Question

QuickReports HardCode printer name for network printing

Asked by: henryreynolds

Hi,

I want to hardcode a printer name in my delphi application, because some reports must always just print to
a specific printer on a lan.

My difficulties is as follows : When I use the following code, extraction of previoused ask question
 
if uppercase(Printlist.Strings[index])='\\HENRY\CERTIFICATE PRINTER' then /// if found assign it to Printer object
 begin
        Printer.PrinterIndex:=index;
        exit;   /// get out of here!
  end;
*if a computer access this printer then it works fine, but when the computer is the one who share the printer then it does not work,
because then it sees the printer as only CERTIFICATE PRINTER and not \\HENRY\CERTIFICATE PRINTER

Can someone please show how I can by default say in my app, if they print report a then use this printer, I will read from a param table in my
database to see the path of the printer. But if the printer is on the computer who print then it must still work.

Thank you

Henry

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2006-08-18 at 06:54:39ID21959234
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Answers

 

by: mokulePosted on 2006-08-18 at 07:16:08ID: 17342507

Couldn]'t You try like this then?

if uppercase(Printlist.Strings[index])='\\HENRY\CERTIFICATE PRINTER' then /// if found assign it to Printer object
 begin
        Printer.PrinterIndex:=index;
        exit;   /// get out of here!
  end
else if uppercase(Printlist.Strings[index])='CERTIFICATE PRINTER' then /// if found assign it to Printer object
 begin
        Printer.PrinterIndex:=index;
        exit;   /// get out of here!
  end

 

by: sun4sundayPosted on 2006-08-18 at 07:46:07ID: 17342747

If you are trying to get the pdf printer to print, the do the follwoing

add    Printers      in the uses clause.

place a combobox in the form

combobox1.Items.Assign(Printer.Printers);


To set the selected one as a printer from the combobox
put the code BeforePrint of QucikRep1

QuickRep1.PrinterSettings.PrinterIndex:=ComboBox1.ItemIndex;

In the comoboo box the printers including network printers will come and the selected one will set for the report

or you can directly give

QuickRep1.PrinterSettings.PrinterIndex:= PrinterName;

Also for testing just add all the bands in a  report and try to print in  the network printer.

Don't foget to add  Printers  in the uses clause.

Once I had the problem like to print in the network printer and after adding a band it works.not rememebring exactly which band it is.

sun4sunday

 

by: pcsentinelPosted on 2006-08-18 at 23:09:58ID: 17346948

One diffculty is that User can rename the printers so if you hard code it then it is possible that the printer will not be found

One option is to store the name of the printer in an ini file or the registry and set the printer name on each PC

ini file example

ini file contents

[Main]
ReportPrint=\\HENRY\CERTIFICATE PRINTER

or

[Main]
ReportPrint=CERTIFICATE PRINTER

code

function SetPrinter: boolean;
var
  lCfg: TInifile;
  lp: integer;
  lFound: boolean;
begin
  Result:=false;
  lCfg:=TiniFile.create(ChangeFileExt(application.exename,'.cfg'));
  try
    lFound:=false;  
    for lp:=0 to Printer.Printers.count-1 do
    begin
      if Printer.Printers[lp]=lCfg.readstring('Main','ReportPrint','') then
      begin
        Printer.Printerindex:=lp;
        Result:=true;
        break;
      end;
    end;
    if not lFound then
      MessageDlg('Report Printer not found',mtError,[mbCancel],0);
  finally
    FreeAndNil(lCfg);
  end;

end;


Untested but shows you what I mean


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