Standard printer for forms
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:56 pm
We have a number of users having a need to use the same form. The form is set up with a standard printer that is accessible to most users, but if a user without access to the standard printer opens the form, the form is automatically set to the new users default printer. Another user then opening the form has to set it back to the correct default printer.
To prevent this happening we tried setting all printing through Visual Builder on the server and supressing the print dialogue so that default printers couldn't be changed - problem was that faxes and e-mails were also getting queued to the server.
We are considering running Capital locally on each users computer and just accessing the database on the server. That way each user can have their own forms that will only be affected by their own actions.
Apart from the obvious having to maintain 6 sets of forms and install upgrades on 7 computers (including the server), are there any other problems running Capital locally on each computer?
Alternative methods that might work if there is a way to set them up:-
1. Set a personal forms directory for each user
2. Set hardcopy printing to go via VB on the server, but faxes and e-mails to be local.
Are either of these possible?
Rgds
Barry
To prevent this happening we tried setting all printing through Visual Builder on the server and supressing the print dialogue so that default printers couldn't be changed - problem was that faxes and e-mails were also getting queued to the server.
We are considering running Capital locally on each users computer and just accessing the database on the server. That way each user can have their own forms that will only be affected by their own actions.
Apart from the obvious having to maintain 6 sets of forms and install upgrades on 7 computers (including the server), are there any other problems running Capital locally on each computer?
Alternative methods that might work if there is a way to set them up:-
1. Set a personal forms directory for each user
2. Set hardcopy printing to go via VB on the server, but faxes and e-mails to be local.
Are either of these possible?
Rgds
Barry