printing

How to shrink to printable area in C#?

Greetings, I have problems (when trying to print from c# to certain printers that do not have large print areas. Is there a way to shrink to printable area (like Adobe Acrobat do)? Thanks! ...

What is the .NET equivalent of CreateEnhMetaFile and PlayEnhMetaFile?

I'm porting some C++ code to VB.NET which creates a print job consisting of several pages. Every page has a template of graphical objects (text, lines, curves, etc) which stays the same on each page, and overlaid on top of that is the different data for each page. The template is created at the start of the print job as an in-memory met...

ReportViewer Client Print Control "Unable to load client print control"?

Has anyone come across this issue? Seems MS have broken it with their own update: A number of people have reported problems using the ActiveX print control in the report viewer after installing Microsoft Update 956391. Specifically, users receive the error "Unable to load client print control" when clicking on the print...

Send a JPanel to the printer

Is it possible to just send a JPanel or any other component to the printer? Or do I have to implement all the drawing to the graphics object by hand? I have tried to use the Print* functions of the JPanel to print to the graphics object but the page that gets printed is blank. ...

Convert a text file with Embedded HP Printer Codes to PostScript

I have an application that prints by generating text files with embedded printer codes, then basically just copies the file to the printer to print. I need to take that print file and convert it to an image - just as if it was printed then scanned. My first thought was to setup a printer with a postscript printer driver attached to a f...

GUI Locking up when using PrintDialog and PrintPreviewDialog in .net

I'm using .net's PrintPreviewDialog and whenever it's generating a preview, it locks up my GUI in the background and makes it look like it has crashed until the preview is finished. Seeing how the .net's page progress window that pops up isn't a dialog, the back ground can be selected which then comes to the front in a half drawn, locked...

How to print barcode with running number ZPL-II?

I have a simple program print barcodes. The label format is in a preloaded form. The value the barcode is passed by a parameter as follow. ^XA ^XFR:FORM.ZPL ^FN999^FDH654321+Y0001+OABC+^FS ^PQ2,0,1,N And it print two barcodes H654321+Y0001+OABC+ H654321+Y0001+OABC+ What I want is the middle part as a serial number, and it will prin...

How can one detect via Javascript if a print stylesheet is in effect?

I would like to have alternate behavior during a print stylesheet on a web page. Something along the lines of: If this page is being printed, don't bother calling SWFObject to summon an .swf into existence. Just leave the HTML that the Flash will replace. I've tried things like setting a known element to a known style that ...

Printing a WPF FlowDocument

I'm building a demo app in WPF, which is new to me. I'm currently displaying text in a FlowDocument, and need to print it. The code I'm using looks like this: PrintDialog pd = new PrintDialog(); fd.PageHeight = pd.PrintableAreaHeight; fd.PageWidth = pd.PrintableAreaWidth; fd.PagePadding = new Thickness(...

Printing Server Side from .Net (without WinForms)

Hey printing junkies need some pointers to send me in the right direction for this development. I am developing an epos system for a local shop which we are later going to tie into an ecommerce site. The front end of the epos system is going to be WinForms so we can handle USB devices easily and we are going to use a WebForms/MVC admi...

Printing with p-touch label printer

I'm trying to print a label to my brother p-touch QL-550 and I'm getting an error saying: "The roll of labels or tape inside the machine does not matches the one selected in the application." I'm trying to do this from within a WPF application, but I'm not sure the type of application matters. VisitorBadge badge =...

printf("something\n") outputs "something " (additional space) (g++/linux/reading output file with gedit)

I have a simple C++ program that reads stdin using scanf and returns results to stdout using printf: #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int n, x; int f=0, s=0, t=0; scanf("%d", scanf("%d", for(int index=0; index<n; index++) { scanf("%d", scanf("%d", scanf("%d", ...

How do I hide an element when printing a web page?

My Problem is when i click print option On my webpage it is print the webpage but "The Print Link Lable Also Visible On webpage". So Please Give The Javascript Or HTML code To Hide The LInk Button When I Click The Print link Example: "Good Evening" Print (click Here To Print) I Want To...

Batch Printing PDFs from ASP.NET

I have a situation where in a web application a user may need a variable list of PDFs to be printed. That is, given a large list of PDFs, the user may choose an arbitrary subset of that list to print. These PDFs are stored on the file system. I need a method to allow users to print these batches of PDFs relatively easily (thus, asking th...

Printing HUGE PDF batches in order

Sorry if this is a little off-topic for regular stackoverflow questions, but we're tearing our hair out on this one. We've got a batch of about 3500 3-page PDFs to print (all ok so far) the problem we've got is that it's vital they print in a specific order (ascending by filename). Our spooler seems to randomize the printrun. Any ideas...

Best way to print from c# / .net?

What is the best way to print stuff from c#/.net? The question is in regard to single pages as well as to reports containing lots of pages. It would be great to get a list of the most common printing libs containing the main features and gotchas of each of them. [Update] for standard windows clients (or servers), not for web apps, pl...

Printing/Previewing WPF RichTextBox - ApplicationCommands.PrintPreview?

I'm really loving the WPF RichTextBox, and all of the out-of-the-box functionality it comes with... but printing is something that I'm having trouble with. I can print (from code) using a PrintDialog and passing in my RichTextBox as a Visual (or by using the "Document")... But my question is, is there a simple way to use the application...

How to print to a null printer in .NET?

I need to write a unit test for a method that will print a document. Is there an easy way to send the output to the Windows equivalent of /dev/null? I'm guessing that having our build server print a document on every check in is going to get expensive quickly. ;) Ideally, this would work on both our build server (which has no default...

How can I hook into Perl's print?

Here's a scenario. You have a large amount of legacy scripts, all using a common library. Said scripts use the 'print' statement for diagnostic output. No changes are allowed to the scripts - they range far and wide, have their approvals, and have long since left the fruitful valleys of oversight and control. Now a new need has arriv...

Is there a (free) windows test/dummy print device?

We are creating a batch application which sends its documents (Java Jasperreports) directly to a printer device, running on a Windows server. To test the application and measure the performace, we where looking for a test or dummy windows print device. This device would not print to an actual printer but simulate a printer device in suc...