TECH TIP: Send TextFile to Printer Question: “I designed a application that exports the report to a .txt file using ReportTextFile device. How can I Send the text file to the printer?” The following procedure will send the .txt file to the printer using Delphi’s TPrinter object. uses Printers; procedure SendTextFileToPrinter(aFileName: String); var lsLines: TStringList;  Full Article…

TECH TIP: What is the Screen printer? The Report.PrinterSetup.PrinterNames[] array contains the list all of the printers installed on the machine. It also contain the names ‘Default’ and ‘Screen’. Default Printer The Default printer refers to the Windows default printer as specified by the Windows Printer Panel. Screen Printer The Screen printer is a virtual  Full Article…

TECH TIP: Printing to Dot Matrix Printers Dot matrix printers are natively line and character based. Most dot matrix printers can emulate graphical (i.e. pixel based) printing, but there is additional overhead which degrades printing speed. Some options for maximizing performance: Use native printer fonts. Each dot matrix printer normally has some built-in fonts. You  Full Article…