Q35146: QB.EXE Editor Printing Source Code to 132-Column Printers

Article: Q35146
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 27-DEC-1989

To make the Print command on the QuickBASIC editor File menu default
to 132 columns instead of 80 columns, you can issue the following DOS
command:

   MODE LPT1:132

You can reset the printer to 80 columns by executing the following DOS
command:

   MODE LPT1:80

This information applies to the QB.EXE editor in Microsoft QuickBASIC
Compiler Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, to Microsoft BASIC Compiler
Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2, and to the QBX.EXE
editor that comes with Microsoft BASIC PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and
MS OS/2.