This opens to report table (report formatting/information/etc. are stored in a table).
BROWSE
In the first record, there will be information in the Expr, Tag, and Tag2 fields (they are memo fields). Delete this information.
Now try the reports on different printers.
Joe
>>>whenever I print in diferent printers, the output is not aligned properly. What can I do to avoid this. One of the printers is an Epson LX-300, the other is a OKIDATA ML-321. >>> >>>Jim Booth told me to get rid of the prompt clause in the report form command and use sys(1037) instead but the result is the same. >>> >>>hope anybody can help me... >> >>Did you clean FRX file from printer definition? > >We have had a lot of problems with these types of issues, and haven't come up with a whole lot of solutions. What we eventually came up with was to write forms for dot matrix printers using native fonts for one printer (for example we use the Epson FX-100) >We then force the other printer to run in an Epson emulation mode. This seems to get stuff right (we are printing invoices on pre-printed forms, so they have to line up.) >The ML-321 will emulate Epson FXe (I have one right next to me) and MIGHT print the same under that emulation as the other printer. I say might because I beleive the LX is a 24 pin printer, and if it is we have found it less likely to print exactly the same as an Oki under FX emulation. > >This may not be the solution you are looking for, but for what it is worth, it has worked fairly well for us. > >by the way, by using a Native Printer font on the report you gain the added advantage that the printer prints much faster than if it has to try to render Windows fonts graphically. > >Good luck, >Paul Moon
