8.5 and Default Printer

[Zero Tolerence]

I'm having some problems with an 8.5 runtime not allowing users to swich which printer they print too. It seems very strange to me, I simply use the Print[] feature and let them control the rest (Internal Application, so I can train them ), its worked fine for a while, now all the sudden, they're default printer is set to Adobe PDF, and even if they change it and click print, it still trys to shoot out a PDF. This seems to be mainly happening on Windows XP

Any Ideas?

[RPCia]

I have had the same experience except I have only experienced this with networked printers.

Any time I try to specify a different network printer other then the windows default printer. It will always print to the default printer.

Our shipping dept has 3 printer 2 of which were on shared through the server. I was able to successfully used all 3 by taking them off the server and installing them locally on the computer.

I am not using a runtime.

[Zero Tolerence]

That sounds exactly like my problem, those printers that I'm having problems printing to are networked. This is very strange.

[Bailey Kessing]

same problem here. I have reported it to FM when 8.5 was first released, but they still haven't fixed it!!! I work for the government and this is a major issue with us adopting the new version. Bad, very bad.

[murtje]

I have a simular problem at one of my customers site.

Everytime a users wants to select a network driver, FileMaker prints to the first Non-network printer in the list. The behaviour seems independent of what was the default printer.

Koen

[Genx]

I've always had problems with FM's printing, nothing ever really saves, about the only thing i've been able to control through scripting is orientation