Fiscal printing

rbuser

Dear DM Staff,

i've to print fiscal docs on a graphical pos printer loaded with a
fiscalized paper roll with pre-printed layout; on the roll documents are in
the following order: original, customer copy, original, customer copy, and
so on.
The problem happens in printing two or more pages documents. I'd have to
print page 1 twice (original + customer copy), same for the page two, and so
on.
Is there a way to print every single page two times, the second copy
immediately after the first, then going to the second page till report
finished?

Thanks for any suggestion.
Sandro

digitalmetaphors

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Tech Tip: Printing a Unique Caption for each copy of
of a multi-copy report sent to the printer.
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Here's example of sending 3 copies to the printer and printing a unique
caption for each one.


1. Set Report.PrinterSetup.Collation to True

2. Set Report.PrinterSetup.Copies to 3


2. Set the Report.PassSetting to psTwoPass. (add ppTypes to your "uses"
clause)

3. Create a private variable in your form: FCopy

4. In the Report.BeforePrint event code

FCopy := 0;

5. In the Report.OnStartPage event code

if ppReport1.SecondPass and (ppRepor1.AbsolutePageNo = 1) then
Inc(FCopy);


6. Add a Label to the Report and in the OnPrint event code something like:

case FCopy of
1: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Shipping';
2: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Order Processing';
3: ppLabel1.Caption := 'Account Receivable';
end;

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Cheers,

Alexander Kramnik
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Thanks Alex, but that's not exactly what i need.

I actually i have to print something like:

Page 1
Page 1
Page 2
Page 2
Page 3
Page 3
and so on.

I mean 2 copies of each page in this order due the paper roll fiscal layout.

Thanks again for any tip
Sandro

digitalmetaphors

Here is a sample project that does this.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/CollateVariousCopies.zip

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Cheers,

Alexander Kramnik
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Thanks for the answer Alex and for the sample project! The technique is
clear despite i thought there could be a simpler method to duplicate pages,
instead of fighting with virtual printing devices
Thanks again
Sandro

rbuser