Form Feed / NewPage / Eject... whatever

[Easy]

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In the old days, you merely had to send CHR$(12) to just about any old printer to start a new page.... What's the trick now? I realize this may not be a VB glitch and probably has something to do with the Windows OS, printer drivers, and/or the network (this is at work).<br>
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PROBLEM: Printing to a standard print file, how do I get a page break? I hate to have to get printer specific but if that's the only way, we're talking about an HP LaserJet.<br>
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OPEN "trash.dat" FOR OUTPUT AS #1<br>
PRINT #1, " text here "<br>
PRINT #1, vbFormFeed ' doesn't work<br>
PRINT #1, CHR$(12) ' doesn't work<br>
PRINT #1, " and this should be on another sheet "<br>
CLOSE #1<br>
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Any help?<br>

 

[bitbrain]

In the old days, printing was a low-level operation. Now, with the newer versions of windows it's a lot easier. You should not have to be concerned with specific control characters or printer models.<br>
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Try using the "Printer" object with the "NewPage" method.<br>

 

[BruceHesher]

You may also want to use the EndDoc method to chase the data from the printer object to the printer.