>I need advice for writing a VB applet. Is there a forum for VB that is as friendly and helpful to beginners as this one is for VFP ?
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>By way of apology to this group, I am using VB in this case because I need the app to be a standalone exe, with no supporting files. It doesn't need to access any databases, just redirect LPT1 output to the chosen printer.

Try the Universal Thread VB forum.