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Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie

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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

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Addressing the printer -- Newbie "blank" <blank@blankety.blank.com> - 2012-03-26 11:54 +1100
  Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-03-25 21:01 -0400
    Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie "blank" <blank@blankety.blank.com> - 2012-03-26 15:25 +1100
      Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-03-26 09:24 -0400
  Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-03-25 20:32 -0700
  Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2012-03-26 09:37 -0700
    Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie "blank" <blank@blankety.blank.com> - 2012-03-28 05:26 +1100
      Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie "blank" <blank@blankety.blank.com> - 2012-03-28 05:49 +1100
        Re: Addressing the printer -- Newbie Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2012-03-28 09:34 -0700

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