Automating Print to File

[kip]

I'm using Acc97 and am trying to force a report to disk
without user intervention in the print dialog. Don't
want any of the output formats of OutputTo, trying to get
a PCL file using an HP printer driver.

Possibly a newer version of Access will do this? Or
someone knows a workaround in Acc97.

Thanks,
Kip

 

[Tony Edgecombe]

I'm using Acc97 and am trying to force a report to disk
without user intervention in the print dialog. Don't
want any of the output formats of OutputTo, trying to get
a PCL file using an HP printer driver.

Possibly a newer version of Access will do this? Or
someone knows a workaround in Acc97.

Thanks,
Kip

You can setup a printer to print to file by adding a new local port
for the printer and entering the path to the file when it asks you for
the port name. Then whenever you print to that printer the file will
be written to the path you specified.

Tony Edgecombe
www.frogmorecs.com/ng
Software for printing