Microsoft KB Archive/142902

PRB: “Microsoft Access Couldn’t Print Your Object” Error Msg

PSS ID Number: Q142902 Article last modified on 01-23-1996

7.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

Although the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver appears to work correctly with most Microsoft Office for Windows 95 programs, you may receive the following error message when you select the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver to print an object in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0:

Microsoft Access Couldn't Print Your Object = RESOLUTION =

The Windows 95 operating system ships with many printer drivers. Included in the list of available printer drivers is a selection of printer drivers from IBM/Lexmark. One of the printer drivers is the Lexmark ValueWriter 600. This driver will successfully drive the Lexmark WinWriter printers and will print correctly in all of the Microsoft Office for Windows 95 programs, including Microsoft Access 7.0.

To change the printer driver to the Lexmark ValueWriter 600, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) In the Printers dialog box, double-click the Add Printer icon.
 * 3) In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Next, and then select the appropriate option for how the printer is attached to your computer. Click Next.
 * 4) In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, under Manufacturers, select IBM/Lexmark, and under Printers, select Lexmark ValueWriter 600. Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver appears to send the print job successfully when you print an object in Microsoft Access 7.0. In fact, if you click Print Preview on the File menu, the Microsoft Access object that you want to print is displayed accurately. When you click Print, Windows 95 displays a dialog box that states the following

Now Printing ‘ObjectName’ to the Lexmark WinWriter 600 on LPTx

where  is the name of the Microsoft Access object you want to print and  is the number representing the LPT port to which the driver is pointing.

This dialog box makes it appear that the print job is about to be sent; however, the dialog box shortly disappears and Microsoft Access displays an error message that states the following:

Microsoft Access Couldn’t Print Your Object.

When you click OK, your document is not printed and Microsoft Access displays a dialog box that states the following:

Solution Make sure that the specified printer is available. For information on setting a default printer, search the Windows on-line index for ‘default printer, setting.’

It is important to check the setting; however, with this situation, in most cases, the Lexmark WinWriter 600 has already been assigned as the specified printer, has been made available, and has been set as the default printer.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Before starting Microsoft Access 7.0, install the Lexmark WinWriter 600 print driver. NOTE: To obtain the most recent version of the WinWriter 600 printer driver for Windows 95, contact Lexmark. Technical Support: (800) 253-9778 Customer Service: (800) 438-2468   Open the sample database Northwind.mdb and click the Reports tab.   Open any report in Design view, and on the File menu, click Page Setup.   Click the Page tab, click to select the Use Specific Printer option, and then click Printer.   In the Page Setup dialog box, click the arrow next to the Name box, select the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver, and then click OK.   On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that the report appears accurately. On the File menu, click Print. Note that you receive the error message “Microsoft Access Couldn’t Print Your Object.” 

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