Printer selection not valid with HP 2600N

terriertechterriertech
edited 6:01PM in FastReport 2.xx VCL
Hi, one of my customers just purchased two new HP 2600N color laser jets.

When they try to print using FastReport 2.53, they get an error message: "Printer selection is not valid."

These printers appear to be working fine (test pages work, printing from other applications works), and printing from FastReport to other printers also works. The error only occurs with the combination of FastReport + HP2600N.

Any ideas what could be going on?

We have plans to upgrade to FastReport 2.55, but doing so now would be extremely inconvenient, so unless there is some known problem in 2.53, I prefer not to do that as the first resort.

Thanks for any advice.
JR

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  • Henning AndersenHenning Andersen
    edited November 2005
    Hi

    I have a problem with the same printer. But only if it's a netwok printer.
    My error is "Floating point overflow". It has nothing with FastReport to do.
    I have made a simple application with a printerdialog and "Form1.Print"
    and with the same result.!
    I think that is an problem is in the printerdriver.
    On www.hp.com is located a new driver. But it's not fix my problem.
    MsWord works fine, but MsPulicher crashes somtimes when printing on the same printer. Both on my network and my customers network.

    Henning
  • gordkgordk St.Catherines On. Canada.
    edited 6:01PM
    As Henning stated it may be a flakey driver from hp.
    1. Check and make sure that the report was not designed for a specific printer
    2. In the fr_printer.pas file there is a define prn reset that is commented out
    try uncommenting it and recompile fr then recompile your app, it may help.
    ;)
  • terriertechterriertech
    edited 6:01PM
    Hi Gord, yes the FR support guys already suggested the PRN_RESET trick. This changed the error from "printer selection is not valid" to "floating point overflow", i.e. I seem to be in the same situation as Henning.

    The report is built in to our software and has been there for a few years! Working at many different sites with many different printers. So I don't see there being a problem with the report.

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