PRB: Set Printer Scale for FoxPro 2.x Reports

ID: Q191972

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The report does not save the scale mode information from the printer driver after setting it in the Report Designer.

Some printer drivers allow you to set the scale (enlargement or reduction) for documents and or reports. FoxPro for Windows does not support scaling.

Set the scaling value in the printer driver.

The ability to scale printed output is often found in Postscript driver drivers.

1. Install the HP LaserJet 5P/5PM PostScript driver or another postscript

   driver that allows you to control the scale of the printed output.

2. Create a quick report called Scale.

3. From the Report menu choose Page Layout.

4. In the Page Layout dialog box, choose Print Setup.

5. Set the printer scale to a value less than 100 percent.

6. Save the report as Scale.frx.

7. Close the report.

8. Issue the following command in the Command window:

      MODIFY  REPORT SCALE

Note that the printer scale information was not saved.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q108848
   TITLE     : Information on HPWINPS.DRV HP PostScript Printer Driver

Additional query words: kbReportWriter kbPrinting

Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,2.6a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 31, 1998