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Print(Boolean,Boolean,Boolean) Method
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showPrintDialog
Specifies whether or not the Print dialog should be shown.
showPrintProgressDialog
Specifies whether or not the PrintProgress dialog should be shown.
usePrintingThread

Specifies whether the printing is done in a separate thread or in the same thread.

If printing is done in a separate thread and the application is shut down right after the print call, the separate thread will die before the report is printed.

Sends the document content to the printer, specifying whether print and print progress dialogs will be shown, and whether printing will be done in a separate thread.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Overloads Public Function Print( _
   ByVal showPrintDialog As Boolean, _
   ByVal showPrintProgressDialog As Boolean, _
   ByVal usePrintingThread As Boolean _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As Document
Dim showPrintDialog As Boolean
Dim showPrintProgressDialog As Boolean
Dim usePrintingThread As Boolean
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.Print(showPrintDialog, showPrintProgressDialog, usePrintingThread)
C# 
public bool Print( 
   bool showPrintDialog,
   bool showPrintProgressDialog,
   bool usePrintingThread
)

Parameters

showPrintDialog
Specifies whether or not the Print dialog should be shown.
showPrintProgressDialog
Specifies whether or not the PrintProgress dialog should be shown.
usePrintingThread

Specifies whether the printing is done in a separate thread or in the same thread.

If printing is done in a separate thread and the application is shut down right after the print call, the separate thread will die before the report is printed.

Example

C#Copy Code
private void rptPrint_ReportStart(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{
   this.Document.Printer.PrinterSettings.Copies=5;
}

private void rptPrint_ReportEnd(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{    
   this.Document.Print(false, false, false);
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Private Sub ActiveReport1_ReportStart(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.ReportStart
    Me.Document.Printer.PrinterSettings.Copies = 5
End Sub

Private Sub rptPrint_ReportEnd(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.ReportStart
    Me.Document.Print(False, False, False)
End Sub

Remarks

Please note that the document does not exist until the report has been run, so reports must be run prior to calling the Print method.

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