BUG: PrintForm Method Does Not Print Entire Form

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Executing a PrintForm method to print a maximized form results in only a portion of the form being printed. This bug may also occur when you click Print on the File menu to print a Form Image.

CAUSE

The PrintForm method prints an image of the Form window in its normal state. Those controls that are not visible on the Form when the Form's window state is normal will not print.

RESOLUTION

Workaround #1

To workaround this bug, resize the form so that all controls on the form display, and then execute the PrintForm method.

Workaround #2

You can also workaround this problem by capturing the on-screen image of the form and then printing that image. For more information, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

   ID:    Q161299
   TITLE: HOWTO: Capture and Print the Screen, a Form, or any Window

STATUS

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

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.

2. Maximize Form1 and place a command button on the lower-right corner of the form.

3. Copy the following code to the Code window of Form1:

         Option Explicit
         Private Sub Command1_Click()
            Me.PrintForm
         End Sub
   
   

4. Press F5 to run the program. Maximize the form with the maximize button and then click the command button. Only part of the form is printed.