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Bill of Lading Application Printing On More Than One Page

The information in this article applies to:

  • MARS 16bit and 32bit rating applications for Windows
  • Customized 16bit and 32bit rating applications built by Middlewest


Symptoms

When you print a Bill of Lading some of the output appears on a second page.

Cause

This error can be caused by internal font settings on some printers.

Resolution

Using a text editor such as Windows Notepad, edit two of the settings in the boltemp.bol file, found in the folder in which the rating system was installed.  The following are the steps:

Exit the bill of lading and rating application. (If you do not exit the application, the changes made as described below will not be saved.

Using Notepad, open the boltemp.bol file.  The 4th printed line of the file will contain the following line of text:

[P=10][1][BOLD]Shipper[5]Consignee
Change [P=10] to [P=9]
Scroll down to approximately midway in the file and you will see another line of text:
[FONTNAME=ARIAL][P=10][.5]Number of[1.5]HM[2.25]Description of articles, Special Marks and Exceptions[7.05]Class
Change [P=10] to [P=9]
Save the file and close Notepad.   The bill of lading should now print on a single sheet.