DOCUMENT:Q260100  20-AUG-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FIX: Printform Ignores Changes in Printer.orientation
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0,6.0 sp1, sp2, sp3
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbVBp600 kbVBp600bug kbVS kbVS600 kbVS600bug kbFAQ MSGRAPH kbVBp600FAQ kbVS600sp4fix kb

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you set the print function in Visual Basic, if the current printer setting
has print orientation set to portrait and you use the code

   printer.orientation = vbPRORLandscape
   me.printform

to change the desired orientation to landscape, the form still prints in portrait
orientation.

RESOLUTION
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Install the latest service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest service pack for
Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

   Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:

   Visual Studio Product Updates
   (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp)

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Create a Visual Basic 6.0 form and insert the code described in the Symptoms
section of this article.

REFERENCES
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(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Chris Wojahn, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: VSSP4, print form

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Keywords          : kbVBp600 kbVBp600bug kbVS kbVS600 kbVS600bug kbFAQ MSGRAPH kbVBp600FAQ kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0 sp1, sp2, sp3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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