Multi-column and multi-page duplex printing
Hi Everyone,
I have a multi-column and multi-page report eg ID cards such as the following example that needs to be duplex printed:
Page 1/1 (Front):
A B
C D
E F
Page 2/1:
G H
I
Page 2/1 (back):
A B
C D
E F
Page 2/2:
G H
I
I have two problems that I need some guidance on please:
The first problem is that if the report has more than one first page, printing duplex doesn't work as page 1/2 and 2/2 will be on the same piece of paper, while 2/1 and 2/2 will be on the same paper. To fix this I somehow need to re-order the pages so that the page order will become 1 -> 3 -> 2 -> 4. I have had a bit of a poke around and I can't see an easy way of doing it - does anyone have some wiz bang code examples that will help me with that?
OR
If I just print all the pages out and do a manual duplex all the cards will be around the wrong way. Eg card A will have a B back. I know you can play around with the columns and ordering with the Engine object, but I was wondering if there is an easier way or there is an example of this working otherwise I could be here forever. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> (Either that or can someone let me know where the right -> left option is hidden or what version it will be implemented[/img][img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ) Thanks, Murray[/img]
I have a multi-column and multi-page report eg ID cards such as the following example that needs to be duplex printed:
Page 1/1 (Front):
A B
C D
E F
Page 2/1:
G H
I
Page 2/1 (back):
A B
C D
E F
Page 2/2:
G H
I
I have two problems that I need some guidance on please:
The first problem is that if the report has more than one first page, printing duplex doesn't work as page 1/2 and 2/2 will be on the same piece of paper, while 2/1 and 2/2 will be on the same paper. To fix this I somehow need to re-order the pages so that the page order will become 1 -> 3 -> 2 -> 4. I have had a bit of a poke around and I can't see an easy way of doing it - does anyone have some wiz bang code examples that will help me with that?
OR
If I just print all the pages out and do a manual duplex all the cards will be around the wrong way. Eg card A will have a B back. I know you can play around with the columns and ordering with the Engine object, but I was wondering if there is an easier way or there is an example of this working otherwise I could be here forever. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> (Either that or can someone let me know where the right -> left option is hidden or what version it will be implemented[/img][img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ) Thanks, Murray[/img]