Help in aligning printing

[Marivic]

Hi all,

I am using streamwriter to write to a text file result from my select statement. I am also using printdialog and printdocument control to print the text file directly to the printer.

However, when the output is printed, the columns are not aligned. But when I viewed the text file, the columns are aligned correctly.

I don't know what made them un-aligned. Below is my code to print to printer.

Sub printdata()
        Try
            StreamToPrint = New IO.StreamReader("consultreport.txt")
            PrintDialog1.Document = PrintDocument1
            PrintDialog1.PrinterSettings = PrintDocument1.PrinterSettings
            PrintDialog1.AllowSomePages = True
            If PrintDialog1.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
                PrintDocument1.PrinterSettings = PrintDialog1.PrinterSettings
                PrintDocument1.Print()
                If Not (StreamToPrint Is Nothing) Then
                    StreamToPrint.Close()
                End If
            End If
        Catch ex As ArithmeticException
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message & ex.StackTrace)
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage
        Dim PrintFont As New Font("Gill Sans", 9)
        Dim LinesPerPage As Single = e.MarginBounds.Height / PrintFont.GetHeight(e.Graphics)
        Dim Line As String = Nothing, count As Integer, yPos As Single = 0

        For count = 0 To LinesPerPage - 1
            Line = StreamToPrint.ReadLine
            If Line Is Nothing Then Exit For
            yPos = e.MarginBounds.Top + count * PrintFont.GetHeight(e.Graphics)
            e.Graphics.DrawString(Line, PrintFont, Brushes.Black, e.MarginBounds.Left, yPos, New StringFormat())
        Next
        If Not (Line Is Nothing) Then e.HasMorePages = True
    End Sub

Many Thanks.

[VBCrazyCoder]

Just a thought, but have you tried it on more than one printer? I have had problems with certain versions of printer drivers previously. Just a thought...

[Marivic]

Yes, I've already run the system to use 3 different printers. 2 laser jets and 1 desk jet. But the output is the same on the 3 printers.