BUG: RichTextBox SelPrint Method Does Not Print Entire Selection

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When using the SelPrint method to print a selection or the contents of a RichTextbox control, the entire text may not print.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, you can use API function calls to print the contents of the RichTextBox control.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open a new "Standard EXE" project.

2. Click Components on the Project menu. Check "Microsoft Rich TextBox Control 5.0," and click OK.

3. Add a RichTextBox control and a CommandButton to Form1.

4. Add the following code to Form1:

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
            Printer.Print ""
            RichTextBox1.SelPrint Printer.hDC
            Printer.EndDoc
         End Sub
   
         Private Sub Form_Load()
            'Add 100 lines of text to the RichTextBox control
            With RichTextBox1
               .Text = ""
               For i = 1 to 100
                  .Text = .Text & i & Chr(10)
               Next
            End With
         End Sub
   
   

5. Press the F5 key to run the application.

6. Click Command1. Notice that all 100 lines are not printed.

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q146022
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Set Up the RichTextBox Control for WYSIWYG Printing