larrystewart
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Crystal reports - no printers installed
I am using crystal reports in vs 2005. I am using the PrintToPrinter method which works great from the development machine (that's always the story) but not on the web server. I get a no printers installed error. I am not using the msi installer method, but rather I am publishing the website. Any idea where I should start to troubleshoot?
Thank you
Thank you
frodoman
Are you printing on the web server - meaning you must have printers installed on your web server which isn't typically the case...
ASKER
No printers installed on the server. Does that matter? I was under the impression that it was the client machine that should have the printers installed.
If the PrintToPrinter code is executing on the server, as I assume it is, then you're trying to print from the web server not from the client machine. This document may help you: http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/TechnicalPapers/crnet_web_app_printing.pdf
frodoman
frodoman
ASKER
Great article. That explains why its not working. This question may be out of the realm of this solution but I will ask it anyway. I was using the print icon on the viewer's toolbar, it would display the print dialog box and allow me to print to a selected printer. For some reason the icon no longer functions, but assuming it did, would that work on the client side?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Thanks for your feedback. I am already exporting to PDF so it should be a pretty painless process. Thanks again.
Glad I could help.