textfile print using vb.net

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any help is appreciated.

printing is not happening. i am using the following code to print the bill which is generated and located in the release folder named as salesbill.txt. both files(batch file and txt file) are there in folder(G:\ANIYAN\Projects\silentproject\bin\Release) after generating bill. but it is not come into print. what is the reason?
if i print directly a

VB

           Dim hFile As Long

'call funtion for make a format in print page and content and add in print()
'example 
'Print(hfile, ManageSpace("Receipt No: " + ds.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item("RR_Number").ToString, 20, 1))


          hFile = FreeFile()

          Dim StrFile2 As String

          StrFile2 = strAppPath &"\salesbill.txt";
'StrFile2=G:\ANIYAN\Projects\silentproject\bin\Release\salesbill.txt
          FileOpen(hFile, StrTmpReportBatFile, OpenMode.Output)
          Print(hFile,"TYPE"&StrFile2 &">prn")

          FileClose(hFile)
          Shell(StrTmpReportBatFile, AppWinStyle.Hide)

Posted 22-May-15 2:35am

aniyan.c

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[no name] 22-May-15 9:02am

What do you mean "printing is not happening"? Do you mean that when you use the Print function that writes output to a file that it's not magically printing to a printer? Why are you not using the PrintDocument class?

aniyan.c 22-May-15 10:15am

actually it was a running project. not done by me, almost 5 years back it has done. i meant that it doesn't print anything. and i am trying to solve the issue.

[no name] 22-May-15 10:24am

If it *was* working and now suddenly it's not, you need to figure out what changed and correct it. We can't do that for you.

aniyan.c 22-May-15 11:00am

client said list of modification . i had updated it. printing functionality i didn't changed. and the running exe formatted from client. so i need to solve this. path of printing file is correct. and i want to know is any other thing will affect this printing. i mean firewall or something. if anyone know the code which i wrote above. please cross check. i want to know the method i wrote is correct or not.

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Stephane1984 · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-22T04:03:00

Solution 1

Or using dos command :

VB

Dim monProcess As New Process()
 monProcess.StartInfo.FileName = Chemin
 monProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "Print"
 monProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
 monProcess.Start()

Posted 22-May-15 4:03am

Stephane1984

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aniyan.c 22-May-15 10:18am

what is "Chemin"?
i just want to print a textfile. so i think open the location and print will happen with "prn" function in vb.

aniyan.c 22-May-15 10:18am

i don't know much about vb methods. so don't think anything if i said wrong.

aniyan.c 23-May-15 2:54am

Than you very much @Stephane1984.
it is working fine.