PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog() Method - GdPicture.NET API Reference

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'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog() As GdPictureStatus

public GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog()

public function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog(): GdPictureStatus;

public function PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog() : GdPictureStatus;

public: GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog();

public:
GdPictureStatus PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog();

Return Value

A member of the GdPictureStatus enumeration. If the method has been successfully followed, then the return value is GdPictureStatus.OK.

We strongly recommend always checking this status first.

It is recommend to use the GetStat method or the PrintGetStat method to identify the specific reason for the method's failure, if any.

Just to remind you that the active printer is the printer identified by the PrintGetActivePrinter method or set by the PrintSetActivePrinter method and it is dedicated to executing all subsequent print jobs using this class as well as utilizing all by you altered printer settings.

How to display the printer's standard settings dialog box.

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'We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.
If GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
    'Displaying the printer settings dialog box.
    If GdViewer1.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
        If GdViewer1.Print() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
            MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully.", "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog")
        Else
            Dim message As String = "The file can't be printed." + vbCrLf + "Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString()
            If GdViewer1.PrintGetStat() = GdPictureStatus.PrintingException Then message = message + "    Error: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetLastError()
            MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog")
        End If
    End If
    GdViewer1.CloseDocument()
Else
    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be displayed. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog")
End If

//We assume that the GdViewer1 control has been properly integrated.
if (GdViewer1.DisplayFromFile("") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
    //Displaying the printer settings dialog box.
    if (GdViewer1.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
    {
        if (GdViewer1.Print() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The file has been printed successfully.", "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog");
        }
        else
        {
            string message = "The file can't be printed.\nStatus: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString();
            if (GdViewer1.PrintGetStat() == GdPictureStatus.PrintingException)
                message = message + "    Error: " + GdViewer1.PrintGetLastError();
            MessageBox.Show(message, "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog");
        }
    }
    GdViewer1.CloseDocument();
}
else
{
    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be displayed. Status: " + GdViewer1.GetStat().ToString(), "GdViewer.PrintShowPrinterSettingsDialog");
}

Reference

GdViewer Class
GdViewer Members
Overload List
PrintGetStat Method
Print Method
PrintDialog Method
PrintGetActivePrinter Method
PrintSetActivePrinter Method