User Form Prevents Printing

[Montana DOJ Help Desk]

Word 2000

I have a macro that prints a document. The macro displays a user form to
ask the user if the document printed. If so, certain actions are taken. If
not, those actions are skipped. The problem that I have run into is that
the document will not print until AFTER the user clears the dialog box. I
have tried to solve the problem by inserting the following code into the
routine:

PauseTime = 20 ' Set duration.
StartTime = Timer ' Set start time.
Do While Timer < StartTime + PauseTime
DoEvents ' Yield to other processes.
Loop

MessageReason = "Document printed"
DisplayMessage

DisplayMessage is a routine that just displays the message to the user.
Sometimes this works, and sometimes not. Is there a better way to handle
this situation? For example, is there a way to prevent the user form from
being displayed until Word has finished sending the print job?

-- Tom

State of Montana
Department of Justice Help Desk

"Making the world a safer place."

 

[Doug Robbins]

Set background printing to false.

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Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Montana DOJ Help Desk]

Doug,

Your suggestion fixed the problem. Thanks!

-- Tom

State of Montana
Department of Justice Help Desk

"Making the world a safer place."