I have a windows application it contains a very long panel (nearly 5 pages) full of details. Here is my problem is when I tried to print it, only get the last section of the panel in my print preview screen. I need to get the multi page print preview. How can I get it.

Please advice


Thanks in advance,
N.Nirmalan

I attach my printClass.cs file too.
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using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace PanelAdd
{
public class PrintClass
{
readonly PrintDocument printdoc1 = new PrintDocument();
readonly PrintPreviewDialog previewdlg = new PrintPreviewDialog();
Bitmap MemoryImage;

private readonly Panel panel_;

public PrintClass(Panel pnl)
{
panel_ = pnl;

printdoc1.PrintPage += (printdoc1_PrintPage);
MemoryImage = new Bitmap(pnl.Width, pnl.Height);
}

private void GetPrintArea(Control pnl)
{
MemoryImage = new Bitmap(pnl.Width, pnl.Height);
pnl.DrawToBitmap(MemoryImage, new Rectangle(0, 0, pnl.Width, pnl.Height));
}

private void printdoc1_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
var pagearea = e.PageBounds;
e.Graphics.DrawImage(MemoryImage, (pagearea.Width / 2) - (panel_.Width / 2), panel_.Location.Y);
}

public void Print()
{
GetPrintArea(panel_);
previewdlg.Document = printdoc1;
previewdlg.ShowDialog();
}
}
}

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Nirma

You'll have to adjust the arguments to DrawToBitmap() with AutoScrollPosition. And you have to use e.HasMorePages in the PrintPage event to get more than a single page out of the printer. The end-result isn't likely to look very good, you'll arbitrarly cut off parts of controls on the page bounds. Consider using a report generator like Crystal.

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Hans Passant.

When you save your MemoryImage to a file and open it in Windows Photo and Fax viewer, is the image what you want?

You'll have to adjust the arguments to DrawToBitmap() with AutoScrollPosition. And you have to use e.HasMorePages in the PrintPage event to get more than a single page out of the printer. The end-result isn't likely to look very good, you'll arbitrarly cut off parts of controls on the page bounds. Consider using a report generator like Crystal.

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Hans Passant.