Hand writing provides another option to make a mistake. I have the scripts pre created to minimize the chance that somebody will get the wrong quantity. Bad hand writing is a mistake waiting to happen. So.....I will keep trying to make it work. If I can figure out how to make pagemode work as suggested by Mike Byerley, then I may have a workable answer. Mike
________________________________ From: William Stacy <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:00 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Printing on Preprinted peforated forms in Rbase 9.1 Yeah, that's what I figured. It's the one time that the whole thing should probably be hand written anyway, considering the chances for abuse and counterfeiting probably increase if you computer print out all the details except the signature. Unfortunately there are some FL docs who will appreciate getting their controlled Rxs streamlined... On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Michael Sinclair <[email protected]> wrote: That works for non controlled substances. In Florida you have to use approved pre-printed scripts for all schedule II - V drugs. > > > > >On Feb 26, 2012, at 9:15 AM, William Stacy <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Have you considered NOT doing it? I mean most programs just print everything, >including the facility, the Rxing Dr, the Rx symbol, and everything you need >on blank paper. If you need that secure watermarked paper, maybe you can get >it blank. The thing I like about doing it this way is the same formatting can >be used for other docs in other practices. Besides that, the trend is away >from paper Rxs in favor of electronic submission anyway. >> >> >>On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Michael J. Sinclair <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>Hi All, >>> >>>I need to print perscriptions on preprinted forms. The forms I have to use >>>come to me made for a dot matrix printer. Each form is exactly 4.25" tall >>>measured from perforation to perforation. I need to use one pre printed form >>>per perscription. >>> >>>The first problem I ran into is that when the forms are loaded into >>>the printer, and the top form is advanced such that the perforation is lined >>>up with the tear off bar, the print head is sitting a little too low to >>>start typing at that point. I was able to solve that problem by placing >>>a PCC (Printer Control Code) object in the Report Header that causes the >>>printer to do a a very precise reverse line feed. So far so good. >>> >>>(First question....does the size of the Report header affect the printing if >>>all it contains is a PCC?) >>> >>>But...now I am having trouble making each perscription start the printing at >>>the exact same place on each printed form. It seems that I don't know how to >>>make each perscription take up exactly 4.25" of vertical space. Some of my >>>perscriptions are 5 lines long, some are as much as 8 lines. There is more >>>than enough room to print all the lines, but they do have to be lined up >>>with the preprinted typing on the preprinted forms. I need something like a >>>form feed after the last line of each perscription. >>> >>>(Second question, should I put a Form Feed PCC in the page footer?) >>> >>>Finally, after the last perscription is typed, I need to do a very >>>precise line feed so that the next peforation lines up with the tear off bar >>>on the dot matrix printer. I think my solution is to put a PCC in the Report >>>Footer section. >>> >>>Here is what confuses me. When I am creating the report, I can change the >>>size of each section (Report Header, Page Header, Details, Page footer, >>>Report footer. Does the physical size of the various sections affect the >>>location of the text, even if there is no text in the section? If I am using >>>exactly 8 lines per inch, then I should have essentially 34 "vertical lines >>>of space" to work with. I need the patient name to always go on "line 16" >>>(exactly 2 inches from the top peforation). Since the print head is sitting >>>at line 18 at the beginning of the process, I do a 0.25" reverse line >>>feed....that works. Now how do I make sure the rest of the lines end up >>>where they need to be? The last line, todays date, has to go on line >>>30, which is exactly 0.5 inches above the bottom perforation. >>> >>>How do I control the relative vertical spacing between the lines so my text >>>ends up printing where it needs to go? Blank lines are ok, not every line on >>>the script has to be filled in. But the expiration date always has to go on >>>line 26....and that does not change based on the number of lines of print >>>above line 26. >>> >>>When I do a print preview, it looks great on the screen...but when I print >>>it, the printing is misaligned starting with the second perscription. >>> >>>How do I fix this? >>> >>>I hope I am making sense at this hour! >>> >>>Mike >> >> >>-- >>William Stacy, O.D. >> >>Please visit my website by clicking on : >> >>http://www.folsomeye.net >> >> >> >> -- William Stacy, O.D. Please visit my website by clicking on : http://www.folsomeye.net
