Microsoft KB Archive/121019

= Works: Records Replaced by Blank Lines When Printing to a File =

Article ID: 121019

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b
 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.5a
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q121019



SYMPTOMS
The following problems may occur when you print a large database to a file when using the Generic/Text print driver:


 * 1) Blank lines are added to the top of the document and within the document where page breaks may occur.
 * 2) Records are deleted and replaced by the blank lines.



RESOLUTION
Create a database report, and print to a file from the report definition. The data will be double-spaced and will still contain the blank lines, but no data will be lost.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Install the Generic/Text Only print driver and connect this to File.
 * 2) Create a database containing at least 200 records with one field that has the record number in it (for easy identification).
 * 3) From the File menu, click Printer Setup.
 * 4) Click Setup and select the No Page Break box. Click OK.
 * 5) Print the database (using the Generic/Text Only printer) to a file (TEST.TXT)
 * 6) Open the file in any other word processing application.

RESULT: Blank lines appear in the document and you lose records.

EXPECTED RESULT: A continuous list of records is produced. There are no page breaks or lost records.

Additional query words: 4.00 3.00 3.00a 3.00b 4.00a 4.50 4.50a w_works db prt missing gone delete del generic text buglist3.0 buglist3.0a buglist3.0b buglist4.0

Keywords: kbbug kbprint kbpending KB121019

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