper setting.

Best wishes!

Jay