>Larry my client has not supplied me with his printer API. What is a typical Cut Function?

You usually get that from the manufacturer of the printer. These developer controls are not generally provided with the printer. You, as a developer, have to get them from the mfg. What kind [brand and model] of printer is it? I use Epson, and they have a free developer kit available for downloading from their web site.

You either get an ActiveX control or a DLL or both. Then you have to subclass the control or, like me, I created a POS class to use the DLL. In my code all I have to do is issue a loPOS.Cut() command to cut the receipt.