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Default Printer
Hi All,
I have an Access XP application with 100+ reports in it. I am encountering problems when I distribute the app to other users that don't necessarily have the same printers as I do on my system. I save all my reports that I develope with 'default printer' selected under the Page Setup dialog box and figure that if I move the app to another system it will use their 'Default Printer'. It seems that this is not happening and when they try and run the report it gives them an error to the effect that the printer the report was formatted for is not available and therefore can't preview the report. My only work around right now is to save all my reports to a specific printer "Adobe PDF" which we all have. I would prefer not to have to do this but can't seem to find another solution. Thanks in advance for any solutions or suggestions! |
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Your logic is correct. It should work with the user's default printer if you
save your report in *design* view for Default Printer under File | Page Setup | Page. If this is not working make sure you have Name AutoCorrect turned off. It is known to mess up printer settings. Details: http://members.iinet.net.au/~allenbrowne/bug-03.html http://support.microsoft.com/?id=240826 Once you get that solved, you may be interested in this new utility that demonstrates how any workstation can assign one of their own printers to a report: http://members.iinet.net.au/~allenbr...pPrintMgt.html -- Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia. Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org. wrote in message ... I have an Access XP application with 100+ reports in it. I am encountering problems when I distribute the app to other users that don't necessarily have the same printers as I do on my system. I save all my reports that I develope with 'default printer' selected under the Page Setup dialog box and figure that if I move the app to another system it will use their 'Default Printer'. It seems that this is not happening and when they try and run the report it gives them an error to the effect that the printer the report was formatted for is not available and therefore can't preview the report. My only work around right now is to save all my reports to a specific printer "Adobe PDF" which we all have. I would prefer not to have to do this but can't seem to find another solution. Thanks in advance for any solutions or suggestions! |
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in article , Allen Browne at
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