Character mode printing in oracle reports 6i

Hello Experts,
I would like to print my report in character mode.
SO please guide me what all setting i am required to
make before proceeding for printing.
Thanks in advance
AJAY K KHANNA

hey praful I think they are all old threads and
hope they all got there ans as now it has been around more than a year
to these threads so stop answering these and help new ones

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