This control will allow you to print simple text in the printer you select, using any font and specifying margins and orientation for the paper.

NOTE: Besides the standard Visual Basic 5.0 run-times libraries, this control also needs the RichTextControl libraries. Look at ARPrintCtrl.DEP in the zip file.

Properties:

• TopMargin, BottomMargin, LeftMargin and RightMargin, are the margins that will have the printed page, specified in twips. There are 1440 twips per logical inch.
• Font. Font that will be used to print.
• Orientation. Orientation of the paper: portrait or landscape.
• PrinterDriverName (read-only). Driver that will be used to print.
• SelPrinter. This is the printer that will be used to print.

Methods:

• PrintText (sText as String). This will print the text passed in the sText variable. Doesn't return anything.
• PrintFile (sPath as String). This method will open the specified file and print its contents. Returns 'True' when succesful and 'False' if it fails.

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