Hi all,

I am having some trouble getting a printscript to send information to 
the correct printer on a microsoft network.

To get a report I have composed a script that combines several layouts 
and several different page set ups. I designed a different printscript 
for each layout and combined all the script into one big script for the 
report. We are using 2 printers in a network and all the scrips have 
been designed for one of those printers.

When the script is called it works fine from the computer I designed the 
script on. The other computers keep sending the information to the wrong 
printer however.

What is going wrong!?

Thanks


Gert

In article <3FB3DE8B.4010202@chello.nl>, "lemon<S>"
<"lemon<S>"@chello.nl> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am having some trouble getting a printscript to send information to 
> the correct printer on a microsoft network.
> 
> To get a report I have composed a script that combines several layouts 
> and several different page set ups. I designed a different printscript 
> for each layout and combined all the script into one big script for the 
> report. We are using 2 printers in a network and all the scrips have 
> been designed for one of those printers.
> 
> When the script is called it works fine from the computer I designed the 
> script on. The other computers keep sending the information to the wrong 
> printer however.
> 
> What is going wrong!?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gert

The saved Page Setups information doesn't store which printer you're
using, just information like page size, landscape/portrait, etc. As
you've probably found out, they also don't work with other makes/models
of printer either, so if you ever change printers (buy a new one, etc.)
you'll have to re-do and re-save all the Page Layouts.

To get the current printer and files working, you'll need to set those
other computers to have the correct printer as their default printer
and then your FileMaker scripts should work as they do from the
original one.

FileMaker cannot change printers itself, but there are a few plug-ins
and hacks tho do that (eg. an AppleScript hack for the Mac).

Helpful Harry                   
"Just trying to help whenever I can."      :o)

You have been very helpful Harry

Thanks

Gert

Helpful Harry wrote:
> In article <3FB3DE8B.4010202@chello.nl>, "lemon<S>"
> <"lemon<S>"@chello.nl> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I am having some trouble getting a printscript to send information to 
>>the correct printer on a microsoft network.
>>
>>To get a report I have composed a script that combines several layouts 
>>and several different page set ups. I designed a different printscript 
>>for each layout and combined all the script into one big script for the 
>>report. We are using 2 printers in a network and all the scrips have 
>>been designed for one of those printers.
>>
>>When the script is called it works fine from the computer I designed the 
>>script on. The other computers keep sending the information to the wrong 
>>printer however.
>>
>>What is going wrong!?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Gert
> 
> 
> The saved Page Setups information doesn't store which printer you're
> using, just information like page size, landscape/portrait, etc. As
> you've probably found out, they also don't work with other makes/models
> of printer either, so if you ever change printers (buy a new one, etc.)
> you'll have to re-do and re-save all the Page Layouts.
> 
> To get the current printer and files working, you'll need to set those
> other computers to have the correct printer as their default printer
> and then your FileMaker scripts should work as they do from the
> original one.
> 
> FileMaker cannot change printers itself, but there are a few plug-ins
> and hacks tho do that (eg. an AppleScript hack for the Mac).
> 
> Helpful Harry                   
> "Just trying to help whenever I can."      :o)