I'm working on a large application that now calls APL through an ActiveX
server. APL manages a bunch of databases, does calculations, formats
reports, and prints them to the default printer. All interface with the
user is already in Excel/VBA. I'm working to eliminate the APL. Access can
take over the APL component files. VBA, of course, can handle the
calculations, and in some cases more easily, using the built in BetaDist
and GammaLn functions.

With help here I'm now reading and writing small text files, which APL did
before. Next along this line is to print them. In APL I have a rather
sophisticated formatting routine that the APL people wrote for me. But to
start I'd be happy in just sending the text file to the printer. Maybe
someday I can replicate the formatting that APL does, especially the fit to
page capability.

Don <donwiss at panix.com.