Error When Printing Report to a File: "Printer Not Ready"

ID: Q99634

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

When you execute the command REPORT FORM <form> TO FILE <filename) in FoxPro for Windows, the error "Printer not ready" occurs.

CAUSE

This may be caused by one of the following:

Conflicts with a SCSI controller.

-or-

Conflicts with Adobe Type Manager (ATM).

WORKAROUND

SCSI Controller Conflict

To workaround the SCSI controller conflict, insert the following line in the CONFIG.SYS file. '

   DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /DOUBLE_BUFFER

Then, clear the 32-Bit Disk Access check box in the Windows Control Panel.

ATM Conflict

To workaround an ATM conflict, place semicolons (;) in front of the following two lines in the SYSTEM.INI file to comment them out: '

   SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
   ATM.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV

Then, directly under the lines listed above, add the following line to the SYSTEM.INI: '

   SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV

For more information about the troubleshooting ATM, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q69692 Disabling Adobe Type Manager from Windows

MORE INFORMATION

Adobe Type Manager is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: FoxWin 2.50 scuzzy Printer not ready to file text errmsg RWriter

Keywords          : kberrmsg FxtoolRwriter
Version           : 2.50 2.50a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        :

Microsoft KB Archive/99634

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