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 > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
