Hello,

I'm having problems using VB6.0's printer object in W2k. I have a program that has been running in Win98SE and Winnt using the printer object in VB6.0 without any problem. I basically print to a Zebra printer using the "Generic Text" driver. The text contains control characters that controls initiation, font size, spacing, etc.

This is my problem. I can't get it to run in W2K. I can enter the control characters in Notepad then direct it to my Zebra printer and it prints fine, but if I do it from VB using the printer object it won't even turn the printer on. I've doubled check the print settings in W2K and everything seems to be setup correctly. As a test I entered the printer initiation startup and ending strings in the printer setup. From that I was able to turn the printer on and off, why it won't work in VB I don't understand. It's almost as if the initialization string is being stripped out from VB.

Any suggestions ?

thx,

rudy

Did you ever find the resolution to this problem? 3 years on I'm struggling as you did.