ACC97: PrintSnapshot (False) Method Does Not Print Snapshot File
ID: Q186458
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SYMPTOMS
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
You can use the ShowPrintDialog argument of the PrintSnapshot method to
prevent the Print dialog box from being displayed. However, in Microsoft
Access 97, if you set the ShowPrintDialog argument to False, the Snapshot
file is not printed.
If you leave the ShowPrintDialog argument blank or set it to True, the
Print dialog box is displayed and the Snapshot file is printed.
RESOLUTION
A newer version of the Snapshot viewer is available for download from the
Microsoft Web Site. For more information about obtaining this file, see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q175274 ACC97: Microsoft Snapshot Viewer Available in Download Center
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Problem
- In Microsoft Access 97, open a new blank database.
- Create a new blank form.
- On the Insert menu, click ActiveX Control, select the Snapshot Viewer
Control, version 8.0, and click OK.
- On the Edit menu, click Snapshot Viewer Control Object, and select
Properties.
- On the General tab, use the Browse button or the Snapshot Path text box
to enter the path to a valid Snapshot file, and click OK.
- Press CTRL+G to display the Debug window.
- In the Debug window, enter the following, and then press ENTER:
Forms(0)!ActiveXctl0.PrintSnapshot False
NOTE: The AxtiveX Control name ends in lowercase CTL followed by a
zero (0).
- Note that nothing happens. The expected result is that the Print dialog
box is not displayed but that the Snapshot file is printed.
NOTE: If you execute the following in the Debug window
Forms(0)!ActiveXctl0.PrintSnapshot True
the Print dialog box is displayed, and then the file is printed to the
specified printer.
Additional query words:
snap shot
Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug