RE: Spool File Size with a JPG Image

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Hi Chad:

Based on your notes, it seems like the disabling the "Enable Advanced
Printing" option reduces the spool file size the most.

I guess you have to make sure they have plenty of room for print spool
files. I would defrag the disk as well. Is the option to disable the
"Enable Advanced Printing" option saved in the Expr field of the report?
If so, you could then write to the report table and disable this option
automatically.

Do you see the same behavior if you print a bitmap or a GIF file? Does
this behavior occur if you print to a dot matrix printer?
Do you see the same behavior with VFP 9.0 SP1?

I hope this helps.

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>I'm printing a report from VFP 9.0 using an HP Laser Jet 4 Plus Driver
with a
>JPG Image occupying the page (the JPG is only 660k). I've paused the
printer
>and notice that the spool file is 32.1 MB for 1 page.

>If I set "set reportbehavior 90" I get a page that is 24 mb in size.

>If I turn off the Enable Advanced Printing features for the printer, I get
a
>file that is 574K.

>Similar when using HP LaserJet 4200 PCL 6
>24 mb
>Turn off the Enable Advanced Printing features: 1.34

>I'm not quite sure how to approach this. I have customers who are having
>issues with the large spool file sizes when trying to print.

>Thanks,

>Chad Newman

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