Printer.CurrentX being reset to 0 <RESOLVED>

[run_GMoney]

Can anyone tell me a reason why Printer.CurrentX is being reset during this loop?

Printer.CurrentX = 1000
Printer.CurrentY = 10800
For i = 13 To 19
    Printer.Print Label8(i).Caption
    Printer.CurrentX = Printer.CurrentX + 900
    Printer.CurrentY = 10800
Next

If I put a stop up on the first line of the loop (Printer.Print Label8(i).Caption) and query the machine for the value of Printer.CurrentX it returns 1000, like it should. However when I step to the next line (Printer.CurrentX = Printer.CurrentX + 900)and query again, the value has been reset to 0. Anyone know why? It's quite annoying because everything seems correct in my code. Thanks

[Blobby]

You must add a semicolon ( ; ) to the end of the Print statement for it to stay on the same line. You will also need to add a space character or 2 after the print or every caption will be butted up to each other.

Printer.CurrentX = 1000
Printer.CurrentY = 10800
For i = 13 To 19
    Printer.Print Label8(i).Caption & "   ";
    Printer.CurrentX = Printer.CurrentX + 900
    Printer.CurrentY = 10800
Next

When you want to print something else after the loop finishes you must do a straight Printer.Print (which is like a carriage return) or that too will be on the same line as the stuff printed in the loop

[run_GMoney]

Why is it that this bit of code, which appears right before it, works fine.

Printer.CurrentX = 750
Printer.CurrentY = 3400
For i = 0 To 6
    Printer.Print Label8(i).Caption
    Printer.CurrentX = 700
    Printer.CurrentY = Printer.CurrentY + 985
Next

Can you not just adjust the CurrentX value to determine where the caption is printed?

[Blobby]

Because the code that works fine is using CurrentY and NOT Current X.

[run_GMoney]

Ok...right. But what's the difference? Are you saying you can't adjust the value of CurrentX in a loop like you can with CurrentY? That seems silly.

[Blobby]

Everytime you do a Print, Vb treats it like a carriage ruturn so sets currentX back to the start of the line (0) unless you add a semicolon to the end of the print line, then it DOESNT reset.
Only other way would be to save CurrentX in a variable before the print then set CurrentX=savevariable after but you would also have to add the textwidth of the printed text to keep up with the current print position

[run_GMoney]

Outstanding. I didn't realize that it treated it as a carriage return. I just assumed both would work the same way. Thanks for your patience.

[Blobby]

No probs m8....thats what this forum is for.