I have to use a dot matrix for special forms so I understand.
When you use the printer driver, not the text mode, it is trying to print the windows fonts but as a graphic. You may be able to change the report font to match a printer font that would be faster. Using the generic text driver the printer is using its built in fonts and assuming the page size is 8.5 x 11 and when the page is done, it sees the form feed as a signal to go to the next 11" page. The printer does not know what the true paper size is. Not sure if you can suppress the form feed in reports, or maybe you can in labels. Depending on the printer you may have a way to set the page size to a custom size, you probably have to look up the control codes to do it, or there may be some controls on the front panel. You may also be able to use the reports PCC code variable to send it a control code to either change the default page length or to change the windows font to a built in printer font. Check and see if the Panasonic emulates another popular brand, you may get a faster result or more choices. If its any help the Epson/IBM form length code is 27 67 0 n where n is the page length in inches, there is also a reverse line feed code, 27 106 n Hope that helps Mark Lindner Lindner & Associates PC 400 Hunnewell St, Needham MA 02494 PO Box 920435 Needham MA 02492 0005 781 247 1100 Fax 781 247 1143 EFAX 857 366 9691 Toll Free 888 658 4269 Direct 781 247 1160 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael J. Sinclair Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 4:54 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number Amazingly, 1 minute after I posted my question, I think I found a partial answer.... I am using a Panasonic KX-P1150 printer. I was using the Generic / Text Only Driver (to speed up the printing) and the page length seems to ignore Rbase. I changed the driver back to the Panasonic KX-P1150 and the page length problem seems to have resolved, but now the printing takes forever...the text appears to be printing is some sort of graphics mode instead of the lightning fast draft mode. Does that make any sense? Mike From: Michael J. Sinclair <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 4:44 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number Hello Rbase Community! I am trying to convert a report from Version 6.5 into Rbase 9.1. My problem is getting the report to repeat itself every 4.25 inches (the Dot Matrix paper I am typing on is 4.25" tall) In version 6.5, we had Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number which worked very nicely. How do I get the same kind of result in Version 9.1? I have set the paper size under page set up to a height of 4.25", but if I try to print the report, it seems like the dot matrix printer does the remainder of an 11" form feed. What am I missing? Mike
