Print Dialog in Runtime Environment

When you build a custom menu bar in Microsoft Access 97 and include the built-in File menu, some commands do not appear on the menu in the run-time environment. For example, the Print command does not appear on the menu; as a result, you cannot modify the printer settings or properties. You can create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications function that displays the Print dialog box and attach that function to a custom Menu Bar. For more information see Article 173796 on the Microsoft Knowledge Base

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Public Function PrintOut()
   ' Attached to a custom Print command on a custom menu bar.
   ' Use the RunCommand method to display the print dialog box.
   On Error GoTo ErrorTrap
   DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdPrint
   Exit Function
ErrorTrap:
   ' Check whether the RunCommand method was canceled.
   ' If RunCommand is canceled, it generates a trappable run-time error (2501).
   If Err.Number = 2501 Then
     Exit Function
   Else
     MsgBox Err.Number & vbCRLF & Err.Description
   End If
End Function

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