Thanks Terry and Dan I sure wish the printer properties would allow the user to move the print up/down and left/right. Or maybe RBase will come up with an answer.
They said Postscrip fonts work better but PCL doesn't. Does this mean courier 12 if different between the different drivers?? Marc --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
