DOCUMENT:Q173362  03-SEP-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: RichTextBox SelPrint Method Does Not Print Entire Selection
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all kbprint

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the SelPrint method to print a selection or the contents of a
RichTextbox control, the entire text may not print.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, you can use API function calls to print the
contents of the RichTextBox control.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this
bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open a new "Standard EXE" project.

2. Click Components on the Project menu. Check "Microsoft Rich TextBox
   Control 5.0," and click OK.

3. Add a RichTextBox control and a CommandButton to Form1.

4. Add the following code to Form1:

      Private Sub Command1_Click()
         Printer.Print ""
         RichTextBox1.SelPrint Printer.hDC
         Printer.EndDoc
      End Sub

      Private Sub Form_Load()
         'Add 100 lines of text to the RichTextBox control
         With RichTextBox1
            .Text = ""
            For i = 1 to 100
               .Text = .Text & i & Chr(10)
            Next
         End With
      End Sub

5. Press the F5 key to run the application.

6. Click Command1. Notice that all 100 lines are not printed.

REFERENCES
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For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q146022
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Set Up the RichTextBox Control for WYSIWYG Printing

Additional query words: text box rtf printing
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Keywords          : vb5all kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

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