How can the Printer Object be upgraded?
In Visual Basic 6.0, the Printer object enables applications to communicate with a system printer, containing functions for printing text, lines, and images. However, the printing model in the .NET Framework is quite different, and the Printer object has become obsolete. Fortunately, the functionality of the Printer object can be achieved with the classes that are provided in the System.Drawing.Printing namespace, particularly the PrintDocument class. There are two main options to upgrade the Visual Basic 6.0 printing functionality. The first option is to replace the Printer object members with equivalent functionality provided by the PrintDocument class. Typically, this requires reimplementation of the printing code. The .NET Framework provides more control and power over the drawing operations, but from the upgrade point of view, it has a learning curve, and the manual reimplementation of all the printing functionality can consume extensive resources. The second option is to create y
