Printing Program Output

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jsphilb
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Printing Program Output

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I have a program that has a tabular output. It could run several pages based on the input parameters. How can I get a paper copy of the output, since the Print command only shows the listing on my computer monitor. Thanks in advance.
970037201
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Re: Printing Program Output

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The thing you want to use.... Replace "PRINT" with "LPRINT".... works for me! It sends all the output to a serial, Ethernet, wireless, broadband, or USB printer! :mrgreen:
Jack002
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Re: Printing Program Output

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Output to a txt file and format it how you like and print that. That's what I'd do
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Re: Printing Program Output

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Print a text file directly from the command prompt using the default printer by inserting /p prior to the file's name:

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filename$ = "C:\Documents\textfile.txt"
SHELL "Notepad /p "  + filename$.
https://www.qb64.org/wiki/SHELL
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