Is it possible to promt user for printer selection

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When we print (anything) from NAV 2013 the print is sent to the users default printer, but that is not what we want.

I have looked at the Printer Selections table, but the options here is also not what we want.

We want that every time we print something, that we get the option to choose between the printers available on the client.

Can this be setup?

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mmv 11,471 on at

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Hi,

While clicking on the Print button on the RequestPage, system opens up the Printer selection window. Isn't that what you are looking for?

Best Regards,

MMV

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Suresh Kulla 50,243 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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By default when you print a report it opens a windows system printer selection window to select the printer, i don't think you need to open the Navision printer selection window to select a printer unless you want to restrict the user a specific report to specific printer. Please us know your requirement.

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Hmm, I'm sure I have seen this problem in different reports, but now it only appears in one place.

When I edit a General Journal and press "Post and Print" it will automatic use the clients default printer or the printer configured in the Printer Selection table if this is maintained.

If I print other reports, there will be a default printer, but I have the option to change it.

So it seems the problem is limited to the "Post and Print" function of the General Journal.

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Suresh Kulla 50,243 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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If you use Post and Print there is no request window, it directly sends the report to the default printer, if you want to change that on the General Journal then you have to modify the code in 232 codeunit in the code function where it says

REPORT.RUN(GenJnlTemplate."Posting Report ID",FALSE,FALSE,GLReg);

change this to

REPORT.RUN(GenJnlTemplate."Posting Report ID",TRUE,FALSE,GLReg);

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4BzSoftware 6,073 on at

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Hi TMNielsen,

"Post and Print" function of the General Journal prints out the report directly by default, as fast as possible like POS bill printing. You need to do a small customization as Suresh mentioned to popup the report request page.

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Hi Suresh

Thanks for your reply.

Will this change require some kind of developer licence?

It seems I don't have any "code function" in my client software.

Best regards

Thomas

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Suresh Kulla 50,243 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Yes, you need to have a developer license to access the code and make the changes. If you don't have access please ask you partner, it is a very small change as described above.

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