Print Text Maintaining Tab Stops

[Ed Bitzer]

I can locate tab stops in a RichTextBox but have not found a way to
maintain that positioning when I print. At the Knowledge Discovery
Keys Site (http://www.kdkeys.net/forums/3122/ShowPost.aspx) Baily
explains that character printing isn't really supported in VB .Net,
the TAB method does not apply. The DrawString method is used to send
strings to the printer. He notes a workaround is to write out the
content to a file (where the TAB method is sill supported) in the same
fashion as it would have been sent to the printer, and then stream
this to the printer.

I have tried this using his code attempting to take a simple text file
with some tabs, read it into a stream and then print - but the tabs
are gone. Appreciate a pointer to any code that might accomplish.

Ed

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ichTextBox.asp

Ken
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"Ed Bitzer" <ed******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I can locate tab stops in a RichTextBox but have not found a way to
maintain that positioning when I print. At the Knowledge Discovery
Keys Site (http://www.kdkeys.net/forums/3122/ShowPost.aspx) Baily
explains that character printing isn't really supported in VB .Net,
the TAB method does not apply. The DrawString method is used to send
strings to the printer. He notes a workaround is to write out the
content to a file (where the TAB method is sill supported) in the same
fashion as it would have been sent to the printer, and then stream
this to the printer.

I have tried this using his code attempting to take a simple text file
with some tabs, read it into a stream and then print - but the tabs
are gone. Appreciate a pointer to any code that might accomplish.

Ed

[Ed Bitzer]

Ken,

Heavy.... looks like the answer but wonder if this old retired guy and
learn some new tricks. Thanks - I'll start studying

Ed

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ichTextBox.asp

Ken
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"Ed Bitzer" <ed******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
I can locate tab stops in a RichTextBox but have not found a way to
maintain that positioning when I print. At the Knowledge Discovery
Keys Site (http://www.kdkeys.net/forums/3122/ShowPost.aspx) Baily
explains that character printing isn't really supported in VB .Net,
the TAB method does not apply. The DrawString method is used to
send
strings to the printer. He notes a workaround is to write out the
content to a file (where the TAB method is sill supported) in the
same
fashion as it would have been sent to the printer, and then stream
this to the printer.

I have tried this using his code attempting to take a simple text
file
with some tabs, read it into a stream and then print - but the tabs
are gone. Appreciate a pointer to any code that might accomplish.

Ed