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Using the ShellExecute API and using &quot;Print&quot; as command.<br />

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Using the ShellExecute API and using "Print" as command.


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You have two methods of printing a file directly to the printed without going through an application layer.. similar to dos copy file lpt1:<br />
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Method 1<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Printer.FontName = &quot;Courier New&quot;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Printer.FontSize = &quot;10&quot;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Open your file<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'While not at the end of your file<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;'Read a line from the file into var LineFromFile<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Printer.print LineFromFile<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Printer.NewPage<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Printer.EndDoc<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If you like I can give you the complete code including how to select the printer..<br />
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Method 2:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; Shell(&quot;cmd /k copy yourfilename.ext lpt1&quot;)<br />
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Let me know<br />

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You have two methods of printing a file directly to the printed without going through an application layer.. similar to dos copy file lpt1:

Method 1

        Printer.FontName = "Courier New"
        Printer.FontSize = "10"
        'Open your file
        'While not at the end of your file
             'Read a line from the file into var LineFromFile
             Printer.print LineFromFile
        Printer.NewPage
        Printer.EndDoc

       If you like I can give you the complete code including how to select the printer..

Method 2:

    Shell("cmd /k copy yourfilename.ext lpt1")

Let me know


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My question is, after i have print (any doc) to file..how can i can use vb to send these files to printer directly ?<br />
Like in ms-dos command where we can use &quot;copy&quot; command to do that. Please help. Thanks
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My question is, after i have print (any doc) to file..how can i can use vb to send these files to printer directly ?
Like in ms-dos command where we can use "copy" command to do that. Please help. Thanks

Printing a file

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