This walkthrough illustrates how to set multiple copies for printing a report.

This walkthrough is split up into the following activities:

• Setting multiple copies for printing a report from the print dialog at run time
• Using code to set multiple copies for printing

Setting multiple copies for printing a report from the print dialog at run time

To set multiple copies for printing a report from the print dialog at run time

1. Press F5 to run an existing ActiveReport.
2. Click on the printer icon in the viewer window.

       

3. In the Copies box, select the number of copies needed.

           

Using code to set multiple copies for printing at run time

To write the code in Visual Basic or C#

• Double-click in the gray section underneath the report to create an event-handling method for the report's ReportStart event. Add code to the handler to:
  • Set multiple copies of the report for printing

  The following example shows what the code for the method looks like for printing five copies.

  'Visual Basic
  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)
  End Sub

  //C#
  private void ActiveReport1_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);
  }

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