Sending document to printer

[Synth3t1c]

How would i send a copy of the form to the printer?

edit: is there a way to resize it to fit the page?

[Synth3t1c]

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[pax]

Hi.

Does this help?

Private Declare Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateDCA" (ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, ByVal lpOutput As String, ByVal lpInitData As String) As Integer
    Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "GDI32" (ByVal hDC As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "GDI32" (ByVal hDC As Integer, ByVal nWidth As Integer, ByVal nHeight As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetDeviceCaps" (ByVal hdc As Integer, ByVal nIndex As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function SelectObject Lib "GDI32" (ByVal hDC As Integer, ByVal hObject As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function BitBlt Lib "GDI32" (ByVal srchDC As Integer, ByVal srcX As Integer, ByVal srcY As Integer, ByVal srcW As Integer, ByVal srcH As Integer, ByVal desthDC As Integer, ByVal destX As Integer, ByVal destY As Integer, ByVal op As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "GDI32" (ByVal hDC As Integer) As Integer
    Private Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "GDI32" (ByVal hObj As Integer) As Integer
 
    Private WithEvents pDoc As Printing.PrintDocument
    Private bFormImage As Bitmap
 
    Private Sub PrintForm()
        bFormImage = Me.GetFormImage
        pDoc = New Printing.PrintDocument()
 
        Dim pp As New PrintPreviewDialog()
        pp.Document = pDoc
        pp.ShowDialog(Me)
    End Sub
 
    Private Function GetFormImage() As Bitmap
        Dim FW, FH As Integer
        Dim hSDC, hMDC As Integer
        Dim hBMP, hBMPOld As Integer
        Dim r As Integer
 
        hSDC = CreateDC("DISPLAY", "", "", "")
        hMDC = CreateCompatibleDC(hSDC)
 
        FW = Me.Width
        FH = Me.Height
 
        hBMP = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hSDC, FW, FH)
 
        hBMPOld = SelectObject(hMDC, hBMP)
        r = BitBlt(hMDC, 0, 0, FW, FH, hSDC, Me.Left, Me.Top, 13369376)
        hBMP = SelectObject(hMDC, hBMPOld)
 
        r = DeleteDC(hSDC)
        r = DeleteDC(hMDC)
 
        hSDC = Nothing
        hMDC = Nothing
        r = Nothing
 
        Return Bitmap.FromHbitmap(New IntPtr(hBMP))
        DeleteObject(hBMP)
 
 
    End Function
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Me.PrintForm()
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub pDoc_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles pDoc.PrintPage
        'Draw Stretched
        'e.Graphics.DrawImage(bFormImage, e.MarginBounds.Left, e.MarginBounds.Top, e.MarginBounds.Width, e.MarginBounds.Height)
 
        'Draw Normal
        e.Graphics.DrawImage(bFormImage, e.MarginBounds.Left, e.MarginBounds.Top, bFormImage.Width, bFormImage.Height)
 
        e.HasMorePages = False
    End Sub

[Synth3t1c]

i know that there is an easier way to do that... got any idea?

[yulyos]

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