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Printing text with the Escape function

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This code allows printed pages with controlled fonts, colours, positioning. You can even insert pictures using StretchBlt function.

This approach can be good for printing labels, ad-hoc reports, invoices, bank cheques etc. Of course it should not be another Report Designer, one is already enough.


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Created: 2002-12-30 19:07:20
Modified: 2011-12-10 09:20:22
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Listed functions:

CreateDC
CreateFont
DeleteDC
DeleteObject
EndDoc
Escape
GetDesktopWindow
GetDeviceCaps
GetProfileString
GetWindowDC
ReleaseDC
SelectObject
SetTextColor
StartDoc
TextOut

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