KB182069 - BUG: Compile Error on Print Statement in a With..End Block

Article ID: 182069

Article Last Modified on 5/13/2003

Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Learning Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q182069

SYMPTOMS

You invoke the Print method from within a With..End block, as follows:

   With Form1
      .Print "Generates Error"
   End With

When you run the project, the following error message is displayed:

Compile Error
Method or Data not found.

CAUSE

"Print" is a reserved word. If Print is used within a With statement, Visual Basic incorrectly parses the word.

RESOLUTION

Explicitly reference the object when invoking the Print method. For example, use the following code sample to eliminate this behavior:

   Form1.Print "Printed on the Form."

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.

Copy the following code to the Code window of Form1:

      Option Explicit

      Private Sub Form_Click()
         With Form1
             .Print "Generates Error"
         End With

         'To use the workaround code, comment the
         'previous three lines and uncomment the
         'following line:

         'Form1.Print "Desired Behavior"
      End Sub

On the Run menu, click Start or press the F5 key to start the program. Click on the Form, and note that the following error message appears:
Compile Error
Method or Data not found.

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