Printing a new format page in Matrix Printer with the SAPWIN Device Type...

[Former Member]

Hi,

The requierements is to print Identification Material Labels with an Epson DFX-8500 printer. The label font is TIMES 34, therefore the Printer Device Type is SAPWIN. The real throuble is that label size (Format Page) doesn't exist.

I created a New Format Page but when a print the Materlal Label (SAPSCRIPT), the SPAD configuration isn't recognized. I need an Height of 432 PT (Like INCH6 because the paper is continuous form) isn't recognized.

Could somebody help me???

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Alexis Sánchez N.

SAP ABAP Development Consultant

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Valencia, Venezuela

Edited by: Rob Burbank on May 25, 2010 3:56 PM

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I solved myself... This is the way...

I have an Epson Matrix Printer (Epson DFX-8500)

In SAP, I created the Epson DFX-8500 Printer with the device type SAPWIN. This printer have some attributes in windows operational system (Windows XP). One of this attributes is the default paper size (Letter).

To change this, you have to do what the SAP Note 163136 (Creating new paper size for Windows NT-2000-XP-2003) says:

Solution

Note: This note is based on Note Q157172 from the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

You create a new paper size this way in Windows NT:

1. Choose 'Control Panel' and double-click 'Printer'.

2. Select 'Server Properties' in the 'File' menu.

3. Select the 'Create A New Form' check box on the 'Forms' tab page.

4. Enter the settings for the new paper size.

NOTE : If you set up your own customized paper size, the margins

cannot exceed the settings of the installed printer. The print area

must correspond to the margin settings of the printer driver used.

5. Save the paper size.

Proceed as follows to use the new paper size as the default format:

1. Select 'Printer' in the 'Control Panel'.

2. Click the right mouse button to select the required printer and select

'Document defaults'.

3. Select the new paper size in the 'Paper Size' selection box (on the

'Advanced' tab page).

4. Click OK.

5. Again with the right mouse button click the required printer and

select 'Attributes'.

6. Open the 'Device Settings' tab page and select the paper tray from

which you should print. Then select the new paper size.

NOTE: New paper sizes are stored on the computer on which they were

created. If you create a new paper size for a shared printer, you must

create the new paper size on the printer's print server.

NOTE : In Windows XP, there is an error in this procedure that can be

corrected with Note Q838298 from the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

I hope it helps you...

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Alexis Sánchez N.

SAP ABAP Development Consultant

Valencia, Venezuela