[AccessD] Graphics not printing

David Emerson newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz
Wed Jun 20 20:12:15 CDT 2007


Thanks Jim,

In this situation the computers are not networked.  I develop in 
little old NZ, and send the application to the big even older USA.  I 
have no control over what printers they use there.

I guess the best I can do is get them to make sure they have the 
latest drivers.

David

At 20/06/2007, you wrote:
>Hi David:
>
>Access reports like to print to the same printer-driver from which they were
>created. Report printing is supposed to be seamless between similar printers
>possessing the same features but a frustrating history has proven that
>wrong. When a new computer is added to the network, it is supposed to
>download and install the appropriate driver from the either the computer or
>network printer (This is where a server with active directory comes in
>great... for hold drivers of all OSs on the network.) that is hosting the
>printer so the driver or driver type will remain consistent.
>
>Vista may not have or be able to download from a host the appropriate
>driver. Check the manufacturer of the printer to see whether they have
>updated their driver set for your printer and get the latest version.
>
>To make a short story long it is a driver issue. You may have to find a
>driver set for the printer that has a driver for each OS including Vista.
>
>HTH
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David Emerson
>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:36 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [AccessD] Graphics not printing
>
>I have a report which has an embedded jpg image.  On some computers,
>when the report is viewed, then printed from the print preview the
>image does not print.  However when the report is printed directly
>without previewing it prints with the image.
>
>It doesn't happen on all computers or on one particular type of
>printer.  In one case the report was working fine until the computer
>was changed (the new OS was Vista). Now the report doesn't include
>the graphic even though the same printer is being used.
>
>My initial thinking is that it is something to do with the printer
>driver on the computer but this is out of my area of expertise (which
>is very narrow anyway :-)).
>
>Does anyone have any thoughts on what I can do?
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>Wellington, New Zealand
>
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