diff --git a/include/printer.cpp b/include/printer.cpp
index 4cb492ad5..ecb97c777 100755
--- a/include/printer.cpp
+++ b/include/printer.cpp
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ HIDDEN bool set_windows_print_device (TMask_field& f, KEY key)
 
 TPrinter::TPrinter()
 : _date (TODAY), _multiple_link (FALSE), _frozen (FALSE), _isgraphics (TRUE),
-  _lines_per_inch (6), _ch_size (12), _ncopies(1)
+  _lines_per_inch (6), _ch_size (12), _ncopies(1), _export_header(FALSE),
+  _export_header_len(0)
 #if XVT_OS == XVT_OS_WIN
   , _print_rcd(NULL)
 #endif
@@ -1107,7 +1108,7 @@ bool TPrinter::jump(int jumpline)
 bool TPrinter::formfeed()
 {
   const int lastrow = _formlen - _footersize;
-  for (; _currentrow <= lastrow; _currentrow++)
+  for (; _currentrow + _export_header_len <= lastrow; _currentrow++)
     printrow();
   return printfooter();
 }
diff --git a/include/printer.h b/include/printer.h
index 10b479332..12f3f018b 100755
--- a/include/printer.h
+++ b/include/printer.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class TPrinter : public TObject
   void        _get_windows_printer_names(TToken_string& t);
   bool        _multiple_copies;
   bool        _export_header;                                   
+  int         _export_header_len;
   
   PRINTSECTIONHANDLER _headerhandler, _footerhandler;
   LINKHANDLER         _linkhandler;   
@@ -283,8 +284,9 @@ public:
   void        setcurrentpage(word n) { _currentpage = n; }  
   // dirige la stampa sul file specificato, preservando gli attributi di formato  
   // se header == TRUE si stampano su file anche gli header    
-  void        set_export_file(const char* n, bool header = TRUE) 
-  { _printertype = export; _exportfile = n; _export_header = header; }
+  void        set_export_file(const char* n, bool header = TRUE, int len = 0) 
+  { _printertype = export; _exportfile = n; _export_header = header;
+    _export_header_len = len;}
   // infila un file di export fatto da un'altra printer (con formati e tutto, ignora
   // gli header supponendo che siano gia' presenti nel file)
   // se header == TRUE gli header stanno nel file e non vengono stampati