I have been printing my own checks from RBase since RBDos 4.5PP. After the switch from dotmatrix to laser, I print everything including the MICR. I don't see it as much of a hurdle either. Not all banks require magnetic printing either and they all don't charge for the lack of it, so that part can vary.
My current bank does require magnetic ink, so I do buy reman cartridges for about half what HP charges. I bought the MICR font when I was using NT4 for about 90 bucks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Javier Valencia" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 7:23 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Fonts : Dick, : : Just get your checks pre-printed with the MICR line and the rest is a piece : of cake; the cost difference between blank checks and checks with the : pre-printed MICR line is negligible. : I use QuickBooks Pro for my accounting so I print directly from there, but : printing from R:Base should be equally simple. : In any case, I use mostly EFT and digital payments so I hardly write checks : anymore. : : Javier, : : Javier Valencia, PE : O: 913-829-0888 : H: 913-397-9605 : C: 913-915-3137 : : : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dick Fey : Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 4:06 PM : To: RBASE-L Mailing List : Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: Fonts : : Guys; : : We accept fax checks from our customers, and have for years. : We currently use an outside program, and use our regular laser printer to : print on commercially purchased 3 per page blank checks. : It keeps customer data on file, and you just change the date, amount, check : no and order no, then print. : : We now keep the customers check data in our database too, as sometimes they : use more than 1 account, and we have screwed up more than once. This allows : account verification with each order. : Now the question is, if all the data is already in our system, why not just : print right out of R:Base? : : Thanks for the help and advise. Special thanks to Razzak. : : I think we will play around with this. : : Dick Fey : : : : : On 6/4/2013 3:47 PM, Javier Valencia wrote: : > Dick, : > : > I looked in the feasibility of printing my own checks a while back and : > I came to the conclusion that it is cheaper to order them. : > As Dennis mentioned, you will need to use magnetic ink/toner; many : > banks will have to process checks manually if magnetic ink is not used : > and will assess an extra charge per check. I recall it was available : > for most mainline printers but the cost was higher. : > Also, at the time the MICR font was not available for free download : > and there was cost associated with it. : > By the time I added all expenses, including paper with safety : > features, I figured it was much cheaper (at least for my projected : > quantities) to order the pre-printed checks and simply print the name, : > amount, address and memo which you can do with any printer. Plenty of : > reasonably priced suppliers out there. : > Just my 2 cents. YMMV. : > : > Javier, : > : > Javier Valencia, PE : > O: 913-829-0888 : > H: 913-397-9605 : > C: 913-915-3137 : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dick : > Fey : > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 3:06 PM : > To: RBASE-L Mailing List : > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Fonts : > : > Hi all.. : > : > Anyone know what font is required to print the routing and account : > numbers on checks? : > : > Dick Fey : > Carpet Broker Inc. : > : > : > : > : :
