Set report margins in code?

[Ron]

Hi All,

I'm using A2K and need to print a specific pre-printed form. I know that
once I have that report on a particular computer screen I can select "Page
Setup" and change the margins to get the different fields I'm printing where
I need them to print (fine tuning type of changes as all the controls are
basically printing where needed--say on a pre-printed check that's inserted
into the printer). However, if I then have another user try to print that
same check on THIER printer, the margins aren't set correctly and it prints
everything off either high/low and/or left/right by whatever.

I know that I could have a table on each users system with a record for
whatever margin settings would be needed (once set up by the user or me or
whatever). But can I get those margin settings to be used by a report?
Where do I stick them if that's possible.

Yeah, I know I can set it at the time of printing...but I don't want my
USERS to do that. Plus, I see down the road I'll want to compile all this
and use a runtime version...so the user wouldn't have access to that Page
Setup area anyway.

Possible?
ron

[Stuart McCall]

"Ron" <ro********************@verizon.netwrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm using A2K and need to print a specific pre-printed form. I know that
once I have that report on a particular computer screen I can select "Page
Setup" and change the margins to get the different fields I'm printing
where I need them to print (fine tuning type of changes as all the
controls are basically printing where needed--say on a pre-printed check
that's inserted into the printer). However, if I then have another user
try to print that same check on THIER printer, the margins aren't set
correctly and it prints everything off either high/low and/or left/right
by whatever.

I know that I could have a table on each users system with a record for
whatever margin settings would be needed (once set up by the user or me or
whatever). But can I get those margin settings to be used by a report?
Where do I stick them if that's possible.

Yeah, I know I can set it at the time of printing...but I don't want my
USERS to do that. Plus, I see down the road I'll want to compile all this
and use a runtime version...so the user wouldn't have access to that Page
Setup area anyway.

Possible?
ron

Take a look at the Printer object in help. Does exactly what you want.

You need to use the Printer property of your report.