Print step loses it's settings

[john9210]

FM 8.5. My Print script steps seem to be losing their settings even though I always check the “restore” option. For example, I use two separate scripts to print reports and envelopes. The report script prints to a Laser printer while the envelopes script prints to an inkjet printer. In the report script, the print step is set to: restore ,laser printer, portrait, and letter. In the envelope script, the print step is set to: restore, inkjet printer, landscape, envelope #10. After I run the report script, the envelopes print step loses it’s settings. They become the same as in the report script.

[mr_vodka]

Do you do a print setup step before the print step?

[john9210]

Thanks for the reply. I don't use the Print setup script step unless I want to control printing either the current record or the browsed records. It's not clear to me why both the Print setup and Print script steps are needed. If "restore" is used in both, don't you have to make sure that both are set to the same parameters (printer, paper, etc.)?

And I will look at the paper you suggested.

[mr_vodka]

Well John,

Keeping printer settings has been buggy with FileMaker for a while.

http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/188077

http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/183151

I would try using a print setup step prior to the print step and see if that helps.