Use a smaller font and print it to a laser printer on 8 x 11 paper.  You
will also get more lines/page so less pages.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Antrobus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Printing problem


> I have moved a client using RB 6.1 for dos in a dos box
> to using RB 6.5++ for windows.
>
> They have one report that is printed to a Okidata 395 onto 14" wide
carridge
> green bar.
> The report is between 250 and 350 pages for each run.
>
> To Generate this report to file it take 3-5 minutes.
> Spooling it directly to the printer now take 2-3 hours, and then printing
is
> another 2-3 hours.
>
> It was taking 1-2 hours total to print under the dos version under
windows.
>
> I have tried doing the:
>
> OUT filename
> PRINT report
> OUT screen
>
> Out Printer
> type filename
> OUT screen
>
> The printer is using proportional fonts even though I have manually set it
> UTILITY/DRAFT mode.
>
> I have also changed the fonts to Courier so that it could use mono spaced
> fonts
>
> All I want to do is dump data to paper as fast as possible, I am not real
> particular on the font or print quality. Speed is more import.
>
> Anybody have Ideas??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred Antrobus
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 425) 235-7796
>
>
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