I'm surprised no one has mentioned PAGEMODE or the equivalent. Can anyone verify from experience that that approach still works under windows.
I have a dos application where the top half of the form is at 6 lines per inch and the bottom half at 8 lines per inch. This is a three part preprinted form and it might be impossible to convince the client to change that. Bill Cook Kent WA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: RE: Printing problem > > Fred: > > It sounds to me that you have a problem with the particular printer driver > you are using and/or the R:Base Default Font setting for your printer. > > Try to change your Windows printer driver to Generic /Text Only. This > should allow you to control the printer from its front panel. > > You can also try to change the R:Base Preferences for the Printer Default > Font to either Terminal or Courier. But unless you also change the printer > driver, I have a feeling Windows will take the output (Type filename) and > send it out in a graphic format. > > R:Base for Windows is constrained by the way Windows handles printers. So > you'll have to play around with printer settings, but you may never find a > solution that matches the R:Base for DOS printing solution. > > Because R:Base for DOS is a DOS program, it can bypass most, if not all, of > the Windows printer controls if you capture the printer port (Windows NT, > 2K, and XP are less cooperative with this than Windows 9x and ME). But > since R:Base for Windows is a Windows program, it doesn't have that > capability. > > Good luck! > > Tony > > Anthony Schmidt > President > The Computery Ltd. > One East Main Street > Bay Shore, NY 11706 > > Voice 631-665-8100 > Fax 631-969-5988 > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | owner-rbase-l@son| > | | etmail.com | > | | | > | | 02/02/2002 08:28 | > | | AM | > | | Please respond to| > | | rbase-l | > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --| > | | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) | > | Subject: RE: Printing problem | > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --| > > > > > I would print it to a laser printer in landscape on legal paper. > Laser printers print a lot faster than dot matrix printers. > > Troy > > >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== > >I have moved a client using RB 6.1 for dos in a dos box > >to using RB 6.5++ for windows. > > > >They have one report that is printed to a Okidata 395 onto 14" wide > carridge > >green bar. > >The report is between 250 and 350 pages for each run. > > > >To Generate this report to file it take 3-5 minutes. > >Spooling it directly to the printer now take 2-3 hours, and then printing > is > >another 2-3 hours. > > > >It was taking 1-2 hours total to print under the dos version under > windows. > > > >I have tried doing the: > > > >OUT filename > >PRINT report > >OUT screen > > > >Out Printer > >type filename > >OUT screen > > > >The printer is using proportional fonts even though I have manually set it > >UTILITY/DRAFT mode. > > > >I have also changed the fonts to Courier so that it could use mono spaced > >fonts > > > >All I want to do is dump data to paper as fast as possible, I am not real > >particular on the font or print quality. Speed is more import. > > > >Anybody have Ideas?? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Fred Antrobus > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >425) 235-7796 > > > > > >================================================ > >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > >================================================ > >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > Troy Sosamon > Denver Co > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
