Printout problem

[Robert Medlitsch]

Hi,

I want to automate my print jobs. It is a brochure in format A5 printed on
A4 in landscape format.

If I print manual I select the printer, select the pages (from 2 to 2) and
then select the number of copies (f.i. 10). After pressing OK there appears
a window asking me whether I want to print as a separate brochure (in my
german version: "Als separates Heft drucken"). I have to say NO to get the
desired result.

And that's the point: this No causes my problem with VBA. My code is:

ThisDocument.PrintOut 2, 2, , 10

and there is no parameter to tell "separate brochure = No" and therefore it
prints like I'd say "Yes"

Anybody knowing any undocumented parameter to solve this problem or another
solution?

Thanks

Bye
Robert Medlitsch

 

[Ed Bennett]

Anybody knowing any undocumented parameter to solve this problem or
another solution?

Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a solution to this problem.

The nearest thing I can find for you is the program FinePrint
(www.fineprint.com), which allows you to print to the FinePrint program,
which will then do the manual duplex for you and pass the print jobs on to
your printer.

If you find a way to do this in Publisher VBA, please let me know - I would
be very interested to find out.

 

[Don Schmidt]

How about making page 2 a separate 1 page file?

 

[Robert Medlitsch]

Hi Don,

How about making page 2 a separate 1 page file?

yes, I did it now already. I made a special page compilation for my purpose.

But now here is my next question: how can I get code started by time. Means:
starting my "sub anything()" any 5 minutes.

Is it possible? In Excel there would be a "ontime" method, but in publisher?

bye
Robert Medlitsch

 

[Ed Bennett]

Is it possible? In Excel there would be a "ontime" method, but in
publisher?

You could create a macro to open a tiny UserForm off-screen containing a
Timer control...

 

[Robert Medlitsch]

Hi Ed,

You could create a macro to open a tiny UserForm off-screen containing a
Timer control...

that sounds a little bit too difficult for my very little VBA-experience ...

Bye
Robert

 

[Robert Medlitsch]

that sounds a little bit too difficult for my very little VBA-experience

....

or is there any possibility to start the code from a batch-file in dos mode?

Bye
Robert