I found with forms every printer is different. I just put in a new printer and had to move everything up about a 1/16". Even with the same printer every page might move up or down slightly.
You just have to find a "happy median" that works. If you can change the preprinted form so it was not so tight would also help. I have a preprinted form but the detail lines I print from R:Base so the alignment is not an issue. Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:25 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Printing jumping up/down and left/right Marc - I had a similar problem when I upgraded our printer from an old HP4 to an HP 4100. The print alignment on the form was perfect when the forms were loaded in the bypass tray, but when they were inserted in the main paper tray the alignment would move off to the left just enough that the same report would strike different places on the same preprinted form. I called HP, they said that the difference in printing location resulting from locating the paper in the bypass vs. the main paper tray was "within their acceptible tolerances". I went back to printing slower but accurate forms using the HP4. Terry > > From: marc schluter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/07/07 Wed AM 11:23:02 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Printing jumping up/down and left/right > > Hi Ted and Bill > > I think they just tried a letter in word on plain > paper and held they up to the light. > > The paper is single sheet. > > I am not sure how much it is jumping, I will ask and > have them fax some to me. > > There are several other users using the same version, > and no one else is having problems. > > Could some form of report corruption cause this?? > > Thanks > Marc > > > > > > --- Ted Wolfley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did he print the word document on the form paper? > > Is the form paper a > > single sheet or multiple thicknesses? > > How big is the jumping? A character or larger? > > > > I assume you have a copy of the program with you and > > you are not having > > any problems when you print? > > > > I used to work for a printing company and saw a lot > > of pre-printed forms > > that were not consistent from sheet to sheet. > > > > Ted > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of marc > > schluter > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:27 AM > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Printing jumping up/down > > and left/right > > > > > > Hi Ted > > > > They have a "programer / computer guy" that is > > helping > > them. He said he printed 15 copies of a word > > document > > and compared them and the print didn't move. > > > > I do not know if this is true or it is just hard to > > tell on plain paper. > > > > I do not see how my report could be causing this. > > If > > the report was corrupt would this happen or would it > > just not print? > > > > Thanks > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > --- Ted Wolfley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Does the print jump on plain paper? It could be > > the > > > forms. > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of marc > > > schluter > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:59 AM > > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printing jumping up/down and > > > left/right > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I have a user that says his print is moving up, > > > down, > > > left and right when they print a batch of > > insurance > > > claim forms. The claim forms have boxes that the > > > print needs to be inside. > > > > > > They have tried a new printer, they said it still > > > jumps around. > > > > > > What else can they look for. Of course they just > > ran > > > an update I sent them that deleted the old reports > > > and > > > loaded new ones. But there wasn't any changes on > > > that > > > report. > > > > > > Could the report be corrupt? > > > Bad printer cable? > > > Bad printer drivers? > > > ?? > > > ?? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail > > SpamGuard. > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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