PRB: "Microsoft Access Couldn't Print Your Object" Error Msg
  
PSS ID Number: Q142902
Article last modified on 01-23-1996
 
7.00
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Access version 7.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
 
Although the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver appears to work correctly
with most Microsoft Office for Windows 95 programs, you may receive the
following error message when you select the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer
driver to print an object in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0:
 
     Microsoft Access Couldn't Print Your Object
 
RESOLUTION
==========
 
The Windows 95 operating system ships with many printer drivers. Included
in the list of available printer drivers is a selection of printer drivers
from IBM/Lexmark. One of the printer drivers is the Lexmark ValueWriter
600. This driver will successfully drive the Lexmark WinWriter printers and
will print correctly in all of the Microsoft Office for Windows 95
programs, including Microsoft Access 7.0.
 
To change the printer driver to the Lexmark ValueWriter 600, follow these
steps:
 
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 
2. In the Printers dialog box, double-click the Add Printer icon.
 
3. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click Next, and then select
   the appropriate option for how the printer is attached to your computer.
   Click Next.
 
4. In the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, under Manufacturers, select
   IBM/Lexmark, and under Printers, select Lexmark ValueWriter 600.
   Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver appears to send the print job
successfully when you print an object in Microsoft Access 7.0. In fact, if
you click Print Preview on the File menu, the Microsoft Access object that
you want to print is displayed accurately. When you click Print, Windows 95
displays a dialog box that states the following
 
   Now Printing
   'ObjectName' to the
   Lexmark WinWriter 600 on LPTx
 
where <ObjectName> is the name of the Microsoft Access object you want to
print and <x> is the number representing the LPT port to which the driver
is pointing.
 
This dialog box makes it appear that the print job is about to be sent;
however, the dialog box shortly disappears and Microsoft Access displays an
error message that states the following:
 
   Microsoft Access Couldn't Print Your Object.
 
When you click OK, your document is not printed and Microsoft Access
displays a dialog box that states the following:
 
   Solution
   Make sure that the specified printer is available. For
   information on setting a default printer, search the
   Windows on-line index for 'default printer, setting.'
 
It is important to check the setting; however, with this situation, in most
cases, the Lexmark WinWriter 600 has already been assigned as the specified
printer, has been made available, and has been set as the default printer.
 
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Before starting Microsoft Access 7.0, install the Lexmark WinWriter 600
   print driver.
 
   NOTE: To obtain the most recent version of the WinWriter 600 printer
   driver for Windows 95, contact Lexmark.
   Technical Support: (800) 253-9778
   Customer Service: (800) 438-2468
 
2. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb and click the Reports tab.
 
3. Open any report in Design view, and on the File menu, click Page
   Setup.
 
4. Click the Page tab, click to select the Use Specific Printer option,
   and then click Printer.
 
5. In the Page Setup dialog box, click the arrow next to the Name box,
   select the Lexmark WinWriter 600 printer driver, and then click OK.
 
6. On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that the report appears
   accurately. On the File menu, click Print. Note that you receive the
   error message "Microsoft Access Couldn't Print Your Object."
 
The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.
 
Additional reference words: 7.00
KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbprint kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: PtrProb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.
