Default printer Option

[Don]

Hello, I upgraded an application I have in Access 97 to Access 2003 early in
the year. One issue I have is that users report sometimes getting prompted
when printing a report that the printer selected for the report doesn't
exist. I can fix this by going into the page setup properties and changing
the option from specific printer to default printer.

The issue is that the next time I update a report it's switched back to
specific printer, unless I remember to reset it to default before closing
the report, the users will get the message above again. Is there a system
setting to always use the default printer?

Thanks

Don

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

The only way to specify Printer is through the Print Setup when you've got
the form open in Design mode.

 

[SA]

We also have code on our web site, in the Code and Design Tips area, under
the Reports section, that you can paste into a module and run that will
reset all reports in a db to use the default printer. You can use this
prior to distribution of the db to users to make sure it is set that way
throughout.