PROBLEM
ArcMap closes when using VBA to specify IArcPressPrinter::Driver
Description
ArcMap will crash when using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code to specify a driver on the IArcPressPrinter interface.
Cause
The IPrinter::Paper object was not set up correctly.
Solution or Workaround
This problem is addressed in ArcGIS 8.1.2.The following code snippet demonstrates how to set up the IPrinter::Paper object before specifying a driver.
Code:
Dim pApp as IApplication
Set pApp = Application
Dim pMxApp as IMxApplication
Set pMxApp = pApp
Dim pPrinter as IPrinter
Set pPrinter = New ArcPressPrinter
Dim pArcPressPrinter as IArcPressPrinter
Set pArcPressPrinter = pPrinter
Set pPrinter.Paper = pMxApp.Paper
pArcPressPrinter.Driver = <member of esriArcPressDriverPrinters>
Article ID:000003631
Software:
- ArcMap 8 x
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