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From: pt0o+@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: re: problem with dBase Label Form command
Message-ID: <0VctpUy00XoHBo40zC@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 20:39:44 EST
Article-I.D.: andrew.0VctpUy00XoHBo40zC
Posted: Thu Nov 19 20:39:44 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Nov-87 17:07:57 EST
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
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My e-mail to your address could not get through 
after three attempts, so I am posting to the BB.

I am not all that familiar with the LaserJet but from what you
described, I think the problem lies with the fact that dBase
has a peculiar way of printing.  

I read somewhere sometime ago that dBase will always wait for
a carriage return ( or a newline ) before it will print the current
line.  

What I suggest is to try to add a 6th line to your label form -
indicating a ";" as the fieldname and not to change your margin
settings. 

If this does not work, try making the 5th line of the label ";"+fieldname
or even fieldname+";".  

I encountered this problem before but I was not using a LaserJet
( I was using a Tandy DP 2200 ).  I think I was able to solve it 
that way.


If all this does not work, try just outputting labels to a text file,
and then print out the text file from DOS.  Before you do, check 
the text file ( with any text editor ) to see that the labels are 
okay.  This process might also tell you what is wrong ( I suspect
it's just a carriage return ( or newline ) that's missing ).

Please e-mail results to me.
HOPE THIS WORKS!

- Percival

pt0o+@andrew.cmu.edu