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 > >-- >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