Mark A Matte
markamatte at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 29 14:18:41 CDT 2006
"create seperate reports formatted ".. ....or programmatically format the report based on default printer? >From: "Mark A Matte" <markamatte at hotmail.com> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: Re: [AccessD] 2nd request - Printing envelopes via 2 printers. >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:58:47 +0000 > >Kathryn, > >I haven't followed this thread too closely...and it may have been >suggested...but could you create seperate reports formatted for each >printer...then use an API call to determine what the default printer >is...and then use that report? > >Hope it helps... > > >Mark A. Matte > > > >From: "Kathryn " <kathrynatgwens at socal.rr.com> > >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem > >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem > >solving'"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > >Subject: Re: [AccessD] 2nd request - Printing envelopes via 2 printers. > >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:43:33 -0700 > > > >Be sure to read my response to Paul below as there is a question there. > > > >William said: > > > ...it would appear that the report isn't changing it's set > > > printer driver which I've seen reports do before ...try this > > > to force the change ...change the report's printer selection > > > to use the "specific printer" option rather than the default > > > (the wording may differ somewhat, I don't have any app > > > open) and set it to the LJ5. When you then open the revised > > > app on the upstairs system it will pop up a dialog saying the > > > LJ5 isn't available and let you change the printer ...on that > > > system ...to the newer one ...that should force your app to > > > use the correct driver for that system. > > > >Well shoot. That didn't work. Main problem is that LJ5 is networked and I > >can print to it from upstairs. So setting it as a specific printer >doesn't > >pop up the dialog. To see if it would print correctly if I chose the > >LJ3052, > >I changed to specific printer, and even chose #10 as the "paper". Still > >didn't print right. (I've set it back the way it was since downstairs and > >the LJ5 are used 95% of the time.) > > > >Michael said: > > > This is the page with the answer, but you may not like it. > > > http://www.mvps.org/access/reports/rpt0009.htm > > > It has been a while since I've worked with this stuff ... > > > >Right, don't like it because I don't understand it at all. > > > >Paul said: > > > There are a number of questions I would ask to resolve this. > > > I the LJ5 driver still installed on the Upstairs machine and > > > if it is is it still the default printer? Does the document > > > (envelope) specify the default printer or was is formatted > > > for the LJ5 specifically? I believe that you problem has > > > little to do with the application but more likely the printer > > > driver setup between the two computers. > > > >We name everything with UPSTAIRS and DOWNSTAIRS. The Upstairs LJ5 has >been > >deleted, the Downstairs LJ5 is still showing because it is networked. The > >LJ3052 is set as the default Upstairs. How do I tell if the envelope is > >formatted specifically for the LJ5? That seems to be the likely problem >at > >this point. > > > >-- > >Kathryn Bassett (at work address) > >kathrynatgwens at socal.rr.com > >kathryn at bassett.net (home) > > > > > -----Original Message by Kathryn----- > >Situation: .mdb is on K drive which is accessable from two computers >(IOW, > >K > >drive is server). No problems in the past when there was a LaserJet 5 > >hooked > >up to both computers. By that I mean if we were "downstairs", printing > >would > >print on the downstairs LJ5, and "upstairs" would print on the upstairs > >LJ5. > >In both cases, the envelope was put in the tray over on the left side. > > > >Now, upstairs has new printer (LJ3052) and the envelope goes in center > >instead of left side. Access does not automatically adjust - the "to" > >address is printing at top of the envelope and the "from" address is not > >there at all. If I put paper in the tray that the envelope pulls from, it > >shows that it's printing as if it were pulling from the left. > > > >So, I tried putting the envelope over to the left and it pulls it >through, > >but doesn't print, and gives me an error message that there was no paper > >pickup and to check that the paper was loaded correctly, etc. > > > >Does this mean that I have to design additional reports for all envelopes > >that will be printed upstairs, designing for this specific printer? > > > >Assuming you give me suggestions, unless they are within next 45 minutes, >I > >won't be able to try them til Monday when I'm back here at work. > > > >-- > >AccessD mailing list > >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >-- >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com