FIX: You receive an error message when you try to print a report, or the contents of the Editing window do not print, in Visual FoxPro or in a Visual FoxPro application (909283)

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You are using Microsoft Visual FoxPro or a Microsoft Visual FoxPro application. The application is running on a computer that is running Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server. Additionally, you have configured MetaFrame Presentation Server to use the Universal Printer Driver feature.

When you try to print a report in Visual FoxPro or in the Visual FoxPro application, you receive the following error message:

Error 1958: Error loading printer driver

When you try to print the contents of the Editing window in Visual FoxPro, you receive the following error message:

Error 125: Printer is not ready

When you try to print the contents of the Editing window in the Visual FoxPro application, you do not receive an error message. However, the contents of the Editing window do not print.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

Visual FoxPro 9.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro 9.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906478 How to obtain the latest Visual FoxPro 9.0 service pack

Hotfix information

Visual FoxPro 8.0

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual FoxPro service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.File information The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   07-Oct-2005  01:50  8.0.0.3402  5,345,280  Vfp8.exe
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,466,368  Vfp8chs.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,466,368  Vfp8cht.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:26  8.0.0.3402  1,466,368  Vfp8enu.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,466,368  Vfp8kor.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:51  8.0.0.3402  4,300,800  Vfp8r.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rchs.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                259,584  Vfp8rchs.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rcht.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                262,144  Vfp8rcht.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rcsy.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                269,312  Vfp8rcsy.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rdeu.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                270,336  Vfp8rdeu.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:30  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8renu.dll
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8resn.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                268,288  Vfp8resn.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rfra.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                267,776  Vfp8rfra.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rkor.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                261,632  Vfp8rkor.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:53  8.0.0.3402  1,150,976  Vfp8rrus.dll
   07-Oct-2005  03:26                271,872  Vfp8rrus.msm
   07-Oct-2005  03:25              4,206,592  Vfp8runtime.msm
   07-Oct-2005  01:51  8.0.0.3402  3,776,512  Vfp8t.dll

MORE INFORMATION

Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and later versions of MetaFrame Presentation Server include a feature that is named Universal Printer Driver. You can use this feature to handle printing on those versions of MetaFrame Presentation Server.

Note Starting with version 4.0, this product is named Citrix Presentation Server.

Steps to reproduce the problem in Visual FoxPro

Start Visual FoxPro.
In the Command window, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
modify file printtest.txt
The Editing window appears. The Editing window contains the Printtest.txt file. However, this file is empty.
In the Editing window, type Test.
On the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.
In the Print dialog box, click Print. You receive the following error message:
Error 125: Printer is not ready

Create a program (.prg) file that contains the following code, and then run the program file.

create table testtab1 (f1 i, f2 C(15))
for lni = 1 to 3 
	insert into testtab1 (f1, f2) values (lni, sys(2015))
endfor 
create report printtest from testtab1.dbf
report form printtest to printer prompt

In the Print dialog box, click Print. You receive the following error message:
Error 1958: Error loading printer driver

Steps to reproduce the problem in a Visual FoxPro application

Start Visual FoxPro.

Create a program (.prg) file that contains the following code, and then run the program file.

local lcText
text to lcText noshow textmerge
local lni
* Open the editor.
modify file printtest.txt
* Create a table.
create table testtab1 (f1 i, f2 C(15))
for lni = 1 to 3 
	insert into testtab1 (f1, f2) values (lni, sys(2015))
endfor 
* Create a report.
create report printtest from testtab1.dbf
* Print the report.
report form printtest to printer prompt
endtext
* Create a .prg file.
=StrToFile(lcText, "testxx.prg" )
* Build a project by using the .prg file.
build project testxx from testxx.prg
* Build and then run an executable file.
build exe testxx from testxx
run /n testxx.exe
return

The Visual FoxPro application starts. When the application starts, the Editing window appears.

In the Editing window, type Test.
On the File menu, click Print to print the contents of the Editing window.
In the Print dialog box, click Print. You do not receive an error message. However, the print job does not print. Close the Editing window.
In the Print dialog box, click Print to print the report. You receive the following error message:
Error 1958: Error loading printer driver

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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