Yes I certainly could have a PDF file as a "backup", couldn't I? But I am worried about the issues that you brought up -- whether the PDF will fit properly on the envelope, relying on them to choose the proper tray and orientation, etc....
Karen -----Original Message----- From: Dan Goldberg <[email protected]> To: karentellef via RBASE-L <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2016 8:47 am Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - Printing opinions? You could always do both... Dan Goldberg Lance Camper On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 6:44 AM -0800, "karentellef via RBASE-L"<[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, you're probably right about the PDF. The only advantage to that would be that they could search the PDF for the pages they are missing and reprint (but chances are for an envelope or two they would just type them manually) Karen -----Original Message----- From: Bill Downall <[email protected]> To: rbase-l <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2016 8:17 am Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - Printing opinions? And a 500 page PDF will overwhelm printer memory just as easily as a 500 page pcl stream. Bill On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Bill Downall <[email protected]> wrote: I think you have a good solution. Once you have the cursor set up, it will be little effort to create and adjust a timing loop to wait for the printer to catch up. A new printer, with a lot of memory and nice envelope handling, would probably cost little more than the time they would pay you for. But I'd rather have them begrudging the pennies they spend on you than begrudging the pennies they spend on the hardware. Bill On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:57 AM, karentellef via RBASE-L <[email protected]> wrote: 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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. -- 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.
