Is Crystal 9 still printer driver dependent ?

[krist]

Hi All,

I use Crystal Report 8 and we really have some problems about Printer Driver dependency.

Is Crystal 9 still dependent on the Printer Driver ?

Thanks for your info,
Krist

 

[IdoMillet]

Yes.

Cheers,
- Ido

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[krist]

Hi,

Is there any best practices to make the reports printer independent ?

Thanks,
Krist

 

[synapsevampire]

They can't be printer independent, but allowing for space between objects and using standard fonts is always a good idea.

Often times even more problematic is exporting. I ask developers to export as they're constructing the report, that way problems are fixed early on, and the same sorts of rules apply.

-k

 

[krist]

Thanks for the reply,

Below is the silly question :
Could you give me examples , what are standard fonts and Non Standard fonts ?

We usually develope reports on Epson LQ2170 and the deployment could be any kind of printers(mostly still dot matrix).

Thanks,
Krist

 

[kenhamady]

There is a good PDF from Crystal that describes printer driver dependency. I have a link to it on the LINKS page of my web site. It gives tips to make your reports less dependent on printer drivers.

Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Expert's Guide to Formulas / Tips and Tricks / Guide to Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

- tek@kenhamady.com