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From: Pandurang_Nayak
Message 4 in Discussion
Since you appear to be familiar with
printing in VB 6.0, I fished out this MSDN article on what has changed with
regard to printing in VB.NET:
Hope this helps.
Pandurang.
Printer
Object Changes in Visual Basic .NET
The Printer object in Visual Basic
6.0 is replaced by the PrintDocument component in Visual Basic .NET. The
behavior is different, but in most cases the functionality can be
duplicated.
The following tables list Visual Basic 6.0 properties, methods, and events
and their Visual Basic .NET equivalents. Where there are no direct equivalents,
links are provided to additional information. Unless otherwise noted, all
objects are in the System.Drawing namespace.
Printer Properties
Visual Basic 6.0
Visual Basic .NET Equivalent
ColorMode
No longer necessary. This property controlled whether
output would be printed in monochrome on a color printer; it is now up to
the printer to expose this as an advanced option. The SupportsColor
property of the PrinterSettings class can be used to determine the
color capabilities of a printer.
Copies
Copies property of the PrinterSettings
class.
CurrentX
No equivalent. Replaced by location and dimension
arguments of various methods of the Graphics class.
CurrentY
No equivalent. Replaced by location and dimension
arguments of various methods of the Graphics class.
DeviceName
PrinterName property of the PrinterSettings
class.
DrawMode
No equivalent. For details, see Graphics
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
DrawStyle
No equivalent. For details, see Graphics
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
DrawWidth
No equivalent. For details, see Graphics
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
DriverName
No equivalent. No longer needed; printer drivers are
managed by Windows.
Duplex
Duplex property of the PrinterSettings
class.
FillColor
No equivalent. For details, see Graphics
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FillStyle
No equivalent. For details, see Graphics
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
Font
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontBold
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontCount
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontItalic
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontName
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
Fonts
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontSize
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontStrikeThru
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontTransparent
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
FontUnderline
No equivalent. For details, see Font
Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ForeColor
No equivalent. For details, see Color
Behavior Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
hDC
No longer necessary. An instance of a PrintDocument
component is the equivalent of a device context.
Note Graphics
objects have GetHDC and ReleaseHDC methods that can be
used in advanced scenarios.
Height
PaperSize property of the PageSettings
class.
Orientation
Landscape property of the PageSettings
class.
Page
No equivalent. The current page number is not tracked;
however, you can easily do this by setting a variable in the
BeginPrint event and incrementing it in the PrintPage
event.
PaperBin
PaperSources property of the PrinterSettings
class.
PaperSize
PaperSize property of the PageSettings
class.
Port
No longer necessary. The PrintPreviewDialog control
automatically sets port information.
PrintQuality
PrinterResolutions property of the
PrinterSettings class.
RightToLeft
No longer necessary. The direction of printing is
controlled by the localization settings in Windows.
ScaleHeight
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleLeft
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleMode
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleTop
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleWidth
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
TrackDefault
No direct equivalent. The IsDefaultPrinter property
of the PrinterSettings class can be used to determine if a printer
is the default, but printing is no longer halted if the default printer
changes.
TwipsPerPixelX
No longer necessary. Measurements in Visual Basic .NET are
always in pixels.
TwipsPerPixelY
No longer necessary. Measurements in Visual Basic .NET are
always in pixels.
Width
PaperSize property of the PageSettings
class.
Zoom
No longer necessary. If the printer has zoom capabilities,
settings are automatically exposed in the Print dialog
box.
Printer Methods
Visual Basic 6.0
Visual Basic .NET Equivalent
Circle
Graphics.DrawEllipse
EndDoc
Print
KillDoc
PrintEventArgs.Cancel
Line
Graphics.DrawLine
NewPage
PrintPageEventArgs.HasMorePages
PaintPicture
Graphics.DrawImage
PSet
Graphics.DrawLine
Scale
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleX
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
ScaleY
No equivalent. For details, see Coordinate
System Changes in Visual Basic .NET.
TextHeight
Font parameter of Graphics.DrawString
TextWidth
Font parameter of
Graphics.DrawString
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