If you ever had any problems while migrating from VB6 Printer Object or the
PrintForm functionality
we have goods news for you the Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Power Pack 2.0.
Our version of the Visual Basic Companion already provides and extended
migration of the Printer Object,
and we're now updating it to use this new implementation. This Printer
Compatibility Library makes it a
breeze to migrate Printer Functionality.
This is the description of the PowerPack:
"The new Line and Shape controls included in this version of the Visual
Basic 2005 Power Packs are
a set of three graphical controls that enable you to draw lines, ovals, and
rectangles on forms and
containers at design time making it much easier to enhance the look of your user
interface.
These new shape controls also provide events such as click and double-click
allowing developers
to respond and interact with end users.
The Printer Compatibility Library allows projects that used the Printer and
Printers Collection in Visual Basic 6.0
to be upgraded without having to re-write your printing logic. By simply
adding a reference to the library, declaring a
Printer and making a few minor syntax changes, your project will be able to
print using the Printers collection
and Printer object as it did in Visual Basic 6.0. This version adds a new Write
method to the Printer object which
allows you to print text without a forced carriage return similar to the
semicolon syntax used by Print method in Visual Basic 6.0.
The PrintForm component is designed to bring back the ability to easily print a
Windows Form.
With this the new PrintForm component you can once again layout the Windows Form
exactly as
you want it and allow your users to print the form as a quick report."
You can download the PowerPack from
here
NOTE: there's is another link that only includes the Printer Library but MS
recommends to download the PowerPack
because minor upgrades and fixes will be done on the PowerPack distribution