Epson TMT88

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Hi.
I'm using an Epson TMT88II to print reports. I have it working...."More
or Less" What I need to know is how do you get the printer to cut the
paper at the end of the report also how do you get the paper to be cut
smaller when the report is small and larger when the report is large.
As opposed to always the default size 6" that I have it set to.
Thanks
DS
 
I'm using an Epson TMT88II to
print reports. I have it working...."More
or Less" What I need to know is
how do you get the printer to cut the
paper at the end of the report also
how do you get the paper to be cut
smaller when the report is small and
larger when the report is large.
As opposed to always the default size
6" that I have it set to.
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Access doesn't, as far as I know, have a "cut paper" statement, command,
etc.. I suspect that you are going to have to get the detailed documentation
for your printer, find out what the printer commands are for "cut the paper"
and add VBA code in the Close event of the Report to send that command to
the printer port of your computer.

I would guess that it may be a good question to take up with the printer
manufacturer's tech support website, if they have one, and most computer
peripheral manufacturers do.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
 
Larry said:
Access doesn't, as far as I know, have a "cut paper" statement, command,
etc.. I suspect that you are going to have to get the detailed documentation
for your printer, find out what the printer commands are for "cut the paper"
and add VBA code in the Close event of the Report to send that command to
the printer port of your computer.

I would guess that it may be a good question to take up with the printer
manufacturer's tech support website, if they have one, and most computer
peripheral manufacturers do.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
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Thanks Larry.
I found this out so far. There is a thing calles OPOS that you have to
in stall on your computer. After you do that you add the Printer, Cash
Drawer whatever into the OPOS software. From there an ActiveX Control
is created. Now that I've gotten this far I'm stumped...I see the
ActiveX control I drop it on a form. I see it in design view, whe I go
to form view it's missing. Perhaps you can be of some assistance? Thanks
DS
 
DS said:
Hi.
I'm using an Epson TMT88II to print reports. I have it working...."More
or Less" What I need to know is how do you get the printer to cut the
paper at the end of the report also how do you get the paper to be cut
smaller when the report is small and larger when the report is large.
As opposed to always the default size 6" that I have it set to.
Thanks
DS
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DS,
Do you have the Windows driver for the printer? I had the same problem
then I found the driver for that printer and now it automatically cuts
at the end of the print job, which are labels. It even cuts on each
new page, so I would guess that if you wanted it to cut at a specific
page length, you'd have to set the report page length to where you
want it to cut.

I found the driver at posguys.com, down towards the bottom of the page
somewhere. The driver is for the Epson TM-T88PIII but it works fine on
the TM-T88PII. Also, the latest operating system the driver
supports is NT, but again, it works fine on XP.

Ed
 
Ed said:
DS,
Do you have the Windows driver for the printer? I had the same problem
then I found the driver for that printer and now it automatically cuts
at the end of the print job, which are labels. It even cuts on each
new page, so I would guess that if you wanted it to cut at a specific
page length, you'd have to set the report page length to where you
want it to cut.

I found the driver at posguys.com, down towards the bottom of the page
somewhere. The driver is for the Epson TM-T88PIII but it works fine on
the TM-T88PII. Also, the latest operating system the driver
supports is NT, but again, it works fine on XP.

Ed
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Thanks ED, I found the Advanced Print Driver on the Epson.POS site. The
versiion 3.01 works great in Access, although in windows (Test Print)
its a touch slow...wonder why? In any case it cuts, it prints and it
seems that you can hook up a cash drawer as well with this driver. My
next step. Have you tried using OPOS with Access? If so how does it
work. Are you using the printer for POS? Epson also has a download for
attaching a Logo which is what I'll be trying next. Thnaks for the response.
DS
 
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