All I want to do is print a string!

[John Pickett]

I think this is a really dumb question! All I want to do is print a string! I’ve looked up loads of web pages and they all tell me that

Print “string”

Or

Printer.print “String” should work

Neither do.

Print “String” reports the error ‘Method not valid without a valid object’

And

Printer.Print “String” reports ‘Object required’

What am I missing!

[Guido Geurs]

This works for me: it sends the text to the default printer (a CutePDF file printer = sends a PDF file to the HD).

Private Sub Form_Load()
   Printer.Print "0123456789"
   Printer.EndDoc
End Sub

Do you have a default printer defined?
I have test it with CutePDF printer and a PDF file is saved.
Maybe you can test it also first by setting a file-printer (or an other printer)
as default.
If this is working than the code is OK but the connection to the real printer not OK?
I have also seen that only after the line "Printer.EndDoc
", the document is created!
Maybe your printer is waiting for an end-key ?

[John Pickett]

Thanks

This just confirms me thoughts that I have something wrong with my set up as this doesn't work. At run time I get 'error 424 Object required'.