I'm hoping someone can help me out with a printing problem. Here's the details:
Win 7 Professional host machine
XP SP2 virtual machine (vmware)
Alpha 4V8
Printing 8-1/2x7 continuous feed, 4 part form to an Epson LQ-590
I have set up a custom paper size in the Server Properties in both the host and the virtual machine
The printer is loaded in the host machine , using the USB port, attached to a print spooler to give it an IP address. Using TCP/IP printer port with assigned IP addrs. Driver 'Epson LQ-590 ESC/P 2 Ver. 2.0'
The virtual machine is using port: TPVM 'Thinprint print port for VMWare'
When I print my report in Alpha4v8, and I say 'standard page length' it will print multiple invoices on 8-1/2x11 paper. But when I change the report to say 'no' on standard page length, and set my page length to 42 lines, I only get the first invoice and then printing stops.
Other report parameters:
Page breaks 'yes'
reset page no. after group 'no' (but have tried both yes and no, with same results)
Reprint group header after Pg break 'Yes'
I have also tried printing to a networked HP, and get the same results, so this is not exclusive of the Epson.
I have also tried printing in notepad to the Epson printer, and chosen the custom page size. It prints correctly in notepad in both the host Win 7 machine, and the XP virtual machine. So I know windows can properly tell it what size paper to use.
My suspicion is that it's something stupid in Alpha4v8 that I'm missing.
I've been working on this issue for 6 weeks, and am getting desperate to fix it and move on. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Win 7 Professional host machine
XP SP2 virtual machine (vmware)
Alpha 4V8
Printing 8-1/2x7 continuous feed, 4 part form to an Epson LQ-590
I have set up a custom paper size in the Server Properties in both the host and the virtual machine
The printer is loaded in the host machine , using the USB port, attached to a print spooler to give it an IP address. Using TCP/IP printer port with assigned IP addrs. Driver 'Epson LQ-590 ESC/P 2 Ver. 2.0'
The virtual machine is using port: TPVM 'Thinprint print port for VMWare'
When I print my report in Alpha4v8, and I say 'standard page length' it will print multiple invoices on 8-1/2x11 paper. But when I change the report to say 'no' on standard page length, and set my page length to 42 lines, I only get the first invoice and then printing stops.
Other report parameters:
Page breaks 'yes'
reset page no. after group 'no' (but have tried both yes and no, with same results)
Reprint group header after Pg break 'Yes'
I have also tried printing to a networked HP, and get the same results, so this is not exclusive of the Epson.
I have also tried printing in notepad to the Epson printer, and chosen the custom page size. It prints correctly in notepad in both the host Win 7 machine, and the XP virtual machine. So I know windows can properly tell it what size paper to use.
My suspicion is that it's something stupid in Alpha4v8 that I'm missing.
I've been working on this issue for 6 weeks, and am getting desperate to fix it and move on. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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