Printing Problems

Printing Problems

• Sportsdude

  That was also not working.... can we use reports for printing won't that be a good idea
  
  

• Dan Amero

  Another option would be to modify your app to use the DataGridView instead of MSFlexGrid - it's the ActiveX control that is causing your printing problem.
  
  

• watch is

  what do u think about going on to reports
  
  

• Cem DEMiRKIR

  Yes you can use crystal reports
  

• Tommych

  We can use crystal reports that wud be better
  
  

• ahmedilyas

  Assuming that you are currently using:

  PrintForm1.Print(MyForm, ClientAreaOnly)

  try changing it to:

  PrintForm1.Print(MyForm, CompatibleModeClientAreaOnly)

  If that doesn't solve the problem, you may be out of luck. There was a known issue with printing some ActiveX controls in VB 6, and that same issue would apply to the PrintForm component.

  Hope this helps,

  Steve

  
  
  

• edmsing

  Hi Siddarth,

  You don't say, but since this is the Power Packs forum I assume you are using the PrintForm component. Have you tried using different PrintOption settings (CompatibleModeClientAreaOnly vs ClientAreaOnly) The two settings use different implementations to cature the form, so sometimes one will give better results than the other.

  Steve Hoag

  Visual Basic Power Packs

  
  
  

• Jonathan Argue

  yup you are right is was using PrintForm componen...... Can you just give me a sample code... and are u sure that it will never give me problems again... oris there any other solution...
  
  

• c0dem0nkey1519

  IMHO reports are almost always a better solution. The PrintForm component was developed primarily because VB 6 had a PrintForm method and there was no easy alternative in .NET.

  Although it's tempting to design a form to look like a paper form, it isn't good UI design - design the form for usability, and use a report for printing.

  
  
  
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