Printing to dot matrix

rbuser

Hello,

Do you have any tips on printing to dot matrix printers? My main concerns
are:

-Print text fast (not as an image)
-Preview and actual printig look like the same

Any other tips are welcome.

Thanks

nardmoseley

Here is an rbWiki article with tips for optimizing output for dot matrix
printers....

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Output/Printer/Printing_to_Dot_Matrix

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Ricardo,

We print extensively to Dot Matrix printers.

Here is what we do.

1) We run a report in RB but render it to the canvas
2) We skim thru the report, get the position and text of each item
3) We build a sequence of printer escape codes that render the text
directly to the printer
4) we open a handle to the printer and feed it the escape codes
5) the report prints

We write software for auto dealers our software prints 3part bank
contracts and other forms on dot matrix printers

Our algorithm is accurate to about 1/60th of an inch and we have never
found a dot martix printer we cannot print to.

This is a complex process that took us 100+ hours to develop.

Feel free to ask me questions at nhuhta@digital.net

Neil Huhta
Profit Monster Data Systems