The missing link is that there does not appear to be any way to move the
paper up and down
unless there is a way to send a command to the printer. Do you think it
would be possible to
send the report to a file and then copy the file to the printer in order
to get the printer to move the
paper backwards?
Mike
MikeB wrote:
Here is all I can find from Sami, but it refers to Pre 7.x, which shouldn't be
an issue as long as you can approximate it in 7.x. Just give it a Shot and
test to blank paper (don't waste preprinted) I just print to blanks and hold
up to light till I get close.
1. You can design a "Custom Report" to print any kind of custom checks.
Tips:
. Use ONLY PH (Page Header) Section of Report (Key Point)
. Remove all other sections, i.e, RH, D, RF, etc.
. Under Report Layout,
. Lines Per Page: 74
. Page Footer Line Number: 0
. CHECK [Remove Initial Carriage Return]
. UN-CHECK [Manual Break Reset]
. CHECK [Clear Variables after Printing]
. UN-CHECK [Form Feed - Before Printing Report]
. UN-CHECK [Form Feed - Before Report Header]
. UN-CHECK [Form Feed - After Report Header]
. UN-CHECK [Form Feed - After Report Footer]
. SET Print Orientation to Portrait
. SET Left Margin to 0.75
. SET Right Margin to 8.00
2. You can also use Custom LABEL feature of R:BASE for Windows
You don't need that. R:BASE FOR WINDOWS 6.1/6.1A DOES IT ALL!
Under "Report Settings", you can pre-define the "Print Orientation" to
Landscape.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printer Control Codes in Rbase 76
Hi Mike,
There are times when you have to print on an original preprinted forms
(perscriptions for controlled substance, FAA pilot forms, etc).
If that is the case, can Rbase for Windows 7.6 reports utilize printer
control codes or is there some workaround?
Mike
MikeB wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Printer Control Codes in Rbase 76
Hi all!
I am trying to convert a report in Rbase for Win 6.5 to ver 7.6. The report
has to be typed on a roll of preprinted
perforated forms. The forms are 4.25" tall, 5.5 " wide (plus the tractor
feed strips). They are being printed on a
dot matrix Panasonic KXP 1150 printer that has those wheels with spikes
I still have a good (although not used for at least 6 years) one laying on a
shelf that I gave up on and just went to printing multiple copies through a
laser instead of multipart dot matrix. It is just a pain.
I think Sami had some ideas on this from about 5 or 6 years back too. It
was Check printing, IIRC.
on both sides of the roll of forms that grab
the form and shoves it through the printer. Further more, when the printer
is at rest, the top of the perforation of the next
form to get printed on is at the perfect level so that the user can tear
off the last form right on the perforation line.
Now if you are with me so far, here is the tricky part. I have to start
printing ABOVE where the print head sits when the form
and printer are at rest. In Rbase for DOS and Rbase for Windows, I used
printer control codes embedded in the report to make
the printer roll the paper backwards just the right amount to start
printing, and then at the end, advance the paper just enough so
that the perforation would be at the right place to facilitate tearing off
the printed form.
I let Rbase for Windows 7.6 convert the form, and now it prints funny
little symbols on the report rather than moving the paper
up and down.
How do I put printer control codes in Rbase for 7.6 reports? Or is there
some other cooler way to get the same thing done?
Thanks for reading my long winded wordy question!!!
Mike
