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Print a file Using API of VB for Printing like DOS Style which is more economical

Print a file Using API of VB for Printing like DOS Style which is more economical

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      Private Type DOCINFO
          pDocName As String
          pOutputFile As String
          pDatatype As String
      End Type

      Private Declare Function ClosePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal _
         hPrinter As Long) As Long
      Private Declare Function EndDocPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal _
         hPrinter As Long) As Long
      Private Declare Function EndPagePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal _
         hPrinter As Long) As Long
      Private Declare Function OpenPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias _
         "OpenPrinterA" (ByVal pPrinterName As String, phPrinter As Long, _
          ByVal pDefault As Long) As Long
      Private Declare Function StartDocPrinter Lib "winspool.drv" Alias _
         "StartDocPrinterA" (ByVal hPrinter As Long, ByVal Level As Long, _
         pDocInfo As DOCINFO) As Long
      Private Declare Function StartPagePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal _
         hPrinter As Long) As Long
      Private Declare Function WritePrinter Lib "winspool.drv" (ByVal _
         hPrinter As Long, pBuf As Any, ByVal cdBuf As Long,  _
         pcWritten As Long) As Long

      Private Sub Command1_Click()
          Dim lhPrinter As Long
          Dim lReturn As Long
          Dim lpcWritten As Long
          Dim lDoc As Long
          Dim sWrittenData As String
          Dim MyDocInfo As DOCINFO
          lReturn = OpenPrinter(Printer.DeviceName, lhPrinter, 0)
          If lReturn = 0 Then
              MsgBox "The Printer Name you typed wasn't recognized."
              Exit Sub
          End If
          MyDocInfo.pDocName = "TestDoc"
          MyDocInfo.pOutputFile = vbNullString
          MyDocInfo.pDatatype = vbNullString
          lDoc = StartDocPrinter(lhPrinter, 1, MyDocInfo)
          Call StartPagePrinter(lhPrinter)
 'In String below Contains Non Printable ASCII code and 
 'Chr(27) & chr(15)  will condensed the Content of the String like in DOS
 'printing 
 'The Same thing is not possible with statement like 
 'Printer.Print "TestPrint" in VB
  
          sWrittenData = Chr(27) & chr(15) & "How's that for Magic !!!!" & vbFormFeed 
          lReturn = WritePrinter(lhPrinter, ByVal sWrittenData, _
             Len(sWrittenData), lpcWritten)
          lReturn = EndPagePrinter(lhPrinter)
          lReturn = EndDocPrinter(lhPrinter)
          lReturn = ClosePrinter(lhPrinter)
      End Sub