Print certain pages only

Question

I have the following code which works fine:

Application.PrintOut FileName:="", Copies:=2

This prints my 10 page document twice.

I now want to use the pages option to specify only certain pages to print out:

Application.PrintOut FileName:="", Copies:=2, Pages:="2, 6-10"

I was expecting it to print out pages 2 and 6 to 10 twice, i.e. 2,6,7,8,9,10,2,6,7,8,9,10, but instead it just printed all 10 pages twice.

I am using VBA in Word 2010.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

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RESOURCES:

From Microsoft Developer Network:

Pages - Optional - Variant - The page numbers and page ranges to be printed, separated by commas. For example, "2, 6-10" prints page 2 and pages 6 through 10

Solution

Range:=wdPrintRangeOfPages needs to be added along with Pages.

For example:

Application.PrintOut FileName:="", Copies:=2, Range:=wdPrintRangeOfPages, Pages:="2,6-10"

Comments

[oshirowanen]

According to the link I posted, Pages also exists, which should allow me to type in 2, 6-10?

[OMGtechy]

Does it work if you try it this way though? Try changing Pages to Range too.

[oshirowanen]

Yes, the options From and To work fine, but that will only allow me to print out a sequence, i.e. pages 2 to 5. I want more control, i.e. print pages 2 and 6 to 10.

[OMGtechy]

Try changing Copies:=2 to Copies:="2"

[OMGtechy]

Also, try swapping Copies and Pages around (in terms of order).

[oshirowanen]

Just tried all those suggestions, and it made no difference, each time, it printed all 10 pages twice.

[oshirowanen]

Found the solution. Thanks for the help.