In a new .mrt file the <PaperSize> tag is missing

Fabio Pagano · Post by **Fabio Pagano** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:41 am

Using version 2009.1.335.0 of 2 February 2009.

In a newly created report design (i leave it empty to make a simple test), when i print from the designer preview on a certain printer i have the error "Handle not valid" (the error seems to come from the printer driver). Using another printer, it works ok. Using a design made with a previous version (i don't know what version) it works fine on every printer.

So i've matched the two .mrt files (the one created with the old version of StimulReport - that works on every printer - and the one created with the new version 2009.1.335.0 of 2 February 2009 that gives the "Handle not valid" error on a certain printer).

I've seen that in the non working file the following line is missing:

A4

Manually adding this line (in the appropriate place) in the non working mrt, everything has printed fine.

I've seen that if i in design i explicitly set the "A4" paper size through user interface, the "A4" tag is correctly written in the .mrt file.

It seems that when i create a new .mrt file it has no default paper size set and this gives some problem on some printer driver.

Thank you.

Post by **Edward** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:56 am

Hi Fabio,

Thank you very much for this useful information. We will check it and let you know our results.

Please inform us about the printer models you used.

Thank you.

Fabio Pagano · Post by **Fabio Pagano** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:36 am

The color printer is a Konica Minolta bizhub C350.

Thank you.

Post by **Edward** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:08 am

Hi Fabio,

Sorry, but we can not help you in this case. You have to set the size of the page in the BeforePrintEvent of the report for all those pages which do not have a page size parameter. It is the only workaround possible.

Thank you.

Fabio Pagano · Post by **Fabio Pagano** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:49 am

Ok. Thank you.

Post by **Jan** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:47 am

Hello Fabio,

Fabio wrote: It seems that when i create a new .mrt file it has no default paper size set and this gives some problem on some printer driver.

Thank you.

You can change paper size with help of following static property:

Code: Select all

StiOptions.Engine.DefaultPaperSize

Thank you.

Fabio Pagano · Post by **Fabio Pagano** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:46 am

Good, thank you very much.