Character mode report printing

hi everyone,
When I am running report in character mode, it is working fine in previewer. But as soon as I am giving the printing from there, it is giving Rbe ERROR dialog box and runform is getting hanged. How can I get report printed directly from previewer in character mode report generation.
On the other hand if i redirect o/p to a file by making destination type file, then I am able to take to print of file. If any have a solution, please reply ASAP.
Thanking every one
Ashish

Hi Ashish,
It is not clear from your question about the type of error message you are getting.
Please meake sure that the report is indeed a character mode report.
Please verify the following for that:
1. The mode in system parameters is defaulted to
'caracter'
2. In the property palette of the report, the "design in character units" should be marked as yes.
Please ensure that above points and try printing again.
thanks
The Oracle Reports Team

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