Help with file printing

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a report that prints on a HCFA 1500 claim form. I have spent a
significant amount of time formatting it so everything prints perfectly on
the paper form. All text is Courier New, 12pt, and all lines across the form
are parallel. I now need to print some of these forms to a file to be
transmitted electronically. The program which complies the electonic data
reads the print file as if it were printed on a HCFA1500 form in order to
pull the data.

Unfortunately, my print files are horribly misaligned. I assume this is due
to the 'floating' nature of text boxes in MSAccess reports vs. the
non-floating nature of a text file. Does anyone have any suggestions on how
I may be able to remedy this problem so I can consistently print to file
without losing alignment?

Thank You.

 

[Guest]

I've made some progress in this area, mostly by trial and error (the vertical
spacing is very different from the original Access report to the text file).
Unfortunately, I'm still having trouble with the page footer. It's alignment
changes slightly based on how many records are in the detail section. I was
wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how I might remedy this particular
problem...

Thanks Again.

 

[Duane Hookom]

If you are exporting the report as a text file, I have found that setting
all fonts and line heights to increments of 1/8th inch are the most reliable
and don't allow the controls to grow or shrink.