how to print text file on Dot Matrix Printer using VB6.0 codes
Thanks & reg.

VB does not care what type or printer you have, it may be a Dot Matrix or a Colour Laser, You can just uses the Printer object and VB sends it to the Windows print spooler for Windows to handle and print.

Regards
Owain Williams

thanks , but i have problem while printing of text file (it may be alian problem)
like
001 ddddd dfasdf
002 dddd dasfsda
003 ddd ddddd

I am having the same problem. Have you found a solution?

Thanks

can you send us the code you are using?
Marco

Open App.Path & "\logs\Checkruns\" & xFile & ".prn" For Input As #2

Do Until EOF(2)
   Line Input #2, strTemp
   Printer.Print strTemp
Loop

Printer.EndDoc
Close #2

Unfortunatelly the Printer object does not throw errors...
It is possible that the default font does not exist in your printer. Try to enumerate the Fonts property to find a valid font.
I assume that that printer is set as your default printer :) to be sure of it, just look the DeviceName property. You can do all of this using the immediate window (Ctrl+G) even without running your app, just type
?Printer.DeviceName
or
?Printer.Fonts(0)
etc.etc.

Marco

Thanks for your help.

FYI: If I try to print the file from notepad to the dmp, it prints garbage also. So I agree that it either a font issue, or maybe even a print driver issue.

The printer is a Okidata ML 520 on an XP Pro workstation. XP automatically found the printer and installed the driver.

it sounds like a driver problem to me.
try the web site of the printer manifacture, and see if they have a driver to download. it is possible that XP loaded a 'closest' driver for that printer, but not that close. your idea to print from notepad is excellent. if it dooes not work there there is no point on writing code.
Marco