VBA Print Button... 2 copies instead of 1?

[tim1982]

Hello,

I have a WorkOrder Print Button in a form that I want to print TWO copies instead of the standard one... Could someone help me with where I need to add to my VBA.


Private Sub PrintWorkOrders_Click()

DoCmd.OpenReport "WorkOrders", PrintOut, , _
"[OrderID]=Forms![Enter/Edit Orders].[OrderID]"
Me.[WorkOrderPrint] = True

End Sub


Appreciated,

Tim

 

[boblarson]

Just double up on this line:

DoCmd.OpenReport "WorkOrders", PrintOut, , _
"[OrderID]=Forms![Enter/Edit Orders].[OrderID]"


So:

Private Sub PrintWorkOrders_Click()

DoCmd.OpenReport "WorkOrders", PrintOut, , _
"[OrderID]=Forms![Enter/Edit Orders].[OrderID]"
DoCmd.OpenReport "WorkOrders", PrintOut, , _
"[OrderID]=Forms![Enter/Edit Orders].[OrderID]"

Me.[WorkOrderPrint] = True

End Sub

 

[tim1982]

Haha, excellent.

Thanks a lot, Bob.... Now if I need 10 copies of something, I'll look like I really know how to code in VBA.

 

[boblarson]

You can also cycle through by passing the number of copies:

Function PrintWOs(intCopies As Integer)
Dim intPrint As Integer

For intPrint = 1 to intCopies
    DoCmd.OpenReport "WorkOrders", PrintOut, , _
"[OrderID]=Forms![Enter/Edit Orders].[OrderID]"
Next intPrint

End Function

And then call it like this:

Private Sub PrintWorkOrders_Click()
Dim intNumCopies As Integer

intNumCopies = InputBox("Enter the Number of Copies to Print", "Number of Copies")

PrintWOs intNumCopies

Me.[WorkOrderPrint] = True

End Sub

 

[Poppa Smurf]

Should PrintWOs intNumCopies be PrintWOs(intNumCopies)
as you are passing a parameter?

 

[boblarson]

Should PrintWOs intNumCopies be PrintWOs(intNumCopies)
as you are passing a parameter?

Nope, because if you try it you will find it chokes. But, if you put the word CALL in there THEN you can include the parens.

 

[boblarson]

So, if you do

Call PrintWOs(3)

then you can include the parens

or if you go

Me.ReturnValue = PrintWOs(3)

but if you just use

PrintWOs

then you must call it WITHOUT the parens

PrintWOs 3

As that is the way ALL functions work in VBA.