[AccessD] Going to wrong printer

[Ryan W]

If you open the report in design mode and go to the printer properties you
can set the printer to use a default printer or a specific printer.
Sometimes Access likes to switch it up on you in weird ways (like what
you're experiencing).

I think you have to set the printer up how you want it and print an actual
document and then save the report to get it to stick.  It's a weird, broken
process.



On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:22 PM, John W. Clark <
John.Clark at niagaracounty.com> wrote:

> I haven't asked a question out here in quite a while, but I find myself
> stymied and in need of assistance.
>
>
> I wrote this rather tiny access program several years ago for our District
> Attorney's office. It isn't very large, but I think I did a decent job. It
> basically culminates in a voucher that is created for a witness that they
> take to our Treasurer's office and receive a fee, and mileage if applicable.
>
>
> The math is all done internally...it isn't that hard...and that has been
> working like a charm. A few months back I was asked to add a digital
> signature and I did that as well. Just this month a new District Attorney
> was elected and I changed out the old signature for the new one...no
> problem.
>
>
> I followed the same method I always do...using my own PC I made the
> changes to the network copy of the front-end program and tested it out in
> my environment. I then place this copy in their "common" directory and go
> to their office and copy that to each user's directory that I made in their
> "Program Files" directory on their hard drive. I use the extra step of
> copying down because it saves me time, and I never bothered to do an
> automatic update to the PCs because for the little time it takes me to do
> this it just never seemed merited.
>
>
> The program works fine...a little slow on the first voucher created...I
> think because I changed an embedded signature (png) to a linked one (I may
> revert to the old way).
>
>
> BUT...and here is the problem...all of the sudden, they have to choose the
> correct printer each time (I don't believe each voucher) or it will print
> on my officer printer...in a totally different building.
>
>
> I've never "chose" any specific printer, and I've done this same routine
> for several years when I do updates. I never even logged into 3 of the 4
> PCs in their department...one I had to because the woman was off that
> afternoon.
>
>
> WHY is it doing this, and how do I stop it?!
>
>
> Oh...one more thing. I ran it in my office today, changed my printer
> option, ran a voucher, then closed out of the program and got back in...and
> it reverted to that same printer that it seems to want to go to. I'm
> feeling this may be something simple, but again, it has never done this
> before.
>
>
> Please help preserver my sanity here!
>
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