can anyone help me with a temporary fix

[miroku800]

Hello

I have an old Pascal program that runs in a DOS box that runs a 'one time' result to a txt file (the program is being slowly rewritten in a more modern language but I need to use it occasionally meantime)

Is there any way I can start it in VB6 then just use the program in its DOS format and have the .TXT file sent to the printer when the 'go' command is given

The DOS program works fine in Win XP but just saves the file to disk somewhere and we really need it to produce a 'one off' print from the default printer

Many thanks for any ideas

regards Rob

[Guido Geurs]

Attached is a VB6 program that runs a BAT file and print the result file on the default printer.

[miroku800]

Attached is a VB6 program that runs a BAT file and print the result file on the default printer.

Many thanks for that, will it also work with an exe file

[Guido Geurs]

yes, just enter the path of an .EXE like Notepad.exe in the textbox of Dosfile and Notepad will open.

PS: you can save the settings like the path of the DOSfile and the path of the .TXT file in a file so you don't have to re-enter it every time you run the program.
Do you need any help with that ?

[miroku800]

Oh yes please
Its many years since I had to program in VB and am having difficulty in getting back into it and am having to dig out the reference books
the DOS file is called RAFFLE.EXE
and the text file (that the program produces automatically) is called RAFRES2.TXT

Its very kind of you to provide this help and it is much appreciated

PS. the Txt file could be made to print automatically without the button if that's easier

[Guido Geurs]

Oh yes please
Its many years since I had to program in VB and am having difficulty in getting back into it and am having to dig out the reference books
the DOS file is called RAFFLE.EXE
and the text file (that the program produces automatically) is called RAFRES2.TXT

Its very kind of you to provide this help and it is much appreciated

PS. the Txt file could be made to print automatically without the button if that's easier

Q1: is the path of the EXE and the TXT file the same?
Q2: if so, is it possible to place our start program in the same folder of the EXE and TXT file ?

[Guido Geurs]

This attachment is a code and program to place in the folder of the EXE and TXT files.
It runs the EXE with the command "Run..." and if the chechbox "Auto Print" is checked, it checks each 10 sec if the TXT file is in the folder.
If so, it sends the TXT file to the default printer.

You can also print the TXT file by clicking on "Print..."

[miroku800]

This attachment is a code and program to place in the folder of the EXE and TXT files.
It runs the EXE with the command "Run..." and if the chechbox "Auto Print" is checked, it checks each 10 sec if the TXT file is in the folder.
If so, it sends the TXT file to the default printer.

You can also print the TXT file by clicking on "Print..."

Thats absoulutly brilliant many thanks for your help