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Q150192: FIX: X / Y Coordinates Reversed Using PSet on Printer Object

Article: Q150192
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the PSet method is invoked for the Printer object, the X and Y coordinates
are reversed: the first argument represents the vertical coordinate and the
second argument represents the horizontal coordinate.

RESOLUTION
==========

Invoke the coordinates in reverse order when the PSet method is used for the
Printer object.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. In the
  Click event of Form1, place the following code:

        Private Sub Form_Click()
           Dim I As Integer

        'Should print a horizontal dotted line

            For I = 0 To Printer.ScaleWidth Step 100

            Printer.PSet (I, (Printer.ScaleHeight \ 2))

            Next

        Printer.EndDoc
        End Sub

2. Run the project by pressing F5. Click on the Form, and it prints out a dotted
  line to the default printer. The line runs across the paper. Since the
  default is portrait, the line runs along the short side of the paper.
  However, the print job contains a line that runs along the vertical axis.

  To correct the code above, the order of the arguments to the PSet method can
  be swapped:

        Printer.PSet ((Printer.ScaleHeight \ 2), I)

  This should only be done when the PSet is used with the Printer object.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVB16bitSearch
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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