Broadcast Printing

[Dwayno]

Is there a way to broadcast print to several printers on the network with a command button.
Thanks
Dwayno

 

[andyh]

using the docmd.runcommand.acprint makes the print dialogue box appear so you could choose your printer but would have to do this for each different printer.

let me know if you find a better solution

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

Still not a brilliant solution, but you could create a number of separate but identical reports, each one set up to come out on a different printer and then print them all.

Mike

 

[andyh]

Hi Mike,

How do you select the printer for the individual reports? Are you using the docmd.select object code ??

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

Nothing nearly that elegant, unfortunately; I just discovered that once when I chose (manually) to print a report on a different printer from the default, and then saved the report, it then always prints out on the other printer (even when I print it from code).

So I guess you could create a number of identical reports, print each one on a different printer, save them, then your app could print them all in sequence.

(I did say 'not a brilliant solution' eh?)

Mike

[This message has been edited by Mike Gurman (edited 08-15-2000).]

[This message has been edited by Mike Gurman (edited 08-15-2000).]

 

[andyh]

Thanks for that, I'll give it a go