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I have a strange problem while attempting to print to a wide carriage
dot-matrix printer (I know it is quite medieval, but I do have no choice :
I'm not the one who decides on which printer must be used for reports and
there are over 9,000 statements of account forms left on continuous
paper...).
When I try to print on it, on large paper, all of the output is truncated to
8.5 inches wide, even though I did selected the correct paper size and
orientation, the paper form has been correctly created and selected. It is
for use in a VB 5 app I've written. Moreover, the same thing occurs within
Microsoft Word 2000 : when I select the correct paper size (14 X 8.5 inches,
correct orientation) Microsoft Word accepts this paper size, there is no
mention about exceeding printer margins, but the output doesn't exceed 8.5
inches wide.
I've made these tests with Epson DFX-5000+ driver, Epson DFX-8000 driver,
Epson FX-1050+ driver, Epson Generic 9-pins driver and the lousy Generic
text-only printer driver.
I suspect there is a problem with Windows NT/2000 drivers, since my app
prints very fine using Generic text-only printer driver and Epson
printer-driver.
Is there any solution except downgrading to Win98?
Thanks in advance!
I have a strange problem while attempting to print to a wide carriage
dot-matrix printer (I know it is quite medieval, but I do have no choice :
I'm not the one who decides on which printer must be used for reports and
there are over 9,000 statements of account forms left on continuous
paper...).
When I try to print on it, on large paper, all of the output is truncated to
8.5 inches wide, even though I did selected the correct paper size and
orientation, the paper form has been correctly created and selected. It is
for use in a VB 5 app I've written. Moreover, the same thing occurs within
Microsoft Word 2000 : when I select the correct paper size (14 X 8.5 inches,
correct orientation) Microsoft Word accepts this paper size, there is no
mention about exceeding printer margins, but the output doesn't exceed 8.5
inches wide.
I've made these tests with Epson DFX-5000+ driver, Epson DFX-8000 driver,
Epson FX-1050+ driver, Epson Generic 9-pins driver and the lousy Generic
text-only printer driver.
I suspect there is a problem with Windows NT/2000 drivers, since my app
prints very fine using Generic text-only printer driver and Epson
printer-driver.
Is there any solution except downgrading to Win98?
Thanks in advance!