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Need help printing from vb

Mar 4th, 2005

Hi, can you guys please tell me how I can print a screenshot of a form?
I am linking to a database and I want to print the form with the names of fields etc...
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Re: Need help printing from vb

Mar 4th, 2005

I'm pretty sure you can do a:

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form1.print

or it might be printform form1 (it's also possible that it's form1.printform).
Either way, one of those will definately print the form

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Re: Need help printing from vb

Mar 4th, 2005

Sorry, when i say print, i mean output to a printer.
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Re: Need help printing from vb

Mar 4th, 2005

So do I. The method (maybe it's printform) prints the form to the printer.

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Re: Need help printing from vb

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Originally Posted by Comatose

So do I. The method (maybe it's printform) prints the form to the printer.

Thanks, I used the

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 Private Sub mnuprint_Click
frm1.PrintForm
End Sub
 Private Sub mnuprint_Click
frm1.PrintForm
End Sub

and that worked fine.
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Re: Need help printing from vb

Mar 26th, 2008

Hy! I`ve tried your method with frm1.printForm, and didn't work! I have a forma let`s say that is forma_start, and a function from toolbox PrintDocument1, and i want to print the form. How can i do this.. plz an answer!