Option ExplicitPrivate Declare Function GetStdHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal nStdHandle As Long) _ As LongPrivate Declare Function WriteFile Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, _ lpBuffer As Any, ByVal nNumberOfBytesToWrite As Long, _ lpNumberOfBytesWritten As Long, lpOverlapped As Any) As LongPrivate Const STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11&' write to standard output channel'' NOTE: this routine works only in compiled applicationsSub WriteToStdOutput(ByVal Text As String) Dim hStdOut As Long Dim ret As Long Dim bytesWritten As Long ' get the handle of standard output hStdOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) ' write to standard output ret = WriteFile(hStdOut, ByVal Text, Len(Text), bytesWritten, ByVal 0&) ' deal with errors If ret = 0 Then Err.Raise 1001, , "Unable to write to standard output" ElseIf bytesWritten < Len(Text) Then Err.Raise 1002, , "Incomplete write operation" End IfEnd Sub