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Why Can Print To Network Printer But Not To Print Server?

edited April 2015 in Devices
I have an application that prints fine to a network printer connected
via a port to a computer. If the user chooses to print to a printer
attached to the network using a print server, I get a message of
"Accessing Data..." and this goes on for a long time.

Are there any special settings I should use to print a report to a
TCP/IP printer?

Frederick

Regards,
Frederick

Comments

  • edited April 2015
    Hi Frederick,

    ReportBuilder is not aware of local vs networked printers, or the type of
    networking. Windows and the Printer driver handle all of that.

    ReportBuilder <--> Windows API <----> Printer Driver

    - as a test try printing from another application, such as Notepad.

    - ReportBuilder caches the list of available printers. Try adding the
    following code to refresh the list, prior to calling report.Print;

    uses
    ppPrintr;


    ppPrinters.Refresh;

    myReport.Print;



    Best regards,


    -
    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
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