Print report does not work in built mode (LV7.1+XP)

[Skinny]

Good morning,

I've read some threads about the topic in this Q, but no solution. So my hope is that NI has resolved the problem. Here it goes:

In normal edit mode I can use the Print Report.vi (using the default win printer) to print out some data. The generated report is a standard NI report (that is NOT HTML).

When building an application this no longer works. No data is passed to windows (the printer icon in the system tray never appears) - and hence no output on the printer!

I use WinXP and LV7.1 in both modes. The printer is a HP2300 LaserJet but I've also tried using the old stable Canon LBP 8 II on the FILE: port - but in .exe mode the file box does not appear.

I really hope that NI has a solution
for the problem since we need the built application on several client. And we do not want to pay for several LV licenses.

Speculations on both the application builder and report generation tools have been given in previous threads... However, these gave no solution and all threads are from before LV7.1.

Thanks in advance!
Martin

[rolfk]

Skinny wrote:

> In normal edit mode I can use the Print Report.vi (using the default
> win printer) to print out some data. The generated report is a
> standard NI report (that is NOT HTML).
>
> When building an application this no longer works. No data is passed
> to windows (the printer icon in the system tray never appears) - and
> hence no output on the printer!
>
> I use WinXP and LV7.1 in both modes. The printer is a HP2300 LaserJet
> but I've also tried using the old stable Canon LBP 8 II on the FILE:
> port - but in .exe mode the file box does not appear.
>
> I really hope that NI has a solution for the problem since we need the
> built application on several client. And we do not want to pay for
> several LV licenses.

Are you sure you checked the "NI R
eport Support" under the Advanced
button of the Installer tab in the application builder?

Rolf Kalbermatter

[Skinny]

Yes - I've checked everything except "LabVIEW RT Support" (grayed out) and "Hardware Configuration".


- Martin