Hi Mike I thought about this but I do not think these doctors would want to buy another printer. Also, they would call me on how to hook up 2 printers...
thanks again marc --- mjs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I solved the problem buy using a brother HL-1650 in > DOS mode. It has > vertical and horizontal offsets that can be entered > as part of the > printer setup. After printing the first HCFA 1500, > you can measure the > "placement error" and enter the exact number of > pixels you need to "move > the ink" to print on those lousy pink forms! > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of J.M. > GRATIAS > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:20 AM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printing on 1500 Pre-printed > Forms > > > Marc : > > > > What is the best way to handle different top margins > on different > printers? > My app prints insurance claim forms on pre-printed > forms. Some printers have different top margins > that > will move the print up or down 1 line. So far the > only "fix" I have is to make 3 different copies of > that report, the only difference is I moved the > boxes > up or down 1 line. Then the user can choose which > report to use. > < > > What version are you running ? > > If DOS, you can set a variable that contain the > proper number of LF > according to the printer : > > IF vprinter = 'PRINTER1' THEN > SET var vtopmargin = (CHAR(10)) > ELSE > IF vprinter = 'PRINTER2' THEN > SET var vtopmargin = (CHAR(10) + > (CHAR(10))) > ENDIF > ENDIF > > then add that expression to the report > vtopmargin = .vtopmargin > > And then put variable onto the first line of the > report. > > > If Windows version, it is much more complicate : the > only way I found is > to > write a pagemode report. > Then you begin writing on the proper line, so the > report will begin with > a > variable number of blank lines. > > All those tips will only jump on or many 1/6 inches. > If you need micro step adjustment, you need to buy > special printers such > as > Epson LQ680. > > Hope this will help .... > > Regards, > > J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
