Papersize problem with label printer

rbuser

Hello,

I use RB and BDS 2006. I have installed one label printer Zebra 3782
and one HP Inkjet printer. I print labels in the zebra printer of size
70mm * 10mm. If i have the zebra printer setup as default i print the
labels without problem, but if the inkect is setup as default printer,
then when i preview the labels to print in the screen are right, but
then, when in the select printer dialog i change from the inkjet
printer to the label printer, the label printer prints the labels like
in and A4 sheet, and when go back to the preview form i show and A4
form not the label size selected.

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nicocizik

Hi Chus,

Take a look at the following article on printing to continuous paper.
Perhaps this will help resolve any issue you are currently having.

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Article: Printing to Continuous Paper
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1. Layout

For continuous printing (for example a receipt) use Title/Summary and
removing the Header/Footer. Set the PrintHeight of each to phDynamic. Layout
the DetailBand to print a single line item. Set the margins to 0 or to the
smallest that the printer driver will support (some printers have an
unprintable area).

With this configuration The Report will generate a Title followed by a
variable number of Detail bands that span pages if needed, and then finally
print a Summary at the end.

2. Pagination

a. dtPrinter

Some printer drivers have a continuous paper size setting. If not then try
setting the paper size to be very small - perhaps the size of the tallest
band in the layout. Or try setting the page height to be the size of a
detail band. Note that some printer drivers will only accept page sizes
within a certain range of paper sizes.

b. dtReportTextFile

With the above layout, the report text file will generate the page breaks
properly, however the device will fill up a page with blank lines. You can
control the number of lines per page by configuring the CharacterGrid
property in the Report.BeforePrint event:

example:


procedure TForm1.ppReport1BeforePrint(Sender: TObject);
var
lDevice: TppReportTextFileDevice;
begin

if (ppReport1.FileDevice <> nil) and (ppReport1.FileDevice is
TppReportTextFileDevice)then
begin
lDevice := TppReportTextFileDevice(ppReport1.FileDevice);

{120 characters per line, 66 lines per page}
lDevice.CharacterGrid(120, 66);
end;

end;

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:

Hi Nico, may i have not explained well.

I print in the printer without problem if the printer is the default
windows printer. The problem is that is not the default printer, the i
preview right the labels, but when in the print dialog when i change
from the default printer to the label printer, then prints like in an
A4 sheet, and when go back to the preview form, then it is resized to
A4.

nicocizik

Hi Chus,

When you change the printer name at runtime, the other printer setup options
will not be automatically changed. For instance, if the paper size is set
to A4 by default and you simply select a new printer, you will also need to
set the new paper size for that printer. Take a look at the advanced
properties of the label printer before you print to it (Properties button on
the print dialog) and see if the proper paper size is selected. If not you
can change is manually there or write some code to do so before the report
prints to the printer.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com