Print Form problem

Question

I'm trying to utilize the print form tool. I have two, one thats print to printer and the other is print to print screen. When I use either one, my file in the menustrip is blocking out information, like it's showing the menustrip. Is there any way to get it to print just the form without the menustrip without having to put in menustrip1.visible = false?

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Answer 1

I'm trying to utilize the print form tool. I have two, one thats print to printer and the other is print to print screen. When I use either one, my file in the menustrip is blocking out information, like it's showing the menustrip. Is there any way to get it to print just the form without the menustrip without having to put in menustrip1.visible = false?

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Answer 2

Try the Power Packs forum.

Answer 3

Thanks :]

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Answer 4

Hi Ddday,

Welcome to the MSDN Forum.

Do you mean you just want to use one print form to preview and print ?

If so, please take a look at this code:

Imports System.Text

Public Class PrintViewWithSetting
    Dim sb As New StringBuilder
    Private Sub PrintPreviewToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        RichTextBox1.SelectAll()
        RichTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Black
        RichTextBox1.Font = New Font(RichTextBox1.Font.FontFamily.ToString, 15)
        If RichTextBox1.Text = "" Then
            MsgBox("Please enter text")
        Else
            Dim pdialog As New PrintDialog
            sb.Append(Me.RichTextBox1.Text)
            Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Document = PrintDocument1
            Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.ShowDialog()
            Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.TopLevelControl.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(1000, 850)
        End If

    End Sub

    Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage
        Dim charactersOnPage As Integer = 0

        Dim linesPerPage As Integer = 0
        ' Sets the value of charactersOnPage to the number of characters 

        ' of stringToPrint that will fit within the bounds of the page.
        e.Graphics.MeasureString(sb.ToString(), RichTextBox1.Font, e.MarginBounds.Size, StringFormat.GenericTypographic, charactersOnPage, linesPerPage)

        ' Draws the string within the bounds of the page
        e.Graphics.DrawString(sb.ToString(0, charactersOnPage), RichTextBox1.Font, Brushes.Red, e.MarginBounds, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)

        ' Remove the portion of the string that has been printed.
        sb.Remove(0, charactersOnPage)

        ' Check to see if more pages are to be printed.
        e.HasMorePages = sb.Length > 0
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim pdialog As New PrintDialog
        sb.Append(Me.RichTextBox1.Text)
        pdialog.ShowDialog()
        PrintDocument1.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = pdialog.PrinterSettings.PrinterName
        If PrintDocument1.PrinterSettings.CanDuplex Then
            PrintDocument1.PrinterSettings.Duplex = Printing.Duplex.Vertical
        End If
        PrintDocument1.Print()      'actually print data
    End Sub
End Class

It only use one Printform to achieve this goal.

If I have misunderstood anything, please feel free to let me know.

Best regards,

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Answer 5

Nah, I don't mind using 2 of them. The problem I'm having is when I print or print preview, it shows the menustrip and it's dropdownmenu.

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Answer 6

Hi Ddday,

Did you try Mike's code? Please try it and tell us the result.

Have a nice day.

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Answer 7

Sorry crazyghost, but I didn't try Mike's code. I don't mind using 2 different printforms. In fact the issue isn't about 2 different printforms, it's when I print or printpreview the dropdown from my menu shows. I was wanting to know if there was a way to print OR printpreview without that dropdown showing.

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Answer 8

The easiest way to let a method complete and call another method is to start a timer in the first method and call the other method from the tick event of the timer.  Use the Tag property to call the appropriate method.  You are now calling the PrintForm from a button click event on a menu strip.  Effectively, the PrintForm code is a part of the click event code.  You want to let the click event complete so the drop down closes.