Up until now I have been able to avoid using Common Dialog by accessing printers
directly. This is no longer possible, so-

Using VB5 under XP Home Edition. I use the Common Dialog functions to select a
printer and output my data.

1. If I am in the VB5 IDE, the printer output appears to be non-proportional and
looks perfect because it all lines up.

2. If I am running the compiled program by itself, the printer output uses a
smaller font which apparently is proportional and the result is very ragged
looking as nothing lines up.

3. When I tried using the Common Dialog Show Font method, I got an error message
saying that no fonts were installed. (Word for Windows lists dozens of fonts so
they must be installed and all of them appear to be TrueType.)

Does anyone has any ideas about what else I might try?


Val Mehling
valjm16@DELETE_THISearthlink.net

XRL (Extreme Racing League) Info
http://extremeracingleague.com/

> Up until now I have been able to avoid using Common Dialog by
accessing printers
> directly. This is no longer possible, so-
>
> Using VB5 under XP Home Edition. I use the Common Dialog functions to
select a
> printer and output my data.
>
> 1. If I am in the VB5 IDE, the printer output appears to be
non-proportional and
> looks perfect because it all lines up.
>
> 2. If I am running the compiled program by itself, the printer output
uses a
> smaller font which apparently is proportional and the result is very
ragged
> looking as nothing lines up.
>
> 3. When I tried using the Common Dialog Show Font method, I got an
error message
> saying that no fonts were installed. (Word for Windows lists dozens
of fonts so
> they must be installed and all of them appear to be TrueType.)
>
> Does anyone has any ideas about what else I might try?

You have to tell the control which Fonts you want via the Flag property.
***uming you named the control CommonDialog1 (the default)...

For Screen Fonts only
=======================
CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts

For Printer Fonts only
=======================
CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFPrinterFonts

For Both
=======================
CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts Or cdlCFPrinterFonts

Rick - MVP

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:18 -0400, "Rick Rothstein"
<EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

>> Up until now I have been able to avoid using Common Dialog by
>accessing printers
>> directly. This is no longer possible, so-
>>
>> Using VB5 under XP Home Edition. I use the Common Dialog functions to
>select a
>> printer and output my data.
>>
>> 1. If I am in the VB5 IDE, the printer output appears to be
>non-proportional and
>> looks perfect because it all lines up.
>>
>> 2. If I am running the compiled program by itself, the printer output
>uses a
>> smaller font which apparently is proportional and the result is very
>ragged
>> looking as nothing lines up.
>>
>> 3. When I tried using the Common Dialog Show Font method, I got an
>error message
>> saying that no fonts were installed. (Word for Windows lists dozens
>of fonts so
>> they must be installed and all of them appear to be TrueType.)
>>
>> Does anyone has any ideas about what else I might try?
>
>You have to tell the control which Fonts you want via the Flag property.
>***uming you named the control CommonDialog1 (the default)...
>
>For Screen Fonts only
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts
>
>For Printer Fonts only
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFPrinterFonts
>
>For Both
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts Or cdlCFPrinterFonts
>
>Rick - MVP

Rick,
Will check that out tomorrow. Thanks.


Val Mehling
valjm16@DELETE_THISearthlink.net

XRL (Extreme Racing League) Info
http://extremeracingleague.com/

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:11:18 -0400, "Rick Rothstein"
<EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

>> Up until now I have been able to avoid using Common Dialog by
>accessing printers
>> directly. This is no longer possible, so-
>>
>> Using VB5 under XP Home Edition. I use the Common Dialog functions to
>select a
>> printer and output my data.
>>
>> 1. If I am in the VB5 IDE, the printer output appears to be
>non-proportional and
>> looks perfect because it all lines up.
>>
>> 2. If I am running the compiled program by itself, the printer output
>uses a
>> smaller font which apparently is proportional and the result is very
>ragged
>> looking as nothing lines up.
>>
>> 3. When I tried using the Common Dialog Show Font method, I got an
>error message
>> saying that no fonts were installed. (Word for Windows lists dozens
>of fonts so
>> they must be installed and all of them appear to be TrueType.)
>>
>> Does anyone has any ideas about what else I might try?
>
>You have to tell the control which Fonts you want via the Flag property.
>***uming you named the control CommonDialog1 (the default)...
>
>For Screen Fonts only
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts
>
>For Printer Fonts only
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFPrinterFonts
>
>For Both
>=======================
>CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlCFScreenFonts Or cdlCFPrinterFonts
>
>Rick - MVP

Problem Solved! Thanks again.
Val Mehling
valjm16@DELETE_THISearthlink.net

XRL (Extreme Racing League) Info
http://extremeracingleague.com/