[RESOLVED] [2008]How can I prevent from the user to print from PrintPreviewDialog

[yulyos]

Hi,

I am using the code below:

        Dim PPD As New PrintPreviewDialog
        PPD.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized
        PPD.Document = PrintDocument1
        PPD.ShowDialog()

When the PrintPreviewDialog show the Document, the user can print the Document.

How can I prevent from the user to print from PrintPreviewDialog?

[Hack]

This is a bit confusing.

You are presenting the print preview dialog to the user, but you don't want the user to use it - is that what is happening here?

If so, then why are you displaying it in the first place? What is it that you do want the user to do?

[yulyos]

Hi,

I want that the user will print from another place (button), because the program needs to save some data before printing.

[stanav]

The PrintPreviewDialog control contains a ToolStrip which has the printToolStripButton among other ToolStripItems. So what you need to do is to get a reference to the printToolStripButton and set its enable property to false prior to showing the printpreviewdialog. Something like this

For Each ctrl As Control In PrintPreviewDialog1.Controls
            If TypeOf ctrl Is ToolStrip Then
                For Each item As ToolStripItem In DirectCast(ctrl, ToolStrip).Items
                    If item.Name = "printToolStripButton" Then
                        item.Enabled = False
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        Next
        PrintPreviewDialog1.Show()

[yulyos]

Hi,

Great Great Great !!!

Thank you very much