Alignment on Printer.print

[Rumblefish]

Hi guys!

after many problems with data reports, crystal reports and things like that, i'm decided to use the Printer.print.

I made a simple class, that class receive a ListView Control and after i export the data of the listview to some array. Finally i can get the columheader titles, and the other records to print through the printer.print.

After got all the listview lines, i print them column by column, and i'm looking for some way to auto generate the spaces between columns. This way, that class could receive only a listview control and auto generate a report.

any idea to auto generate column spaces on my document made by Printer.print?

[westconn1]

printer.currentX = col(n)

where col is an array of the positions for each column, before printing each column data

[Rumblefish]

But i need to give all the spaces with some dinamic way....

i found a class on the internet, and this class solve the most part of the problem...

now, i can print formated collumns... but, when i've large list-views i need to auto change the printer.orientation to landscape.

any idea?

Code:

Public Sub PrintListView(lvw As ListView)
Const MARGIN = 60
Const COL_MARGIN = 240

Dim ymin As Single
Dim ymax As Single
Dim xmin As Single
Dim xmax As Single
Dim num_cols As Integer
Dim column_header As ColumnHeader
Dim list_item As ListItem
Dim i As Integer
Dim num_subitems As Integer
Dim col_wid() As Single
Dim X As Single
Dim Y As Single
Dim line_hgt As Single

xmin = Printer.CurrentX
ymin = Printer.Currenty

' ******************
' Get column widths.
num_cols = lvw.ColumnHeaders.Count
ReDim col_wid(1 To num_cols)

' Check the column headers.
For i = 1 To num_cols
col_wid(i) = _
Printer.TextWidth(lvw.ColumnHeaders(i).Text)
Next i

' Check the items.
num_subitems = num_cols - 1
For Each list_item In lvw.ListItems
' Check the item.
If col_wid(1) < Printer.TextWidth(list_item.Text) _
Then _
col_wid(1) = Printer.TextWidth(list_item.Text)

' Check the subitems.
For i = 1 To num_subitems
If col_wid(i + 1) < _
Printer.TextWidth(list_item.SubItems(i)) _
Then _
col_wid(i + 1) = _
Printer.TextWidth(list_item.SubItems(i))
Next i
Next list_item

' Add a column margin.
For i = 1 To num_cols
col_wid(i) = col_wid(i) + COL_MARGIN
Next i

' *************************
' Print the column headers.

Printer.Currenty = ymin + MARGIN
Printer.CurrentX = xmin + MARGIN
X = xmin + MARGIN
For i = 1 To num_cols


Printer.CurrentX = X
Printer.Print FittedText( _
lvw.ColumnHeaders(i).Text, col_wid(i));
X = X + col_wid(i)
Next i
xmax = X + MARGIN

Printer.Print
line_hgt = Printer.TextHeight("X")
Y = Printer.Currenty + line_hgt / 2
Printer.Line (xmin, Y)-(xmax, Y)
Y = Y + line_hgt / 2

' Print the rows.
num_subitems = num_cols - 1
For Each list_item In lvw.ListItems
X = xmin + MARGIN

' Print the item.
Printer.CurrentX = X
Printer.Currenty = Y
Printer.Print FittedText( _
list_item.Text, col_wid(1));
X = X + col_wid(1)

' Print the subitems.
For i = 1 To num_subitems
Printer.CurrentX = X
Printer.Print FittedText( _
list_item.SubItems(i), col_wid(i + 1));
X = X + col_wid(i + 1)
Next i

Y = Y + line_hgt * 1.5
Next list_item
ymax = Y

' Draw lines around it all.
Printer.Line (xmin, ymin)-(xmax, ymax), , B

X = xmin + MARGIN / 2
For i = 1 To num_cols - 1
X = X + col_wid(i)
Printer.Line (X, ymin)-(X, ymax)
Next i
End Sub

' Return as much text as will fit in this width.
Private Function FittedText(ByVal txt As String, ByVal wid _
As Single) As String
Do While Printer.TextWidth(txt) > wid
txt = Left$(txt, Len(txt) - 1)
Loop
FittedText = txt
End Function

when i try to change this part of the code:

' Print the column headers.

Printer.Currenty = ymin + MARGIN
Printer.CurrentX = xmin + MARGIN
X = xmin + MARGIN
For i = 1 To num_cols
If X > Printer.ScaleWidth - 500 Then
Printer.Orientation = 1
Else
Printer.Orientation = 2
End If
Printer.CurrentX = X
Printer.Print FittedText( _
lvw.ColumnHeaders(i).Text, col_wid(i));
X = X + col_wid(i)
Next i
xmax = X + MARGIN

i receive this message:

"Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assigment" in this line:
Printer.Line (xmin, Y)-(xmax, Y)

[Rumblefish]

Problem solved... i put the Printer.Orientation before the class.

But now... ive a problem with pages.

My first page have multiple lines, but for each page after the first... only 1 line is printed.

O.o'

i can't understand...

any idea?