hi

i want to direct the output to the printer from VB 6.0. The problem here is i want fast print outs. It is possible only through APIs. i know how to use the *.txt file to save the required data in it and then print it through the shell command by running a batch file, which stores the dos command for printing a txt file as follows

type filename.txt > PRN

the actual problem is when i want to have output in a network printer. i dont want to do as i said above. is there any way through APIs.



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Hi thiru, Just try this code
Probably u can use the printer.port to identify the port and print a text file directly.
No need for APIs
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Private Sub PrintDirectly()
    Dim strFilename As String
    Dim strLine As String
      
      strFilename = InputBox("Enter the file name to print", "Filename to print")
  
      If InStr(UCase(Printer.Port), "LPT") <> 0 Then
       Open Printer.Port For Output As #1
         Open strFilename For Input As #2
          Do Until EOF(2) = True
             Line Input #2, strLine
             Print #1, strLine
          Loop
         Close #2
       Close #1
      Else
    
       If Not bAlert Then MsgBox "Default printer is not set to LPT port."
    
      End If
  End Sub

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hi ramesh

thanks 4 the code. i will come back to u after testing it.



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