Cathy,

We are attempting to start adding graphics to our receipts. In addition we are looking into printing some of our reports on receipts, along with simple bar graphs created on the fly. But the graphics (restaurant logo) is the first step. I've looked into using OLE POS that is supported by both Microsoft and Epson, but doesn't look geared toward a client server setup for printers. You can load an image into a printers memory up to 250k but only one, and it takes as long as printing a report to the printer. I've been able to get the receipt to work if I "hardcode" the information on the report and run it without a footer or summary. By that I mean I open the report, type in what I want the receipt to look like and print it in the report writer. But when I make it dynamic with data, even without a footer or summary, it doesn't work.

>John,

>I have to ask ... Why are you moving it to the Report Writer? Are you having problems with the current @SAY method? Unfortunately, the VFP Report Writer does not lend itself to variable length "pages". IOW, don't try to fit a square peg in a round hole.

>Cathy


>We are trying to start moving our receipts for our Point of Sale system from @ Say statements to reports for image purposes. I keep having a problem with the length of the receipt. The header prints fine, the detail prints fine, but the footer prints at the end of the receipt, which is about 6 feet long. I've tried to change paper selection on page setup, but nothing seems to be working. If someone else has been through this, any help would be appreciated.
>
>John Rowlinson
>Microworks POS Solutions
Cathy Pountney
Independent Consultant
Frontier Software Solutions, Inc.
www.frontier2000.com

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