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- * Function Definitions for VBPRINT.DLL *
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- InitializePrinter(ByVal hWnd%) As Integer
-
- Called at the beginning of a print job where hWnd equals
- the window handle of the calling applications topmost window.
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- PageLayoutSetup(ByVal nTop%,
- ByVal nRight%,
- ByVal nBottom%,
- ByVal nLeft%) As Integer
-
- Called to set the Margins for all subsequent pages.
- Called after InitializePrinter.
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- DonePrinting() As Integer
-
- Called at the end of the print job to do general
- clean up and release the printer.
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- StartParagraph( ByVal szFontName$,
- ByVal nFontSize%,
- ByVal nStyle%) As Integer
-
- Called before starting to send paragraph text, szFontName
- is the name of the font to be used, nFontSize is the size
- of the font in Points, and nStyle is print attributes to
- be used, they are defined as follows:
-
- #define BOLD_FONT 0x0001
- #define ITALIC_FONT 0x0002
- #define TOP_BORDER 0x0004
- #define LEFT_BORDER 0x0008
- #define RIGHT_BORDER 0x0010
- #define BOTTOM_BORDER 0x0020
- #define CHECK_BOX 0x0100
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- PrintParagraphText(ByVal szText$) As Integer
-
- Used to send text into a paragraph, this may be called
- multiple times to add more and more text into the
- paragraph. szText is the text to be printed.
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- FinishParagraph() As Integer
-
- Called at the end of printing a paragraph to do general
- cleanup.
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- HeadlinePrint( ByVal szHeadLine$,
- ByVal szFontName$,
- ByVal nFontSize%,
- ByVal nStyle%) As Integer
-
- This is a one stop shopping approach to printing text, the
- text in szHeadLine is printed using the font szFontName,
- in size nFontSize defined in points, with the style of
- nStyle. See style definitions above.
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- SetParagraphSpacing(ByVal nSpacing%) As Integer
-
- Used to set the spacing between paragraphs, nSpacing is
- defined in points. The default is 18pts (1/4").
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- EjectPage() As Integer
-
- Unconditionally ejects the page from the printer. All
- text already on the page is printed. The cursor
- position is placed on the upper left hand corner of the
- new page.
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- PrintDLLVersion() As Integer
-
- Returns the version of the VBPRINT.DLL, the major version
- number is in the low byte of the integer and the minor
- version number is in the high byte of the integer.
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- SetUpColumns( ByVal Columns%,
- ByVal nC1%,
- ByVal szFontName$,
- ByVal nFontSize%,
- ByVal nStyle%) As Integer
-
- This sets up how columns will be printed, Columns is
- the number of columns to be printed, nC1 is an array
- of column widths in one hundredths of an inch
- (100 = 1") units. Maximum number of columns is eight.
- szFontName is the name of the font the columns will
- print in, nFontSize is the size of the font in Points
- and nStyle is the style they will be printed in, see
- style definitions above.
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- PrintColumnText(ByVal szText$) As Integer
-
- Used to send text into the columns. The text for each
- cell will be delimited by a tab character [chr$(9)].
-
- For example: "C1\tC2\tC3\tC4" would print
-
- C1 C2 C3 c4
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- EndColumnPrinting() As Integer
-
- Used at the end of printing columns to do general
- cleanup.
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- PrintColumnHeaders( ByVal szHeader$,
- ByVal Columns%,
- ByVal nC1%,
- ByVal szFontName$,
- ByVal nFontSize%,
- ByVal nStyle%) As Integer
-
- This is the one stop shopping approach again, the text in
- szHeader is printed in columns, defined by the number
- of columns (Columns), with the widths in an array nC1 in
- hundreths of an inch (100 = 1"), with the font szFontName,
- with the size nFontSize in Points, and the style of nStyle,
- see above for definition of nStyle.
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- MoveYPos( ByVal nY%) As Integer
-
- Moves the current cursor position down in the vertical
- direction. The value is in hundredths of an inch.
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- DrawLine( ByVal nX1%,
- ByVal nY1%,
- ByVal nX2%,
- ByVal nY2%) As Integer
-
- Draws a line from position (nX1, nY1) to (nX2, nY2).
- The coordinate system is in TWIPS.
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- DrawRectangle( ByVal nX1%,
- ByVal nY1%,
- ByVal nX2%,
- ByVal nY2%) As Integer
-
- Draws a Rectangle with the upper left hand corner at
- (nX1, nY2) and the lower right hand corner at
- (nX2, nY2). The coordinate system is in TWIPS.
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- DrawRndRectangle( ByVal nX1%,
- ByVal nY1%,
- ByVal nX2%,
- ByVal nY2%,
- ByVal nX3%,
- ByVal nY3%) As Integer
-
- Draws a Rectangle with rounded corners, the upper left
- hand corner is at (nX1, nY1) and the lower left hand
- corner is at (nX2, nY2). The rounded corners have an
- elliptical shape determined by the height and width in
- (nX3, nY3). The coordinate system is in TWIPS.
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- DrawEllipse( ByVal nX1%,
- ByVal nY1%,
- ByVal nX2%,
- ByVal nY2%) As Integer
-
- Draws an ellipse that fits within the bounding rectangle
- defined by the upper left hand corner (nX1, nY1) and the
- lower right hand corner (nX2, nY2). The coordinate
- system is in TWIPS.
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