If I am understanding correctly, it is a line space problem. Hold the form from both together over a light box or window and see the mismatch. With the control information from the printer manual, some times, you can tweek with printer situp or software to cause the important things to be where they are required. RRR
----- Original Message ----- From: "marc schluter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:34 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing problems > I know it must be something different in the 7410 but > what is it and why? > > I wish there was a standard in printers or at least > within the same company. HP compo printers give me > the most problems. > > This doctor paid a lot of money for the app, I am > about to offer to buy him a $300 inkjet so he can > print his insurance claims. That would be easier than > trying to figure this out. > > Marc > > --- Thomas Eldred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Marc... > > > > We have issues liek that in our office also. The > > problem doesn't appear to > > be RBASE related for us. We have an HP4200 printer > > that will exactly > > duplicate a report as it appears on a screen, but > > when the same report comes > > from our Lanier it becomes two pages with the second > > page having the bottom > > 2 or 3 lines of the report. It happens in Word, Word > > Perfect and other > > programs we use. Are you using the same print > > drivers across these > > printers? --that was the sales reps explanation of > > the difference in output. > > > > tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "marc schluter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:27 AM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing problems > > > > > > >I am sorry I did not I explained the problem very > > > well. > > > > > > Let's say I have 2 exact reports, the only > > difference > > > report 2 has all the boxes 3 mm lower than report > > 1. > > > > > > The print output on my HP 895 and several other > > > printers prints report 2 3mm lower than report 1. > > > That's the way it should be. > > > > > > Using the 7410 report 2 prints 20mm lower instead > > of > > > 3mm lower. > > > > > > I do have a 3rd report that moves the print 2-3mm > > but > > > the 7410 moves it 20mm. I didn't mean that the > > print > > > was jumping up and down 20mm from one time to the > > > other. > > > > > > Sorry I was unclear. > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Troy Sosamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> If the printer is moving 20mm up and down so it > > is > > >> inconsistent, it sounds > > >> like the gears are loose/worn out and it is never > > >> going to line up. Buy a > > >> new printer. > > >> > > >> Troy > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> On Behalf Of Bob Speth > > >> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:28 AM > > >> To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing problems > > >> > > >> If "the print moves 20mm up and down", > > >> how would you know when the top > > >> margin has to be moved 20mm up and > > >> when it has to be moved 20mm down? > > >> > > >> Does a page eject for the HFCA/CMS-1500 > > >> form, prior to start of printing, fix the > > alignment > > >> problem for the 2nd and subsequent pages? > > >> > > >> Depending upon where we buy our forms, > > >> sometimes ejecting the first page is required > > >> for alignment of subsequent pages. This > > >> technique is irrational but it works. > > >> > > >> Bob Speth > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "marc schluter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > > >> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:14 AM > > >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printing problems > > >> > > >> > > >> > I have 3 reports that print to pre-printed > > >> insurance > > >> > forms. The 3 reports are the same execpt the > > boxes > > >> are > > >> > moved up or down 2-3mm to help get things to > > line > > >> up, > > >> > (since the printer properties do not allow that > > >> and > > >> > some companies print the boxes in different > > >> places) > > >> > > > >> > This works fine on my HP 895 but when the same > > 3 > > >> > reports are printed with the 7410 the print > > moves > > >> 20mm > > >> > up and down. > > >> > > > >> > I called copr US tech support and they said > > they > > >> do > > >> > not care unless it is a wide spread problem. > > >> > > > >> > What can I do.... buy another printer? or is > > there > > >> a > > >> > way to adjust the top margin? > > >> > > > >> > This is for a office I need to get up and > > running > > >> > until I can finish updating my app to RBase 7.x > > >> > > > >> > thanks > > >> > Marc > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > __________________________________ > > >> > Do you Yahoo!? > > >> > Yahoo! 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