help please!!!

[frajosg]

hello people
i am using an adodc controller to link my access database to my visual basic project.
i need to make a few datareports to show a few details from my access database.
can u please tell me the maximum width that i can display on the page
and also i need a code to print my datareport with the click of a button
thanks for ur help
i am using vb 6

[Al42]

1) Use ADO code to link to your database. Bound controls should never have been created - they cause more problems than they solve.

2) Depending on the complexity of the report, it may be better to use Printer.Print statements to print what you want. (You can use Printer.CurrentX and Printer.CurrentY to position the print head.) There are numerous examples of using the Printer object in VB on the forum.

You can always do more, and control what your program does better by using code than you can by using 'things'.

And, in the future, try to make your topic a little more descriptive. If you're posting to the Classic Visual Basic forum, everyone assumes it's because you need help, so that doesn't narrow it down much. "Help printing from a database" would have been better.

[frajosg]

thanks for ur help
and i will be more descriptive next time
i cant help it i am 16 and i dont know much of vb so i cant be very descriptive

[Hack]

Moved to Reporting section

[brucevde]

can u please tell me the maximum width that i can display on the page

It depends on the Printer and the current paper size.
8.5 x 11 is roughly 15000, 12000 twips.

To print call the PrintReport method of the DataReport object in the button click event.