Incorrect output formatting when report send directly to printer

Hi All,
We have developed a report in report 6 and initially configured to send output to file and then open in notepad and then send this output to dot matrix printer. In this case the output prints correctly. Now we want to send this putput directly to laser printer but when we send this output to laser printer extara baln line are printing and due to this output is printing on two pages which we previously prinig on one page which is the requiremnt. Can anyone help me to identify what wrong is going?
regards,
Muhammad Asif

Hi,
there is a reports forum where this question is handled best. Though Forms is the initiator of Reports, it has nothing to do with the formatting.
Frank

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