Hi there everyone....
I have done tons of reading in this forum and others about the best way
to print documents (word and pdf) and have mixed reviews. If anyone can
answer my question I will be eternally grateful... here goes...
in .Net's PrintDocument class, how do I print a word document using
this class I have read that you need to stream text to the
class, but if I open a streamreader of the word file, will it lose the
formatting
I know I can use interop to do this printing, but all documentation I
have read indicates I shouldn't do this, and besides I don't get the
printer control I need when doing this.
any ideas or suggesstions will be helpful..
Thanks
Justin
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BaluMunugoti
fafnir
Basically, you don't use the PrintDocument class to, ahem, print documents.
If you want to print a Word Document, you will have to either use the Word Interop library(ies), or start a process which activates Word with the correct parameters to print a document. Streaming the underlying bytes of the document are going to do you no good unless you are familiar with the word format, and can interpret that format, and present/display that format.
You could just abandon Word altogether, if it's a simple document, and just use text or rich text (or HTML, or XML) and handle everything in your application. Alternatively, if the document is complex or pre-existing, write whatever it is you want to do in the Word scripting evironment (VBA), and not use a separate (VB) application: it all depends on your workflow process, and what you are trying to achieve.
ToddOs
Gavin Lilley
Hi Justin,
How did you eventually use the interop to automate the word object and print the Word Document I have the very same problem that you were having where the Word document is printed but all formatting and images are lost. I am using the PrintDocument because I am able to manipulate the printer/tray settings.