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PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

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    PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

    I've made a check printing application that allows a user to enter check information and then print it to a check sitting in a nearby laser printer. We have different printers (HP 2100s, HP 6Ls, HP4000 series, HP 5SIs, etc.)

    My problem is that the information does not print on the checks consistantly across all models of HP printers. On the 2100s it's okay (this is what I used for testing.) But then when I print the check on a 6L printer, everything is too low. (i.e. the amount in the box on the right-hand side of the check is below the box.) When I print using a 5si, everything is too far right.

    I tried changing the printer drivers to all use the HP4 driver (figuring that was the problem.) But the HP6Ls can't use that driver (too old?) It produces garbage where text should print.

    I thought about using the Generic text driver that comes with W9x because I can print a text file consistantly across all models. But that's not an elegant way to do things. (I'd only be using it for this application.)

    Any ideas?
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    RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

    Scott,

    I can sympathize with your problem. We do printed reciepts and payment coupons as well as checks all over the country for Car Dealerships. We specify dot matrix printers and do the printing from Crystal Reports ( about $600.00 ) with similar problems. Not all printers are the same. We have most of our customers on Okidata 520/521 printers and the rest are at their own risk.

    One solution though has been to scan the item and then imbed it in the form/report and print it that way. Injets and Lazers are not good at filling in blanks

    Dave


    P.S. Good Luck
    Dave Mason
    [email protected]
    Skype is dave.mason46

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      #3
      RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

      I have the same problem, and what I did is to design reports for each printer and the tested the printing on the individual printers, adjusted the report layout until it printed right. It's repetitious, but it was the only solution I could find.

      Sorry
      Robert

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        RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

        Most, (or maybe all) laser printers have built in default margin settings, which are not all the same. There are ways, depending upon the printer, to change these margins.

        It sounds like your problem is that your different printers don't all have the same default margin settings. You should be able to imbed margin information into your code, I think.

        There are really 2 groups of margin settings. If you just set the ordinary margin information, it will be addititve to the "hidden" settings built in. It's these "hidden" settings that I'm talking about.

        Leon Brachman
        [email protected]

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          RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

          Thanks for the suggestion.

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            RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

            I thought about doing this. (Although the thought of doing that really didn't thrill me.) Thanks for the suggestion.

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              RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

              I did look at the properties of the HP6L printer (thinking there was a margin that could be screwing me up.) There were no margin settings in the properties and the printer has no front panel to set any settings. (It's all done via software.)

              I will look at the possibility of adjusting the margins used in my code.

              Thanks for the suggestion!

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                RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

                It is a little hard to tell from the description of the problem but it might relate to margins.

                Different printers have different non-printing areas at the edge of the page. For many HP lasers it is 0.25". For inkjets it is slightly larger.

                Suppose you have your report set to print to the windows default printer and at home it is an HP6L with a 0.25" non printing edge. Further suppose that you use all the available printing space. Then, when your application is moved to a machine with an inkjet set as the windows default printer you will have layout problems.

                I solved this by installing the driver to the inkjet on my development machine and setting it to be the default during development. Anything which works on the inkjet is fine on the laser as the effective page size of the latter is larger.

                Bill
                Bill Hanigsberg

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                  RE: PRINTER ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS

                  Thanks for tip.

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