Try this msdn site

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vb98/dt_vbobjPrinter_P.asp


"al jones"  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:51:33 -0500, Hal Rosser wrote:
>
> > "al jones"  wrote in message
> > news:4pw3hxjxmf8p.179oylccy8n0w$.dlg{at}40tude.net...
> >> okay, doing some printing out of VB6.  I've found printer and can
change
> >> fonts and type size, now I need to set the margins for my printed page
and
> >> don't see printdoc in msdn - what should I be looking for??
> >>
> >> Also, how do I check to see if the current location on the page + the
> > next,
> >> for exmaple) 6 lines of text would overflow the page??
> >>
> >> TIA //al
> >
> > Look at the Printer object
> > some sample lines::::::::
> > Printer.FontSize = 12
> > Printer.CurrentX = 20
> > Printer.CurrentY = 50
> > Printer.Print "Hello World"
> > Printer.EndDoc
>
> Hal, since you're awake and responding.  I've gotten parts to work,  I'm
> printing to a pdf since I can't get to the real printer from inside this
> virtual system (for some reason).  The MSDN (VB6 June 2000) I have, has no
> examples - and I'm back to not being able to see how to put the pieces
> together.  BTW in VB6 it's Printer.Font.Name and Printer.Font.Size.  I
> can't find (don't know what to look for) to set the margins on the print
> doc in VB6, nor how to calculate how much space I have left at the end of
> the page.
>
> I've looked at the gdi docs for vb.net but that's not helpful (to me) as I
> can't see the relationship - even though it appears as if VB6 is using a
> similar technique.
>
> Suggestions???




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