BUG: X / Y Coordinates Reversed Using PSet on Printer Object

• Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If the PSet method is invoked for the Printer object, the X and Y coordinates are reversed: the first argument represents the vertical coordinate and the second argument represents the horizontal coordinate.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this issue and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

Invoke the coordinates in reverse order when the PSet method is used for the Printer object.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default. In the Click event of Form1, place the following code:

      Private Sub Form_Click()
         Dim I As Integer
   
      'Should print a horizontal dotted line
   
          For I = 0 To Printer.ScaleWidth Step 100
   
          Printer.PSet (I, (Printer.ScaleHeight \ 2))
   
          Next
   
   
      Printer.EndDoc
      End Sub
   
   

2. Run the project by pressing F5. Click on the Form, and it prints out a dotted line to the default printer. The line runs across the paper. Since the default is portrait, the line runs along the short side of the paper. However, the print job contains a line that runs along the vertical axis.

   Printer.PSet ((Printer.ScaleHeight \ 2), I)