Setup Text Printer on Developer

Is any one can guide me How to setup Text (Dot Matrix Printer) on Developer ?
We have probelm getting correct output. Instead of getting condensed print we get 12 CPI print. Is is Installed on Windows 2000 server . Is it Printer driver problem or I need to use Generic printer driver for text printer ?
I will Apprecite, if any one can suggest any document availabel on web or share their expertise help.
Thanks in advance.
Rajesh ..

Firstly, you need to set the spooler to spool RAW (see the Windows documentation for more details). Secondly, you'll need to select the appropriate .prt file for reports to use when formatting the output (see the Reports documentation for more details).
Regards,
Danny

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    Thank you
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    I just got another email from HP about this problem wanting to know what I found for a solution to this problem. From all of the suggestions from the HP tec support all of them pretty much kept saying the same thing. That it is my fault that it's using so much ink because I have it on the wrong settings. One tec did slip and say that it doesn't matter what settings you have it on it will always use the Photo Black cartridge for printing plain black text and it doesn't matter if you have a X-Large Black cartridge in it for text printing because it was made to always use the Photo Black for text and even use some of the colors to blend with the black to make it stand out. Why anybody would need this when just printing shipping labels and things like that I don't know.
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    Hello Arifbutt72,
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    RnRMusicMan
    I work on behalf of HP
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    Webster, TX

  • How to setup default print to landscape in Reportviewer (printmode activex)

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  • Setup different printer as default in different location in SAP via  Citrix

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    Sandip,
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