Printer Class

Manages printer settings while running the report.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Class Printer 
   Inherits System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument

public class Printer : System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument

Remarks

When a report starts, the PageSettings properties are used to set the initial values of the Document.Printer property. PageSettings properties that are set to Default get their values from the selected Printer. To print with a local printer, specify the printer name your Control Panel. To print from a network printer, specify the server name then the printer name that is hosted on the server.

Example

private void arv_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    ActiveReport1 rpt = new ActiveReport1();
    System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize p = new System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize("Custom Paper Size", 400, 900); //hundredths of an inch
    rpt.Document.Printer.PrinterName = ""; //use the virtual print driver for paper sizes not supported by the local printer
    rpt.Document.Printer.PaperKind = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.Custom;
    rpt.Document.Printer.PaperSize = p;
    rpt.Document.Printer.Landscape = true;
    rpt.Run();
    arv.Document = rpt.Document;
}

Visual Basic

Private Sub arv_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles arv.Load
    Dim rpt As New ActiveReport1
    Dim p As New System.Drawing.Printing.PaperSize("Custom Paper Size", 400, 900) 'hundredths of an inch
    With rpt.Document.Printer
        .PrinterName = "" 'use the virtual print driver for paper sizes not supported by the local printer
        .PaperKind = Printing.PaperKind.Custom
        .PaperSize = p
        .Landscape = True
    End With
    rpt.Run()
    arv.Document = rpt.Document
End Sub

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.ComponentModel.Component
         System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument
            DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Document.Printer

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Printer Members
DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Document Namespace