ACC: Hints for Using Generic Print Driver with Forms/Reports

ID: Q92815


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SUMMARY

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

One way to get Microsoft Access output from forms or reports into a text file is to use the Windows Generic print driver and print to a file. However, using the Generic print driver (TTY.DRV) can be a little tricky. Listed below are some hints on how to set up your forms and reports for the Generic print driver.


MORE INFORMATION

The Windows Generic print driver simulates a line-oriented printer with a fixed pitch font, like a TTY device or a line printer. Because of this, it can only print text, and it can only position the text on a grid that is 10 characters per inch in the horizontal direction and 6 lines per inch in the vertical direction. (By contrast, most Windows print drivers can position text on any pixel position.)

This means that any form or report using the Generic print driver to create a text file should be laid out so that everything lines up with this character grid.

Here are some considerations for the form or report layout:

Here are some problems that frequently occur when using the Generic print driver to do text output:

Additional query words: outputto


Keywords          : kbenv EvnOdr 
Version           : 1.0 1.1 2.0 7.0 97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: March 12, 1999