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Subject: Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie
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Most of that was above my head...

I think it might be handy to show an actual example of how I currently print 
hard copy reports using VB6. This is an accounting program. The report in 
question lists particular transactions and shows them in columns. I have cut 
out all the code that does not relate to the printer

Printer.Orientation = vbPRORPortrait
aPageCount = 0
aLineCount = 0
'Report title and column headers here
For Looper = 1 to end of file
'get data from file here
    Aligned = Format(Looper, "###"): Printer.CurrentX = 20 - 
Printer.TextWidth(Aligned): Printer.Print Aligned;
    Printer.CurrentX = 33: Printer.Print TransactionCode;
    Printer.CurrentX = 48: Printer.Print TransactionDescription
    'various other columns
    'testing for page feed here
    aLineCount = aLineCount + 1
    If aLineCount > 56 Then
        Printer.NewPage
        '[Title and column header routine]
    End If
Next Looper

I am really looking for a simple example, such as how to align coulmns in 
Java and address the connected printer without having to specify it.

"blank" <blank@blankety.blank.com> wrote in message 
news:4f720675@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> Thanks for that Knute...
>
> Takes me back to my own flying days in the UK in a Cherokee!
>
> But what an incredible amount of code when I can address the installed 
> printer with 2 lines of code in VB6!
>
> "Knute Johnson" <nospam@knutejohnson.com> wrote in message 
> news:jkq5vh$6br$1@dont-email.me...
>> On 3/25/2012 5:54 PM, blank wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> Thanks heaps
>>>
>>>
>>
>> For some sample code, look at the VFRFlightLog program here;
>>
>> http://rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com/aviation/index.html
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Knute Johnson
>
>