I actaully fixed it using a different approach....I'm limiting the number of jobs that goto the print-spooler.

>Hi,
>
>Once I remember I used Acrobat PDF for merging all my documents in one PDF file and printed it.
>Printing to PDF/prn (print file) will be too fast as compared to printing them on printer.
>
>You can merge docs in a single doc by using insert file doc option from the insert menu.
>Record it in a macro and pick up the methods to do it programatically.
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>Aashish
>
>
>>At the risk of sounding stupid...
>>how the heck to you merge word docs??
>>
>>>Possibly right.
>>>Appending all docs in one doc file and giving for a print& Wait, might work as good solution.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes. We've tried it from several different computers on several different printers - and always have the problem. I think since most of this runs in a loop, that the oWord.Close() must be happening before the whole word document is sent to the printer ???
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Victor,
>>>>>
>>>>>Seems to me a printer buffer/Spooling/printer memory leak problem.
>>>>>Which printer are you using and have you tried the same code on some other printer.
>>>>>Check out.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm doing something like this....
>>>>>>

>>>>>>oWord = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
>>>>>>oWord.VISIBLE = This.debug_mode
>>>>>>oWord.DisplayAlerts = .F.
>>>>>>oWord.Documents.Open(FULLPATH(my_remote_view.Letter_Path))
>>>>>>oWord.ActivePrinter = SET('printer', 3)
>>>>>>oWord.ActiveDocument.PrintOut(.T.,,,,,,,my_remote_view.Copies*my_remote_view.letterprtcount)
>>>>>>WAIT WINDOW 'Reseting tray...' TIMEOUT 3.0
>>>>>>oWord.Close()
>>>>>>oWord.Quit
>>>>>>oWord = ""
>>>>>>

>>>>>>With the excpetion of the first 2 lines and the last 2 lines, this code is in a loop. My problem is that sometimes some of the word documents print out messed up. I haven't seen any pattern or consistancy to the problem either. About the only thing that seems consistant is that it's one particular font. Instead of a whole paragraph, it all prints out in a 1/4 inch tiny black blob...yet the next time you run it - it works fine - sometimes. And if you completely rerun all the documents - some of the ones that failed will work - and visa-versa. I've tried it on several different printers from several different machines - etc. etc. etc. I'm kinda clueless on how to trobuleshoot this problem and I really don't wanna have to tell the users "oh, just reprint those". Anyone have any ideas?