Printing the Form
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From: Webbiz on 6 Nov 2009 21:07 On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:06 -0300, Eduardo <mm(a)mm.com> wrote: >Webbiz escribi�: > >> When the code gets to Printer.PaintPicture frmMain.Picture1, I get an >> "Invalid Picture" error. > >frmMain.Picture1.Image Misunderstood. You must have meant... Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image That prints the form. Thanks. Webbiz
From: Webbiz on 6 Nov 2009 21:11 On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:06 -0300, Eduardo <mm(a)mm.com> wrote: >Webbiz escribi�: > >> When the code gets to Printer.PaintPicture frmMain.Picture1, I get an >> "Invalid Picture" error. > >frmMain.Picture1.Image This is the line I have... Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image, 0, 0 ....not Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1 I was only pointing out what line the error was occuring. Anyway, this part works now and I don't know why. Public Sub PrintTheForm(ByVal frm As Form) Dim WidthForm As Long Dim HeightForm As Long WidthForm = frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) HeightForm = frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) frm.Picture1.Visible = False frm.Picture1.AutoRedraw = True frm.Picture1.Move 0, 0, frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode), _ frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode) Call BitBlt(frm.Picture1.hDC, 0, 0, WidthForm, HeightForm, _ GetWindowDC(frm.hwnd), 0, 0, vbSrcCopy) Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image, 0, 0 Printer.EndDoc End Sub ==================== Now I'm going to use the other code provided that allows printing to fill the page to see if I can get this from chopping off the end of the form in the printout. :-) Webbiz
From: Webbiz on 6 Nov 2009 21:20 Okay, this will work just fine. Since the only thing that is going to be printed is the forms, and they are all the same width (too long for portrait mode), rather than give a choice to shrink or landscape, I'm just going to default to landscape for the purpose of printing these forms. At least for now, until I get a better handle on shrinking the picture being printed. Here is my final form printing code: Public Sub PrintTheForm(ByVal frm As Form) Dim WidthForm As Long Dim HeightForm As Long WidthForm = frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) HeightForm = frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) frm.Picture1.Visible = False frm.Picture1.AutoRedraw = True frm.Picture1.Move 0, 0, frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode), _ frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode) Call BitBlt(frm.Picture1.hDC, 0, 0, WidthForm, HeightForm, _ GetWindowDC(frm.hwnd), 0, 0, vbSrcCopy) Printer.Orientation = vbPRORLandscape Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image, 0, 0 Printer.EndDoc Printer.Orientation = vbPRORPortrait End Sub Thanks. Webbiz
From: Eduardo on 6 Nov 2009 21:34 Webbiz escribi�: > I had to modify it slightly since the printform routine needs to be in > a module. Otherwise, I'd have to add it to every form rather than in > just one place. > > Public Sub PrintTheForm(ByVal frm As Form) > > Dim WidthForm As Long > Dim HeightForm As Long > > WidthForm = frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) > HeightForm = frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) > > frm.Picture1.Visible = False > frm.Picture1.AutoRedraw = True > frm.Picture1.Move 0, 0, frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, vbTwips, > frm.ScaleMode), _ > frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode) > > Call BitBlt(frm.Picture1.hDC, 0, 0, WidthForm, HeightForm, _ > GetWindowDC(frm.hwnd), 0, 0, vbSrcCopy) > Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image, 0, 0 > Printer.EndDoc > > End Sub > > > The problem, however, is that it is not printing everything that is on > the form. The picturebox is blank. The grids are blank. The buttons > are not visible, nor anything much except the outline of the form > itself. > > Also, part of the next to last command... > > Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image, 0, 0 > > ...also shows up on the printout as "1.Image,0,0" in text form. > > What am I missing? I don't know, I see everything printed here (using Vista). Please remove the picturebox from the form, it won't be necessary anymore since I add a temporary picturebox in the printing routine (assuming you use VB6 and not 5). Please paste this in the module and check if it works: (If it doesn't work I'll try something else) Private Declare Function BitBlt Lib "gdi32" _ (ByVal hDCDest As Long, ByVal XDest As Long, _ ByVal YDest As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, _ ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hDCSrc As Long, _ ByVal XSrc As Long, ByVal YSrc As Long, _ ByVal dwRop As Long) As Long Private Declare Function GetWindowDC Lib _ "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long Public Sub PrintTheForm(ByVal frm As Form) Dim WidthForm As Long Dim HeightForm As Long Dim iPicture1 As Control WidthForm = frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) HeightForm = frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, frm.ScaleMode, vbPixels) Set iPicture1 = frm.Controls.Add("VB.PictureBox", "PictureTmp") iPicture1.BorderStyle = 0 iPicture1.AutoRedraw = True iPicture1.Move 0, 0, frm.ScaleX(frm.Width, _ vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode), frm.ScaleY(frm.Height, _ vbTwips, frm.ScaleMode) Call BitBlt(iPicture1.hDC, 0, 0, WidthForm, HeightForm, _ GetWindowDC(frm.hwnd), 0, 0, vbSrcCopy) Printer.PaintPicture iPicture1.Image, 0, 0 Printer.EndDoc frm.Controls.Remove "PictureTmp" End Sub
From: Eduardo on 6 Nov 2009 21:38
Webbiz escribi�: > On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:06 -0300, Eduardo <mm(a)mm.com> wrote: > >> Webbiz escribi�: >> >>> When the code gets to Printer.PaintPicture frmMain.Picture1, I get an >>> "Invalid Picture" error. >> frmMain.Picture1.Image > > > Misunderstood. > > You must have meant... > > Printer.PaintPicture frm.Picture1.Image Yes. I was pointing that with 'frm.Picture1' you are just referencing the picturebox or its default property, that is 'Picture', and you need the property 'Image'. |