From: "blank" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.help References: <4f6fbe47$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> Subject: Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:25:16 +1100 Lines: 37 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original NNTP-Posting-Host: 220.245.83.181 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 220.245.83.181 Message-ID: <4f6fefb1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> X-Trace: dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au 1332735921 220.245.83.181 (26 Mar 2012 15:25:21 +1100) Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!feed.news.qwest.net!mpls-nntp-03.inet.qwest.net!nntp1.phx1.gblx.net!nntp.gblx.net!nntp.gblx.net!nntp3.phx1!dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.help:1670 Thanks John I have looked through that and it does seem so much more complicated than Vb6! I do not want to print a screen but I want to output the results of accounting calculations. I also want the program to automatically see whatever printer is connected to the user's computer and not bother with the dialogue box at all, if possible. Cheers "John B. Matthews" wrote in message news:nospam-785D41.21012025032012@news.aioe.org... > In article <4f6fbe47$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, > "blank" wrote: > >> I am a keen programmer in Visual Basic 6. I also tried Visual Basic >> dot.net but was appalled at the lack of printer support in dot.net. >> >> I am thinking of learning Java, but would like to know if the >> language allows easy access to whatever printer is installed at a >> user site. Therefore I cannot specify the printer when writing the >> code and must rely on the operating system to route data to the >> printer. >> >> Is writing reports to the printer (formatted and with columns and so >> on as in VB6) practical? With vb6 it is as simple as printer.print! > > This tutorial maybe a good starting point: > > > > -- > John B. Matthews > trashgod at gmail dot com >