I cant't print Envelope DL 230x110 mm in orizontal mode ...

rbuser

I want to print envelope (Busta DL 110 x 230 mm)
on HP Deskjet 840c. To print I must use the Landscape style (orizontal
print)
but the preview loop creating an infinite number of page with
a recorset of at last ONE record. At least the report don't prewieng
nothing.
If i use the vertical mode (portrait) the report print but isn't the correct
orientation for the printer hp 840?
Any suggest ? thanks in advance

Gaetano Scandale
Tecnosens srl
Brescia - Italy
gscandale@tiscali.it

digitalmetaphors

Is the detail band static height? Most likely you have a static height
control in the detail band that can't fit on the page. Try reducing the
height of components in the report until it doesn't infinite loop. There is
an article which describes how a report can be configured to print infinite
pages, in the tech-tips newsgroup under the general thread.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

I solve the proble of infinite page, moving controls from
detail band to title band. It's the only way IMHO.
Have you other solution to print more then one envelope ?

Thanks

digitalmetaphors

You should be able to place the controls in the detailband. If you have one
record to print, set the Detailband.BandsPerRecord property to the number of
detail bands that you want to print.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

digitalmetaphors

I thought if the page setup is defined to be large enough for one envelope
only? Then you can print one envelope per page. Since only one detail band
will fit on a page, you'll be able to print multiple envelopes for one data
record, by using the BandsPerRecord. Once the record moves to the next, you
can change the BandsPerRecord in the Detailband.BeforePrint event.

Use a counter TppVariable. I explored this appraoch in code, and placed an
invisible integer type TppVariable in the detail band. In the variable's
OnCalc event, I set the value to how many detail band copies I want to
print, for the current record. The OnCalc event should fire on the traversal
change of the dataset. In the detail band BeforePrint, you should be able
to grab the counter value from the variable, and set the BandsPerRecord. I
think this is what you are looking for- one page is an envelope, and one
detail band per envelope will print, as many copies of the record, each on a
new envelope. Is this it?


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors