[RBASE-L] - RE: Printing on 1500 Pre-printed Forms

[William Stacy]

I've also been doing that, but I don't adjust much because I think they are usually  scanned electronically; that's why the red ink.  I think printing them on a blank sheet would work just as well if they are scanned..  Certainly they will be a thing of the past soon anyway.  Any of you guys try to submit electronically from Rbase?  I think direct transmission to the payer is the safest way, would be  HIPPA compliant, AND would relegate the 1500 into history. bill Ned Ritchie wrote: I've used HCFA 1500 forms for years in DOS and have found that over those years the trimming on the HCFA 1500 form varies from shipment to shipment and even within the same shipment. So I've had to tune the report to the changing HCFA 1500 forms! For Version 7. . . Someone needs to build a form in color so that we can print the whole mess on blank paper. Ned -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of mjs Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 7:59 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Printing on 1500 Pre-printed Forms 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 .