Introduction

We often needed to create printed documents and reports based on information supplied by the user and we wanted to be able to allow users to Preview and Print those documents.  Unfortunately the Visual Basic Printer Object is so inadequate we decided to make some improvements.

qPrinter was developed to allow professional printed output from Visual Basic without resorting to using (and distributing) a RichTextBox Control.  It is not suitable for Word Processor applications (see the Useful Links section at the bottom of this page).  We are currently finalising qPrinter² than includes new features like Image support.

Background

Although the Printer Object has properties to change printer settings like 'orientation' and 'papersize', there is no guarantee that they will have any effect.  If you distribute an application that uses the VB Printer Object you may find what worked on your development machine has no effect on your user's machine.  See the mothTips page for further information about working with Printer properties.

qPrinter²

The latest version of qPrinter² is now available.  qPrinter² is not compatible with earlier versions.  We have moved toward a Document Object to make improving the project easier and as a better way of organising items to be printed.  See the qPrinter² page.  Update release 19 October 2002.

qPrinter 1.6

qPrinter 1.6 is still available for download.  We would recommend using the latest version.  qPrinter 1.6 is available in Dutch, French, Turkish and also for Visual Basic 5. See the qPrinter16 page.