Landscape Barcode not working

[IDEAL Software Support]

I'm using Progress Version 9.1D, trying to print to a Zebra LP 2742 Thermal printer.

When I print using Portrait mode, it comes out fine. If I change the component to landscape mode, I get part of the barcode in landscape mode and some of the barcode in portait mode. The part that still comes out in portait mode (that shouldn't be there in the first place) is strange in that instead of solid barcode lines, they are actually long, thin boxes.

If I send it to my HP Deskjet 990 in landscape mode it prints fine.

I've used the barcode feature in many places, but never in landscape mode and not with a thermal printer.

Is this a problem with VPE, the Zebra Printer, or something in the code ...???

chReport:opendoc.
chReport:PenSize = 0.
chReport:setbarcodeparms(0,2).
chReport:barcode(25,210,975,370, 6, "Test","").
chReport:Previewdoc(-1,-1,-1,-1,1).

Thanks,

David Hopper

[IDEAL Software Support]

This sounds like your printer driver is really buggy.

Regards
Thorsten Radde
IDEAL Software GmbH

[IDEAL Software Support]

David,

I think Thorsten is right when he suspects a buggy driver. It may be old or plain old dysfunctional....

There are a number of sources for barcode printer drivers:
Manufacturer (often subcontracted), barcode software application makers / vendors, third parties.

I had a similar (poor driver) problem and found a good one at NICELABEL. There is an LP2742 driver here:

http://www.nicelabel.com/downloads/drivers/zebra.php

Seagull Scientific http://www.seagullscientific.com/
write a lot of drivers for the printer manufacturers.

Regards

Len