Guess what ??? PRINTING PROBLEMS!!!

[fireemt1]

Im sorry if this gets lengthy, but Im VERY close to finishing my first solution and the only thing in my way is this <covering mouth to muffle obsenities> stupid printing problem.

#1) I have a layout that in preview mode I can see the header and all the records in a row down the body of the page. Also there is a footer at the bottom with text. Now, when I print, all I get is the text in the footer. Tried everything I could think of and stopped short of pulling my hair out.

#2) Second of all, Im still kinda lost on this whole printing deal. Seems like Filemaker needs to REALLY revamp this. If I do the steps of making scripts of the print script step (windows xp user)for say portrait current record, portrait records browsed ... etc. , does it use the printer Im using when the script was created or the users current default printer ?

#3) Following up on #2, if I put a print setup dialog at the begining of the script and the user picks a printer, do the following "print [without dialog]" script steps in the script use what the user picked or the computer's default printer ?

If ANYONE can help me with these 3 issues, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

[Lee Smith]

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> I'm sorry if this gets lengthy, but Im VERY close to finishing my first

> solution and the only thing in my way is this <covering mouth to muffle

> obscenities > stupid printing problem.

> #1) I have a layout that in preview mode I can see the header and all the

> records in a row down the body of the page. Also there is a footer at the

> bottom with text. Now, when I print, all I get is the text in the footer.

> Tried everything I could think of and stopped short of pulling my hair out.

I'm not a windows person, so someone else will need to chime in on system compatibility's, etc.

You might check to see if that all of your fields and lines, graphics etc.

are within the Header, Body, Footer, etc. One bad line can cause you problems.

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> #2) Second of all, I'm still kind of lost on this whole printing deal. Seems like

> Filemaker needs to REALLY revamp this. If I do the steps of making scripts of

> the print script step (windows xp user)for say portrait current record,

> portrait records browsed ... etc. , does it use the printer I'm using when the

> script was created or the users current default printer ?

I think you will need to perform the print manually on each machine, and

then go into ScriptMaker and click on the Script Name, and then Edit and then

Okay, and then when the dialog box comes up, click on

"Replace" the Page Setup. Also, do you have the Page Setup script step

in the script?

(XP, is that supported by FileMaker? I told you I don't do Windows

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> #3) Following up on #2, if I put a print setup dialog at the beginning of the

> script and the user picks a printer, do the following "print [without dialog]"

> script steps in the script use what the user picked or the computer's default

> printer ?

HTH

Lee

[Oldfogey]

There are two script steps you need -

Print Setup and

Print

'Print Setup' holds the layout details - portrait/landscape, etc.

'Print' holds the rest - what you're printing (current record, browsed records/scripts, fields definitions/etc ) and where you are printing it.

Almost invariably you will need to use Print Setup with 'No dialogue' and Print with 'dialogue'.

Print (with dialgue) gives the user the chance to change the printer as well as other printer-related options susch as number of copies, quality, etc. If you use Print (No dialogue) FMP will save the printer you used when you wrote the script unless you 'replace' it.

HTH

Paul J.