Hi Colin, First of all, what Windows printer driver are you using with the Oki ML721? I went online and looked up the Okidata Microline 721 on the Okidata website but they don't offer a driver for download. They say: "Driver support is included within the Operating System. If you cannot find your specific printer model please consult your user manual for a list of compatible Emulations." So I downloaded and read the user manual and it seems to indicate that the printer comes with a CD with drivers. And there is no ML721 driver pre-included with Windows (2000 or XP). So what driver is being used with the printer?
Then, what is the exact paper size you're trying to use? Finally, does the printer driver have a predefined paper size that exactly matches the actual paper size? I know we've been down some of this road before, but if I have some exact specs I can do some experimenting here. Tim Rude ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DataPerfect Users Discussion Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [Dataperf] DPSpool / Printer Configuration Question > Hi Tim, > > Just dug up the old correspondence - see in part below. I'd forgotton how > detailed we got last time. > Was hoping I'd have more luck with a different brand of Printer. Difference > is no "squashing" is occurring > Using the predefined page sizes seems to have no effect on the Oki Printer > either > so I'm thinking we may have already exhausted all the options available > :-( unless you have > a recently discovered solution :-) > > Cheers > > Colin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Rude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DataPerfect Users Discussion Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, 24 February 2006 02:51 > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] DPSpool / Printer Configuration Question > > > > Hi Colin, > > > > I suspect that the Windows printer driver is the one imposing the > > limitation. You need to select the proper paper type so that the Windows > > printer driver realizes that it isn't printing to A4 paper. > > > > Although you tried the <249>Sw:h<249> code, this doesn't usually work > > properly under NT-flavors of Windows (NT, 2K,XP, etc.). Hopefully, the > > driver for your printer has a predefined page size that matches your > paper. > > Then it should be simply a matter of selecting that paper type using the > > <249>Snum<249> code. > > > > In DPSpool, on the printer selection screen, click on the Printer > > Information button and select your KX-P3696 printer. Set the units to mm > and > > then scroll through the list of paper sizes looking for one that matches > > your paper measurements. Hopefully one will match (although the height and > > width may be reversed). When you find a match, make note of the size > number. > > That's the number you use in the code above. If the height and width and > > reversed you'll need to set it to print in Landscape mode rather than > > Portrait. > > > > [Note: If you can't find an exact match, try to find one where one > dimension > > is exactly 210 mm and the other dimension is at least 410 mm. The 210 mm > is > > critical because that's the height and you want the printer to advance to > > > the next page properly. But it would be OK for Windows to think it has > more > > width available than is actually there, since your report would be laid > out > > to only use the first 410 mm anyway.] > > > > I hope this helps. If not, let me know and we'll try something else. > > > > Tim Rude > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Colin Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "DataPerfect Users Discussion Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:57 PM > > Subject: [Dataperf] DPSpool / Printer Configuration Question > > > > > > > Question for Tim Rude > > > > > > Hi Tim, > > > > > > I mentioned a while back replacing my wide "vintage" dot matrix printers > > > with something a bit more modern but hopefully getting Dpspool output to > > > work through them to spruce up the presentation. > > > > > > Currently testing a Panasonic KX-P3696 (wide Dot Matrix) which has both > > > Epsom & IBM Emulation. By setting to Epsom graphics 1 character set and > > > printing straight from Dataperfect, my wide page forms print fine in the > > std > > > Dos text format including line drawn boxes etc. > > > > > > We have taken that same report and added the Dpspool configuration at > top > > as > > > below > > > > > > ?????????????????????????FIRST PAGE HEADER ?????????????? > > > > > > --------------------Prompt for Value of Report Variable 40 ------------- > > > --------------------Store Value in Report Variable 250 ----------------- > > > *****cat.c["c:\wtsrv\profiles\"RV40"\dpspool\printdoc\"; > > > apply.format["G999";today - date[1;1;year[today]] + 1] > > > apply.format["G99999";now]; > > > ".{4}"]***** > > > --------------------Turn File Off--------------------------------------- > > > --------------------Begin Writing to Filename in Report Variable 250 --- > > > --------------------Turn File On---------------------------------------- > > > > > > Having added some bold and underline codes and even font changes - the > > > DPSpool file viewer shows the report looks fine and as expected. However > > > when released from DPSpool to the printer the output is getting close to > > > what is required but not quite :-( > > > > > > The font changes underlining etc is fine but the printer squashes every > > > thing on to the page (width wise) as if it was printing onto A4 paper. > > Also > > > the line drawn boxes print characters instead of the boxes. > > > In the Dataperfect Report the info on the right hand side of the page is > > > positioned by use of the space bar but when going through DPSpool to the > > > printer that same spacing is compressed when actually printing. I've > been > > > playing around with different settings for a while but having no luck in > > > fixing this. All previous output through DPSpool in the past has been to > > A4 > > > type forms and we haven't experienced this sort of problem before. The > A4 > > > type reports are usually sent to Windows type printers, but when sent to > > > this new dot Matrix printer they also print OK thru DPSpool. > > > Its the wide line flow Factory Production forms we are trying to print > to, > > > that is giving the problem. (They are 210mm long by 410mm wide). > > > I have tried printer code <249>Sw:h<249> but this does not appear to > have > > > any effect. Not sure if this is due to some printer limitation or simply > I > > > haven't yet got the configuration right ??? > > > > > > Any suggestions you may have that we should try, would be much > > appreciated - > > > its the old "so close yet so far" scenario > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Colin Roberts > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
