Using the Print object

[yak77]

hi,
Is there a way I can use the Print object in VB to generate a report , but with a preview option. i.e I display the report to the user in some format(other than the printer) and then he has the option to print it, without regenerating the report.
I hope I made my question clear enough.
Thanks

[kinjalgp]

Use VB reports or if you want more power and professional thing go in for Crystal Reports

Kinjal

[nemaroller]

You could simply switch out the Printer object for the PictureBox control....

PictureBox and Printer Objects share many common properties except for .EndDoc and .NewPage.....

[IROY55]

yak77,
of course there is. Printer object is what yuo need. It's just some coding involved: page dimentions, fonts, lines (horisontal and evrtical, carret, new lines, tabs, current coordinates and some other things. If you don't mind all this then take your time and do it. As for a Preview window you may display everything on the blank form and then print to printer.

Roy

[nemaroller]

As an example, I implemented a routine that can be passed either a Printer or a Picturebox object to create a chart... it looks exactly the same no matter which object is passed.

Public Sub FillChart(someobject As Object)
Dim myobject As Object
    Set myobject = someobject

As I mentioned above, some properties of the Printer Object don't work with the Picturebox, and vice versa (but they are few).

If TypeOf myobject Is PictureBox Then
        myobject.BackColor = vbWhite
EndIf