RE: Printing Differences: Windows XP Versus XP

From: Tom Buggy (SwareGolf_at_aol.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:12:44 -0700

Unfortunately, HP no longer accepts email support
requests on the HP 1200 (another quickly discontinued
product in HP's lightning-fast new product cycle) and we
don't have the required product and serial number with
which to get such support for a newer product such as the
HP 1300. I intend to try by phone on Monday 10/25.

However, there's also a Microsoft aspect to this problem,
i.e. compatibility of Visual Basic's Printer Object with
XP printer drivers for HP lasers. (Of course, Microsoft
may say it no longer supports Visual Basic give Visual
Basic.net.

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you contacted HP on their website about this
problem?
>
>"Tom Buggy" wrote:
>
>> Our Visual Basic app prints a custom form (a golf
>> scorecard), including use of character codes for
>> horizontal and vertical line characters, via the
Printer
>> Object using the Lucida Console and Courier New fixed-
>> spacing fonts. Printing is to HP-compatible
LaserJets.
>> The current printer for testing is the LaserJet 1200,
but
>> HP Predecessors have also been used. The latest HP
PCL 6
>> driver is being used.
>>
>> Under Windows 98 and Me this form printed completely
and
>> correctly. Under XP Home the printing is very
>> slightly "spread out" horizontally with the result
that
>> the last two columns (character spaces) don't get
>> printed -- i.e. the right margin appears to have been
>> reached. Can anyone explain and provide a solution?
>> Thanks.
>>
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