Printer.Print

[JJK]

I need to put a paper trail into an application. As the user enters information I need to print it, 1 line at a time. Is this even possible on a Ink Jet printer. We used to see this all the time back in the days of the dot matrix with the rollers. I can use VB6 to do Printer.Print but on my Ink Jet it doesn't print until I do a Printer.EndDoc. If it is impossible to do with the Ink Jet does anyone know of a way to do it if I got an old printer with a roller?

Thanks.

[vbmom]

I don't think you'll get past the Printer object's function, even with a dot matrix. It may also be a matter of changing the printer's property, if it has one, to "print directly to the printer", rather than spooling/using a buffer.

[honeybee]

Try using API functions. If you search the forum threads for "fast printing" or "DOS style printing" you will find the code for using the API functions to interact with a printer. Your solution may lie in there.

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[JJK]

Sometimes the simplest solutions lie right in front of us. If I am going to do this I bet the API will be my solution. Thank you for the help.