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   06-19-2003, 12:00 PM
How Do I Use the System Printer Object?
To use the functionality of the SystemPrinter object, you must first add a reference to the ActiveReports.Interop.dll to your solution. Please note that this assembly is unmanaged, and therefore uses unsafe code and is not recommended for use in web projects.

[Visual Basic] Dim i As Integer Dim rpt As New rptEscape() Dim m_myARPrinter As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Interop.SystemPrinter() Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Viewer1.Document = rpt.Document rpt.Run() Escape("&l 0H") 'your printer's escape sequence from printer documentation End Sub Private Sub Escape(ByVal code As String) m_myARPrinter.StartJob("Test Printer") m_myARPrinter.Graphics.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Pixel Dim aPage As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Document.Page Dim nCount As Integer nCount = rpt.Document.Pages.Count Dim rcPage as RectangleF rcPage = RectangleF.Empty For i = 0 To nCount - 1 m_myARPrinter.Escape(code) m_myARPrinter.StartPage() aPage = rpt.Document.Pages(i) aPage.Units = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Document.Units.Pixels rcPage.Width = aPage.Width rcPage.Height = aPage.Height aPage.Draw(m_myARPrinter.Graphics, rcPage) m_myARPrinter.EndPage() Next m_myARPrinter.EndJob() End Sub

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ActiveReports for .NET 1.0
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