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Print problems merging to printer

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msr - 18 Nov 2003 02:42 GMT
I don't have all the version details, etc., but I am
hoping someone may recognize the problem based on this
description.  A Visual Basic application that creates an
invisible instance of Word to perform a mail merge works
perfectly if the merge is done to a file, then the file is
opened in Word and printed.  If the merge is done to the
printer, parts of the document will print on top of other
lines as if the wrong printer driver was being used.  The
same main document is being used, same data source, and
the same printer.  The only difference is the merge to
file vs merge to printer.  Thanks in advance.
Cindy M  -WordMVP- - 18 Nov 2003 16:53 GMT
Hi Msr,

Most likely an issue with the printer driver.

> I don't have all the version details, etc., but I am
> hoping someone may recognize the problem based on this
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> the same printer.  The only difference is the merge to
> file vs merge to printer.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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Peter Jamieson - 18 Nov 2003 17:19 GMT
Is more than one printer (driver) set up for this PC. Word probably will use
the "wrong printer driver" if the current /default/ printer driver is not
set up to be the one you need when you merge programmatically.

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Peter Jamieson
MS Word MVP

> I don't have all the version details, etc., but I am
> hoping someone may recognize the problem based on this
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> the same printer.  The only difference is the merge to
> file vs merge to printer.  Thanks in advance.
 
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