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Select Printer

I want to have a combo box where the user can select which printer to print to.
Can I do this?
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Maybe that was not clear.

I have a report that can be printed to one of 3 printers.

I want to be able to select the printer from a combo box and then click a button to print the form
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Maybe that was not clear.

I have a report that can be printed to one of 3 printers.

I want to be able to select the printer from a combo box and then click a button to print the form

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Best bet is to buy the code, as it's fairly complex.  I can suggest 3 sources:

1. On The Fly Printing from ATTAC consulting.  Cost $99.  Do a web search for the "on the Fly printing".  I don't have the address handy at the moment.

2. FMS, Inc Total Source Code Book
(don't know the cost).  Web site is www.fmsinc.com

3. Purchase the Access xx Developers Handbook ($49.99).

I'd recommend #1 first, as it's the most cost effective.  #3 takes a little more doing.  They give you all the code, but you need to make it work in your app.

I only recommend #2 last, because like #3, it will take a little work on your part and the cost is quite a bit more.  However you get *tons* of code you can use.

Jim.

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JDettman is correct, Unlike doing this in Excel or Word, this is very compilcated because you must change the DevMode structure of the report. This  requires various API calls.
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