Printing using the Print command in access 1

[tprscott]

I have the following code which I found on here:

Open "Com1:960,n,8,1" For output as #1
Print #1, chr$(27); "T";
Print #1, "Hello World"
Close #1

I have a printer on lpt1 port. I changed the com1 to lpt1 and it does not work. I also have another machine that is running access 97 and has a printer on com2. When i try to print on the access 97 machine this way I get unable to open file. Any ideas?

 

[PHV]

I have a printer on lpt1 port
Have you tried this ?
Open "LPT1:" For Output As #1

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tprscott]

Yeah I have but what I found is when i did that it did not print right away. I printed something else out and then a page with hello world is printed first. Any other ideas?

 

[PHV]

And this ?
Open "LPT1:" For Output As #1
Print #1, Chr$(27) & "T";
Print #1, "Hello World"
Print #1, Chr$(12)
Close #1

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tprscott]

That worked thanks!