BUG: Print Method Does Not Work Within a With-Block

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

In Visual Basic, although the Print method exists on the Printer and Form objects, it does not work within a With-block. The Print method is also not listed in the Object Browser.

When you try to invoke the Print statement within a With-block, the following error occurs when you run the program:

Compile error: Method or data object not found

CAUSE

The problem arises because Visual Basic is not parsing the Print identifier within the With statement correctly.

RESOLUTION

Remove the Print method from the With-block.

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. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.



2. Place one CommandBbutton on Form1 and paste the following code into the code window of Form1:

   
         Private Sub Command1_Click()
   
            Printer.CurrentX = Printer.ScaleWidth / 2
            Printer.CurrentY = Printer.ScaleHeight / 2
            Printer.Print "Test"  ' this works
            Printer.EndDoc
   
            With Printer
               .CurrentX = Printer.ScaleWidth / 2
               .CurrentY = Printer.ScaleHeight / 2
               .Print "Test"      ' this does not work
               .EndDoc
            End With
   
         End Sub
    




3. Press F5 to run the program.

Compile error: Method or data object not found

Keywords : kbcode kberrmsg kbCompiler kbVBp600bug kbGrpVB
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug