It's Ok Don, I finally figured it out...I was using DP23e instead of DP23x, this made it work. Also, I had a lot of left over printer codes for bold and underline in the old report that DPSpool saw as ascii garbage: so it gave up formatting!
That's interesting about using WP 12 to print things...I do high volume printing every day and I got a feeling it would take me too long to configure...I'll keep that in mind though because I still use DOS WP 5.1 and all my important documents are on that. Thanks for trying! Jon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Don Codling Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 5:25 PM To: Dataperfect Users Discussion Group Subject: Re: [Dataperf] DPspool: still not working still... April 22, 2007 On that I can't help you, Jon. I have never in 20 years of use printed from DP. I always import my reports into WP where I have easy control of the formatting & printing. An added step, but it makes life much easier in my opinion. My suggestion re: printer codes is based on the need to insert a couple of printer codes so the file is recognized in Windows as a WP 4.2 file. Don Codling WP 12.0.0.602 DP 2.6x Windows XP home, SP2 512 MBytes RAM jong wrote: > THanks Don, > > Yeah, I did use "printer control" function for each separate printer code > request. Does your DPspool work with different fonts, margins and such? I > was so excited to get this going on Windows but now I'm stuck. > > Jon Ong > DP 2.6e > WinXP home, SP2 > 1 gig RAM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Don Codling > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:11 PM > To: Dataperfect Users Discussion Group > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] DPspool: still not working still... > > > April 22, 2007 > > Maybe this is so elementary that you didn't bother to mention it, but > did you insert the printer codes using "Printer Control"? Or did you > just type them into the first page section of your report form? The > latter doesn't work, for me, at least. > > Don Codling > WP 12.0.0.602 > DP 2.6x > Windows XP home, SP2 > 512 MBytes RAM > > jong wrote: > >> Hi Everyone (& Tim if you're out there): >> >> Still can't get DPspool to work with DP2.6e. >> Those printer codes, fonts, & margins seem to be ignored and go to >> default Courier 10 with 10 lines/inch spacing, no margins. >> Underline and bold printer codes DO WORK and the printer DOES print >> the reports, just wrong font, margins, etc. >> >> 1. I tried changing printers, didn't help (Okidata 10ex and Brother >> 1440, both are DOS/Windows printers but they automatically go Windows >> mode when windows is connected). >> 2. I put the printers codes in first page header AND other page >> header as well...still no luck. >> 3. I tried various font names (case specific) listed for WinXP (all >> true type fonts)...latest trial was Dauphin, I checked these fonts >> with font viewer in Wordpad so they should work. >> 4. I double checked print queue location, it's where it should be in >> "c:\programs\dpspool", program "sees" print jobs requested and prints >> when I look at DPspool print manager. >> 5. I tried printing directly from WinXP to local printer, and also >> from my Win2000 home server to it's attached printer. >> 6. I edited the default printer on the INI file (see attachment) with >> same printer code settings. >> 7. I RELOADED Visual Basic 6.0 and latest patch. >> >> For what it's worth, here are my printer codes in the order I placed >> them in first page header (DOES THE ORDER MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE?): >> >> 8 lines per inch <213><0><8><213> >> Font name <244>FDauphin<244> >> Font point size <244>P9<244> >> Font width ratio <244>W75<244> >> Set left margin <192><0><0><12><0><192> >> >> I put these codes all under their own printer code headings. >> >> Any help appreciated! Thanks. >> >> Jon Ong MD >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
