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Resolved Use of Generic Text Printer Driver

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  1. Roland Smith
    Roland Smith
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  3. Thursday, 14 November 2024 19:47 PM UTC

PB 2022 Build 1892.

We have customers who use a product called Softdocs.

What it does is:

The PB app or InfoMaker prints a report to the Softdocs printer driver.

The Softdocs printer driver forwards the data to a physical printer of your choice.

The Softdocs printer driver prints the data using the Microsoft Generic Text Only driver.

The Softdocs printer driver reads the text file and loads it into the Softdocs system for indexing and other processing.

 

We have noticed that if columns aren't exactly aligned horizontally, the output from the text printer will put the out of alignment columns on a different line in the text file.

I'm wondering if anyone has a similar experience and if there is anything that can be done other than going through all the reports and making sure everything is aligned.

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Brad Mettee
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  1. Friday, 15 November 2024 15:03 PM UTC
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I ran into similar problems in the past. Solution was to manually create the data stream for the printer itself (always same model for client's needs), including the printer escape sequences, so the spacing and alignment would always be correct.

If you're having alignment issues, you may need to create your output file by hand. Keep in mind that perfect everything NOW might not stay that way if any minor adjustments ever get made to the Generic Text Printer driver in the future. It *is* generic for a reason, and might not always match needs.

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