Situation: RBase X database, upgraded from 6.1 DOS. They print envelopes, lots and lots of envelopes, to the upper tray in a small laserjet. In DOS, it was just one Print command, so that's what windows does also. They hated the DOS command because it takes hours to print these envelopes and of course it tied up the computer for the entire time. However, they claim the envelopes always printed perfectly.
Windows frees up the computer, which they love, but they're getting non-replicable "hiccups". They may get 10 envelopes in a row with partial data, they'll get blank envelopes or some with garbage words... I'm not a hardware person but I sure suspect the printer itself. I asked how much memory it has, they have no clue and it's "so old" they don't have documentation or know how to get a setup printout (I'd have to google, I guess) Your opinion requested: This goes to the Windows queue as one 500-page document. Do you think it would be more "reliable" if I instead set a cursor and sent 500 one-page documents to the queue? And if so, should I insert pauses to let the printer "catch up"? Or has anyone printed envelopes to a PDF file? Does that retain the proper spacing/formatting if then printed to an envelope tray? Thanks everyone! I wish I could just say "buy a new printer" and be done with it but (1) I want to be as sure as possible that that's the solution, and (2) they begrudge every penny they spend.... Karen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
