Mike, Items to look at. What is the "Pass Setting"? I think it defaults to 2. What is the "Report Cache Setting"?
Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [email protected] tel: 1-504-737-3293 >________________________________ > From: Michael J. Sinclair <[email protected]> >To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 5:09 PM >Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number > > >Something strange happens when I put PCC in the header and footer with other >printable controls in the details. Rbase seems to execute the PCC from both >areas before printing. For instance, if I put a reverse page feed in the >report or page header, the paper rolls down. If I then put a line feed PCC in >the page footer or report footer the paper rolls down, then up and then the >typing starts. That did not happend with Rbase version 6.5, so I don't think >the printer driver is bad. It is as if Rbase 9.1 is reading the whole report, >and executing the PCCs in the footer area right after the PCCs in the Header >areas and then starts typing. >Mike > > >From: James Bentley <[email protected]> >To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 6:00 PM >Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number > > >Mike, > > >Possibly in Report Footer. > >Jim Bentley >American Celiac Society >[email protected] >tel: 1-504-737-3293 > >From: Michael J. Sinclair <[email protected]> >>To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:57 PM >>Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number >> >> >>Actually, I am doing that right now! >>Here is what I have...and I think I am close. >>I put 4 PCC in the label Page Header, all at the very top, left to right... >>reset <27 64> 8 lines per inch <27 48> page length <27 67 36> reverse >>line feed <27 106 54> >> >>I made the "position" of the Page Header 0.0001 (is that ok since the printer >>control codes should not take up any space? >> >>The problem I am still having, is trying to get the paper to advance to the >>top of the next page after the printing is done. >>If I had a FormFeed to the Page Footer, or to the lower right hand corner of >>the details line, I thought it should work, but it does not work for >>me. Rbase seems to be reading (or at least acting on) the Form Feed before I >>even start printing. >> >>What am I doing wrong? >>I think this should be easy....all I am trying to do is generate a series of >>reports with the exact same page lenght.....ie a Label! >> >>Mike >> >> >>From: Bernard Lis <[email protected]> >>To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:30 PM >>Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Lines per page and Page Footer Line Number >> >> >> >>Try making it a label instead of a report >>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Michael J. Sinclair >>>To: RBASE-L Mailing List >>>Sent: Saturday, March 03, 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 >> >> >> >> > > > >
