LPrint
Writes text to the default printer.
Syntax
`
LPrint [ Using formatstring,] [expressionlist] [(, | ;)] ...
`
Parameters
`formatstring`
String specifying the output format.
`expressionlist`
List of variables to output according to the specified format.
Description
Prints `expressionlist` to the printer attached to the parallel port LPT1, or if it does not exist, to the default printer. To print to a printer different from the default one, use `Open Lpt`.
The `Using` clause formats `expressionlist` according to `formatstring`. Any data type but a UDT can be passed to `LPrint` `expressionlist`, expressions do not have to be converted to strings first.
Using a comma (`,`) as separator or in the end of the `expressionlist` will place the cursor in the next column (every 14 characters), using a semi-colon (`;`) won't move the cursor. If neither of them are used in the end of the `expressionlist`, then a new-line will be printed.
Some printers will not print at all until a `Chr(12)` (End of Page) character is printed.
Internally, FreeBASIC uses the special file number `-1` for printing using `LPrint`. This file number may be safely closed using `Close -1`. The next use of `LPrint` will automatically reopen it as needed.
Example
`
'' Compile with -lang fblite or qb
#lang "fblite"
'' new-line
LPrint "Hello World!"
'' no new-line
LPrint "Hello"; "World"; "!";
LPrint
'' column separator
LPrint "Hello!", "World!"
'' end of page
LPrint Chr$(12)
`
Differences from QB

- None

Dialect Differences

- `LPrint` is not supported in the -lang fb dialect. In this dialect the printer must be properly opened with `Open Lpt` and `Print #` must be used to print.

See also

- `Open Lpt`
- `Print`
- `Print #`
- `Write`