The following code example prints the file named C:\My Documents\MyFile.txt on the default printer. To run the example, change the path to the file you want to print. You can also modify the InitializeComponent procedure through the Windows Forms Designer.
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The example requires that each line fits within the page width.
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Use the System.ComponentModel, System.Windows.Forms, System.Drawing, System.Drawing.Printing, and System.IO namespaces for this example.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Class PrintingExample
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container
Private printButton As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private printFont As Font
Private streamToPrint As StreamReader
Public Sub New()
' The Windows Forms Designer requires the following call.
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
' The Click event is raised when the user clicks the Print button.
Private Sub printButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Try
streamToPrint = New StreamReader("C:\My Documents\MyFile.txt")
Try
printFont = New Font("Arial", 10)
Dim pd As New PrintDocument()
AddHandler pd.PrintPage, AddressOf Me.pd_PrintPage
pd.Print()
Finally
streamToPrint.Close()
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
' The PrintPage event is raised for each page to be printed.
Private Sub pd_PrintPage(sender As Object, ev As PrintPageEventArgs)
Dim linesPerPage As Single = 0
Dim yPos As Single = 0
Dim count As Integer = 0
Dim leftMargin As Single = ev.MarginBounds.Left
Dim topMargin As Single = ev.MarginBounds.Top
Dim line As String = Nothing
' Calculate the number of lines per page.
linesPerPage = ev.MarginBounds.Height / printFont.GetHeight(ev.Graphics)
' Print each line of the file.
While count < linesPerPage
line = streamToPrint.ReadLine()
If line Is Nothing Then
Exit While
End If
yPos = topMargin + count * printFont.GetHeight(ev.Graphics)
ev.Graphics.DrawString(line, printFont, Brushes.Black, leftMargin, yPos, New StringFormat())
count += 1
End While
' If more lines exist, print another page.
If (line IsNot Nothing) Then
ev.HasMorePages = True
Else
ev.HasMorePages = False
End If
End Sub
' The Windows Forms Designer requires the following procedure.
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
Me.printButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(504, 381)
Me.Text = "Print Example"
printButton.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft
printButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 110)
printButton.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat
printButton.TabIndex = 0
printButton.Text = "Print the file."
printButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(136, 40)
AddHandler printButton.Click, AddressOf printButton_Click
Me.Controls.Add(printButton)
End Sub
' This is the main entry point for the application.
Public Shared Sub Main()
Application.Run(New PrintingExample())
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class PrintingExample : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.ComponentModel.Container components;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button printButton;
private Font printFont;
private StreamReader streamToPrint;
public PrintingExample() : base()
{
// The Windows Forms Designer requires the following call.
InitializeComponent();
}
// The Click event is raised when the user clicks the Print button.
private void printButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
streamToPrint = new StreamReader
("C:\\My Documents\\MyFile.txt");
try
{
printFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler
(this.pd_PrintPage);
pd.Print();
}
finally
{
streamToPrint.Close();
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
// The PrintPage event is raised for each page to be printed.
private void pd_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs ev)
{
float linesPerPage = 0;
float yPos = 0;
int count = 0;
float leftMargin = ev.MarginBounds.Left;
float topMargin = ev.MarginBounds.Top;
string line = null;
// Calculate the number of lines per page.
linesPerPage = ev.MarginBounds.Height /
printFont.GetHeight(ev.Graphics);
// Print each line of the file.
while(count < linesPerPage &&
((line=streamToPrint.ReadLine()) != null))
{
yPos = topMargin + (count *
printFont.GetHeight(ev.Graphics));
ev.Graphics.DrawString(line, printFont, Brushes.Black,
leftMargin, yPos, new StringFormat());
count++;
}
// If more lines exist, print another page.
if(line != null)
ev.HasMorePages = true;
else
ev.HasMorePages = false;
}
// The Windows Forms Designer requires the following procedure.
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.printButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(504, 381);
this.Text = "Print Example";
printButton.ImageAlign =
System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
printButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(32, 110);
printButton.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
printButton.TabIndex = 0;
printButton.Text = "Print the file.";
printButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 40);
printButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(printButton_Click);
this.Controls.Add(printButton);
}
// This is the main entry point for the application.
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
Application.Run(new PrintingExample());
}
}
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Drawing::Printing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
public ref class PrintingExample: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
System::ComponentModel::Container^ components;
System::Windows::Forms::Button^ printButton;
System::Drawing::Font^ printFont;
StreamReader^ streamToPrint;
public:
PrintingExample()
: Form()
{
// The Windows Forms Designer requires the following call.
InitializeComponent();
}
private:
// The Click event is raised when the user clicks the Print button.
void printButton_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
{
try
{
streamToPrint = gcnew StreamReader( "C:\\My Documents\\MyFile.txt" );
try
{
printFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 );
PrintDocument^ pd = gcnew PrintDocument;
pd->PrintPage += gcnew PrintPageEventHandler( this, &PrintingExample::pd_PrintPage );
pd->Print();
}
finally
{
streamToPrint->Close();
}
}
catch ( Exception^ ex )
{
MessageBox::Show( ex->Message );
}
}
// The PrintPage event is raised for each page to be printed.
void pd_PrintPage( Object^ /*sender*/, PrintPageEventArgs^ ev )
{
float linesPerPage = 0;
float yPos = 0;
int count = 0;
float leftMargin = (float)ev->MarginBounds.Left;
float topMargin = (float)ev->MarginBounds.Top;
String^ line = nullptr;
// Calculate the number of lines per page.
linesPerPage = ev->MarginBounds.Height / printFont->GetHeight( ev->Graphics );
// Print each line of the file.
while ( count < linesPerPage && ((line = streamToPrint->ReadLine()) != nullptr) )
{
yPos = topMargin + (count * printFont->GetHeight( ev->Graphics ));
ev->Graphics->DrawString( line, printFont, Brushes::Black, leftMargin, yPos, gcnew StringFormat );
count++;
}
// If more lines exist, print another page.
if ( line != nullptr )
ev->HasMorePages = true;
else
ev->HasMorePages = false;
}
// The Windows Forms Designer requires the following procedure.
void InitializeComponent()
{
this->components = gcnew System::ComponentModel::Container;
this->printButton = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button;
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing::Size( 504, 381 );
this->Text = "Print Example";
printButton->ImageAlign = System::Drawing::ContentAlignment::MiddleLeft;
printButton->Location = System::Drawing::Point( 32, 110 );
printButton->FlatStyle = System::Windows::Forms::FlatStyle::Flat;
printButton->TabIndex = 0;
printButton->Text = "Print the file.";
printButton->Size = System::Drawing::Size( 136, 40 );
printButton->Click += gcnew System::EventHandler( this, &PrintingExample::printButton_Click );
this->Controls->Add( printButton );
}
};
// This is the main entry point for the application.
int main()
{
Application::Run( gcnew PrintingExample );
}