{{tag>category:"OpenInsight 32-Bit" author:"Simon Wilmot" author:"John Bouley"}}

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==== OLE mail merge and printing (OpenInsight 32-Bit) ====
=== At 15 OCT 2009 06:51:32AM Simon Wilmot wrote: ===
 
 
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Hi all,



An urgent request if anyone can help.



Using OLE do to a mail merge and go directly to the printer.

If multiple documents to be printed, without a delay then documents are lost. Can anyone explain whether the

OleCallMethod(WordApp, 'PRINTOUT', 1)

Command loses documents if they are in a queue and if so, how to prevent that.  Alternatively a way of checking that the 'queue' is clear before submitting the command.

This also changes if documents are bigger or smaller as to how to sort this.



TIA,



Simon
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=== At 15 OCT 2009 09:02AM John Bouley wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Simon,



Try -] OleCallMethod(WordApp, 'PRINTOUT', 0)

I believe the 1/0 indicates wether or not Word is doing background printing. Changing to a 0 will wait until the print is generated before returning.



HTH,

John

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=== At 15 OCT 2009 10:36AM Simon Wilmot wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Hi John,



Thanks for that - I'm not sure why I didn't think of that myself, just too obvious I think given what some of the symptoms were.

Working fine now :o)



But a warning to other users that using background printing can be a bit hit and miss when doing a multiple mail-merge



Simon

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