PictureBox image not displaying in PrintForm

I have am wanting to populate my form fields on form load. One of these fields is a picturebox. I am passing the imagelocation to the pb on load. At the end of the load event I am calling my printForm() which prints the form. For some reason, the image only shows up in the print preview if I run the printForm() on a button click instead of at the end of the load. I have tried to run it on form_shown and form_closing. It fails to display. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

Code:

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    Public Sub printForm()
        With Me.PrintForm1
            .PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Left = 0.05
            .PrinterSettings.DefaultPageSettings.Margins.Top = 0.05
            .PrintAction = PrintAction.PrintToPreview
            .Print(Me, PowerPacks.Printing.PrintForm.PrintOption.ClientAreaOnly)
        End With
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub frmReceipt_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        gInvId = "12345"
        gTTime = "12:45:56"
        gTDate = "07/17/2012"
        gCustId = "602010"
        gCSubId = "000"
        gCust = "Customer"
        gAcctId = "*1234"
        gTotal = "$27.56"
        gImgLoc = "C:\SigImages\test1.bmp"
        Timer1.Enabled = False

        lblInvNo.Text = gInvId
        lblTrnTim.Text = gTTime
        lblTrnDat.Text = gTDate
        lblTrnCu.Text = gCustId & gCSubId
        lblTrnCus.Text = gCust
        lblAcctNo.Text = gAcctId
        lblInvAmt.Text = gTotal
        pbSig.ImageLocation = gImgLoc
        printForm()
    End Sub

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i would be worthwhile to have a look at the form and see if the form looks like what you want it to. also try to send it to printer on the picturebox's loadcomplete event, just a thought.

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Originally Posted by elispop122003

I have am wanting to populate my form fields on form load. One of these fields is a picturebox. I am passing the imagelocation to the pb on load. At the end of the load event I am calling my printForm() which prints the form. For some reason, the image only shows up in the print preview if I run the printForm() on a button click instead of at the end of the load. I have tried to run it on form_shown and form_closing. It fails to display. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

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The form layout is not completed until after the Load event, so you are not waiting for the image to be loaded. I agree with mebhas, call printForm from the picture box LoadCompleted event.
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Originally Posted by mebhas

i would be worthwhile to have a look at the form and see if the form looks like what you want it to. also try to send it to printer on the picturebox's loadcomplete event, just a thought.

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This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!