"page Setup" when designing labels

[robina]

Hi,
I have ben using Foxpro since it was Fox Systems, and most of my apps are running in Foxplus or FP for Windows, and running fine. I have just migrated a small system that is primarily maintaining membership records for an organization and printing mailing labels from Foxplus (yes, in DOS) to VFP 6.0. Once I cleaned up all the code I designed the labels to print as they did under DOS. My problem? I am confused about the hierarchy of 1)Windows default printer, 2) the "Page Setup" in VFP, and 3) the "Page Setup" in the modify label screen, for starters.

The client is using an Epson Stylus 1520c (wide carriage) to print labels (12" x 12", 3 up) on the tractor feed. I am finding it impossible to define the paper size (even using 'user defined') to avoid the 'unprintable area' around the borders. In DOS, the labels just printed one after another, no skip-over-perf or any other problem.

In addition, the brandynew Dell computer runs Windows XP, and Epson does not have an xp-compatible driver, and the Windows driver does not allow 'user defined' paper sizes.

I am at my wits' end, having spent the better part of today and getting nowhere. I am even considering creating an ASCII file, inporting it into MS Word, and printing labels from there (if i can) or some other work-around. Can anyone suggest something? Heartfelt thanks in advance. Robin

 

[DEDMOD]

From what I can gather from the Epson site, they suggest you use the Windows 2000 driver from their site if you have trouble with the Microsoft offering. Dave Dardinger

 

[robina]

Thanks for helping. I did download the Win2k drivers but during the install there is a warning that they are not the correct drivers. I didn't continue because I had already gottine a 'fatal exception error' and had to recover after installing another non-XP-compatible piece of software.

Do you know how the hierarchy of 1)Windows default printer, 2) the "Page Setup" in VFP, and 3) the "Page Setup" in the modify label screen,works ? I make a change to the label itself, but it doesn't always 'keep' and I have a feeling it is something to do with the various places to set a default printer.

R.

 

[DEDMOD]

I believe Ramani has a FAQ to deal with that problem. The deal is that the printer info is stored in the first record of the .frx file for the report in the Expr memo field. If you say,

USE myReport.frx

and open that memo, you can erase the data. Then when you run the report it will prompt you for the printer to use and you can select what you want, the window's default or some other. Dave Dardinger