[RESOLVED] [2008]How can I prevent from the user to print from PrintPreviewDialog

Hi,

I am using the code below:

Code:

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        Dim PPD As New PrintPreviewDialog
        PPD.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized
        PPD.Document = PrintDocument1
        PPD.ShowDialog()

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When the PrintPreviewDialog show the Document, the user can print the Document.

How can I prevent from the user to print from PrintPreviewDialog?

This is a bit confusing.

You are presenting the print preview dialog to the user, but you don't want the user to use it - is that what is happening here?

If so, then why are you displaying it in the first place? What is it that you do want the user to do?

Hi,

I want that the user will print from another place (button), because the program needs to save some data before printing.

The PrintPreviewDialog control contains a ToolStrip which has the printToolStripButton among other ToolStripItems. So what you need to do is to get a reference to the printToolStripButton and set its enable property to false prior to showing the printpreviewdialog. Something like this

Code:

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For Each ctrl As Control In PrintPreviewDialog1.Controls
            If TypeOf ctrl Is ToolStrip Then
                For Each item As ToolStripItem In DirectCast(ctrl, ToolStrip).Items
                    If item.Name = "printToolStripButton" Then
                        item.Enabled = False
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        Next
        PrintPreviewDialog1.Show()

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Hi,

Great Great Great !!!

Thank you very much