>Hi all,
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>I have a report designed with VFP's report designer that is really slow to print.
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>The report is being printed on a Fujitsu 3600 (old dot printer to print multi copies - ncr paper).
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>We used to print the report from an ascii file and performance was OK. Now we decided to change the format of the report (usual 8.5x11 now) and are using the Windows defaults to print. The report is now very slow to print. We are looking for a faster printer but in the meantime I'd like to improve the printing.
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>The report prints the same data and the font is Courrier. I must also say that a lot of bold font is used and some borders are being printed as well.
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The problem you are encountering is that you're using a Windows font and Windows output - it's being rendered graphically, which is why it prints so slowly.

This is not a problem on laser printers, which have considerably greater bandwidth and graphic rendering speed than a DMP. If speed is an issue, output for a DMP should either be created using only internally-supported printer fonts (this does not mean that if there's a Courier font on the printer, you can use a Windows or TrueType Courier font; you'd have to select the particular printer font for the specific printer being used, giving up hardware independence.) Alternatively, you can bypass the Windows GDI and rely on the native internal font, and send only ASCII output to the printer; there are a number of classes available for download here on UT for this.

If you use Windows-based print output with a DMP or inkjet printer, it's going to be slow, inherently.