open "LPT1" for output as #MyNum??

ok, i have tried to open the printer port to "manually" print some text or something.

when i used the print # statement with some text, all the printer did was feed one line through without printing a single dot!

any clues?

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[Frans C]

I can not reproduce your problem.
This code works fine for me:

Open "lpt1" For Output As #1
Print #1, "Hello World." & vbCrLf
Print #1, "And this is line 2." & Chr(12) '12 = FormFeed
Close #1

[Compwiz]

Correction to Frans C: do not use a vbCrLf as it will skip a line (at least on my printer.

Intstead, use a vbCr or Carriage Return like the following:

Print #1, "Hello World." & vbCr

Also, with most printers, you dont need to include a FormFeed.

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