Just to let people know: The client downloaded the latest driver for their Brother printer and the problem was fixed.
Didn't get to see whether the modified Printers unit fixed it. Thanks to those that helped Mark On 24 Sep 2002 at 10:53, Mark Howard wrote: > Thanks Myles > > Steve Barker has sent me the mods needed to the > Printers unit. > > I'll see if that makes a difference, although they say > the default printer is set correctly and is available > to all other applications. Worth a crack though. > > Mark > > On 23 Sep 2002 at 9:41, Myles Penlington wrote: > > > Sometime ago (2-3years) someone (matthew??) posted some code that > > fixed problems, if the default printer was a network printer and > > either that printer was not available, or the machine was not on the > > network, then a AV/Exception is raised on application start (and > > crash). > > > > I think the offending code is in TPrinter.SetPrinter towards the end > > of the method somewhere. > > > > Myles. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 12:04 p.m. > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error > > > > > > Dave > > > > Thanks. > > The app doesn't even start - it's not just on printing. > > > > They say they haven't changed the printer or anything else in the > > set- up. > > > > I've suggested, in the meantime, that they try downloading the > > lastest driver for their printer. > > > > They've loaded the app on another workstation, pointing to the > > original DB and it is working as a stop gap measure. > > > > Mark > > On 20 Sep 2002 at 11:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have a problem where an app gets an access violation and > > > crashes, if the user prints to a particular printer (but other > > > printers are o.k.). I suspect the printer driver or something in > > > the way the printer is set up. Haven't solved this yet. > > > > > > Has your client recently introduced a new printer, which your app > > > prints to? Or have they changed any settings on an existing > > > printer? A bit out there I know, but just in case it helps. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, 20 September 2002 10:54 > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > > Subject: [DUG]: Application error - EPrinter Error > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > A site running Win98 is suddenly getting and Windows Application > > > error message when they try to start my app. (D5, DBISAM) and it > > > crashes the computer. They sometimes get an extra message > > > referring to an EPrinter exception. > > > > > > The application hasn't changed at all and the problems started > > > when an accounting package, Exonet, crashed earlier in the week. > > > > > > Exonet and all other apps still run OK. Any ideas? > > > > > > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- -- ----- > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > Web Archive at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- -- ----- > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > Web Archive at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ----- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ----- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
