Dear Programmers, I need to know

[marcfree]

Dear Programmers,

I need to know where fpw function prtinfo()looks for information. When I use HP 3420 as a default printer, I can't printer anything because I always get the error msg in hpz9xd05.drv. If I use prtinfo(2) I get -1 as the result. It seems that fpw can't find the paper size. Any help?

 

[rgbean]

Are you running under Win 3.x? This is all FPW was designed for and tested under. Many commands don't work or work the same in the "emulated" 16-bit OS mode of Win 9x or NT/2000/XP.

Rick

 

[marcfree]

Thank you Rick,

I'm running my application on win 98/ME/XP/NT/2000 and it works fine on with all printers on XP/NT/2000. Even in 98/ME it works fine with epsons, canon etc. The problem is with most of 4 digit HP models. It's driving me crazy because my clients can't print their reports...

 

[dbMark]

Have you tried installing a printer driver designed for a simpler, earlier printer? It may not give you access to all the bells and whistles the newer model may have, but as long as you don't try anything fancy, there are a few drivers regarded as generic good-for-any-model. There may be better all-around drivers, but I seem to recall that the HP 4P driver was a nice basic one. Been a while, so I'm guessing. You can try the HP printers forum697 too.

 

[rgbean]

I guess it would depend on the Printer Driver in use. Perhaps an update to the driver might help - or maybe a "downgrade" may be necessary. I know that under the newer OS's the drivers use an different format, and FPW's underlying API call(s) may not be able to access this information. With a downgraded driver (e.g. LJ II), they may lose some of the unique capabilities of the actual printer, but at least it might offer the data your application requires.

Rick