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Print Rotated Text

Print Rotated Text

Author: Smalig.

This code will show you how to print rotated text with any angle you
choose.

Preparations

Add 1 Command Button to your form.

Module Code

Option Explicit

Public Const LF_FACESIZE = 32

Public Type LOGFONT
lfHeight As Long
lfWidth As Long
lfEscapement As Long
lfOrientation As Long
lfWeight As Long
lfItalic As Byte
lfUnderline As Byte
lfStrikeOut As Byte
lfCharSet As Byte
lfOutPrecision As Byte
lfClipPrecision As Byte
lfQuality As Byte
lfPitchAndFamily As Byte
lfFaceName As String * LF_FACESIZE
End Type

Public Type DOCINFO
cbSize As Long
lpszDocName As String
lpszOutput As String
lpszDatatype As String
fwType As Long
End Type

Declare Function CreateFontIndirect Lib "gdi32" Alias _
"CreateFontIndirectA" (lpLogFont As LOGFONT) As Long

Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" _
(ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

Declare Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateDCA" _
(ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, _
ByVal lpOutput As Long, ByVal lpInitData As Long) As Long

Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Declare Function TextOut Lib "gdi32" Alias "TextOutA" _
(ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, _
ByVal lpString As String, ByVal nCount As Long) As Long ' or Boolean

Declare Function StartDoc Lib "gdi32" Alias "StartDocA" _
(ByVal hdc As Long, lpdi As DOCINFO) As Long

Declare Function EndDoc Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Declare Function StartPage Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Declare Function EndPage Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long

Form Code

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Const DESIREDFONTSIZE = 12 ' Font Size.

Dim OutString As String 'String to be rotated
Dim lf As LOGFONT 'Structure for setting up rotated font
Dim temp As String 'Temp string var
Dim result As Long 'Return value for calling API functions
Dim hOldfont As Long 'Hold old font information
Dim hPrintDc As Long 'Handle to printer dc
Dim hFont As Long 'Handle to new Font
Dim di As DOCINFO 'Structure for Print Document info

OutString = "Hello World" 'Set string to be rotated

'Set rotation in tenths of a degree, i.e., 1800 = 180 degrees
lf.lfEscapement = 1800
lf.lfHeight = (DESIREDFONTSIZE * -60) / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
hFont = CreateFontIndirect(lf) 'Create the rotated font
di.cbSize = 20 'Size of DOCINFO structure
di.lpszDocName = "My Document" 'Set name of print job (Optional)

'Create a printer device context
hPrintDc = CreateDC(Printer.DriverName, Printer.DeviceName, 0, 0)

result = StartDoc(hPrintDc, di) 'Start a new print document
result = StartPage(hPrintDc) 'Start a new page

'Select our rotated font structure and save previous font info
hOldfont = SelectObject(hPrintDc, hFont)

'Send rotated text to printer, starting at location 1000, 1000
result = TextOut(hPrintDc, 1000, 1000, OutString, Len(OutString))

'Reset font back to original, non-rotated
result = SelectObject(hPrintDc, hOldfont)

'Send non-rotated text to printer at same page location
result = TextOut(hPrintDc, 1000, 1000, OutString, Len(OutString))

result = EndPage(hPrintDc) 'End the page
result = EndDoc(hPrintDc) 'End the print job
result = DeleteDC(hPrintDc) 'Delete the printer device context
result = DeleteObject(hFont) 'Delete the font object
End Sub