QB.EXE Editor Printing Source Code to 132-Column Printers (35146)






This article was previously published under Q35146

SUMMARY

To make the Print command on the QuickBasic editor File menu default to 132 columns instead of 80 columns, you can issue the following DOS command:

MODE LPT1:132

You can reset the printer to 80 columns by executing the following DOS command:

MODE LPT1:80

This information applies to the QB.EXE editor in Microsoft QuickBasic Compiler Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, to Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2, and to the QBX.EXE editor that comes with Microsoft Basic PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

Modification Type: Minor Last Reviewed: 1/9/2003
Keywords: KB35146