laser and dot matrix printer

[Former Member]

Hi ,

I have developed delivery note using smartforms when i see print preview of this form giving logical destination laser printer it is coming fine and print is also good. but as my client wants to take the form print both on laser and dot matrix so when i am giving logical destination as dotmatrix printer if i see print preview then the total settings are disturbed like boxes and also in print the box lines are not printing.

what i have to do to get good printout on both the printers.

thanks in advance.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Raj

You have to note that dot matrix can not handle boxes, shadings, Graphics etc. According to your requirement i think you have to design two different layouts with in a form and have to trigger either of that based on printer selection.

[former_member196280]

Best idea to print your script on both dot matrix and laser printer is, create one table and allow user for maintainance, now before print preview go and check this customized table(using subroutines) and if laser printer, print all boxes... if on dot matrix remove what all lines not supported on dot matrix printer.

EX:

Go and fetch printer name from customized table,

IF printer = 'LASER'

***Draw boxes

***LINEITEMS

ELSEIF printer = 'Dot matrix'

***LINEITEMS.

ENDIF.

Regards,

Sairam