Simple Line Print

[taxes]

Hi,

I've browsed through all the threads I can find without success.

Is there a .NET equivalent of the VB6 code

Printer.Print "This is a test"
Printer.EndDoc

[<ABX]

Simple Printing Sample:

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[taxes]

Hi ABX,

"Simple Printing Sample:"

I guess your Idea of "simple printing" differs radically from mine


This is enough to send me back to VB6!

Does this mean there is no .NET equivalent of:

Printer.Print "This is a test"
Printer.EndDoc

[Edneeis]

Unforuntately printing in .NET sucks. The next version has a MUCH better printing model, but for now this is about the closest thing:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim pdoc As New Printing.PrintDocument
        AddHandler pdoc.PrintPage, AddressOf DoPrintPage
        pdoc.Print()
        RemoveHandler pdoc.PrintPage, AddressOf DoPrintPage
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub DoPrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs)
        e.Graphics.DrawString("This is a test!", Me.Font, New SolidBrush(Color.Black), 10, 10)
    End Sub

Basically you draw what you want to print in the PrintPage event of a PrintDocument.

[taxes]

Hi Edneeis,

That's much easier

How can I prevent the page ejecting from the printer until I want it to? i.e. Allow printing several lines.


Many thanks,

[wossname]

Remember this:

open "LPT1:" for output as #1
print #1, "Hello Printer"
close #1

Happy days from a bygone era of dot matrix printers.

[taxes]

Hi,

"open "LPT1:" for output as #1
print #1, "Hello Printer"
close #1
"


Or even earlier

Echo:

[Edneeis]

I don't think you can. You'd have to do all your processing either before or during the event but I think it still calls EndDoc at the end of the PrintPage event.