printoutform.vb

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Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents PrintDocument1 As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents PrintPreviewDialog1 As System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Dim resources As System.Resources.ResourceManager = New System.Resources.ResourceManager(GetType(Form1))
        Me.PrintDocument1 = New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1 = New System.Windows.Forms.PrintPreviewDialog()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'PrintDocument1
        '
        '
        'Button1
        '
        Me.Button1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(161, Byte))
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 16)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(216, 40)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Button1.Text = "Create a Simple Printout"
        '
        'PrintPreviewDialog1
        '
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.AutoScrollMargin = New System.Drawing.Size(0, 0)
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.AutoScrollMinSize = New System.Drawing.Size(0, 0)
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(400, 300)
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Enabled = True
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(132, 132)
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.MaximumSize = New System.Drawing.Size(0, 0)
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Name = "PrintPreviewDialog1"
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Opacity = 1
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.TransparencyKey = System.Drawing.Color.Empty
        Me.PrintPreviewDialog1.Visible = False
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 109)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.Button1})
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Simple Printout"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        PrintDocument1.Print()
    End Sub

    Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage
        ' Turn on antialias for text
        e.Graphics.TextRenderingHint = _
                         Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias
        ' Print a string at the origin
        Dim pFont As Font
        pFont = New Font("Comic Sans MS", 20)
        e.Graphics.DrawString("ORIGIN", pFont, Brushes.Black, 0, 0)

        ' Read margins into local variables
        Dim Lmargin, Rmargin, Tmargin, BMargin As Integer
        With PrintDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.Margins
            Lmargin = .Left
            Rmargin = .Right
            Tmargin = .Top
            BMargin = .Bottom
        End With

        ' Calculate the dimensions of the printable area
        Dim PrintWidth, PrintHeight As Integer
        With PrintDocument1.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize
            PrintWidth = .Width - Lmargin - Rmargin
            PrintHeight = .Height - Tmargin - BMargin
        End With

        ' Now print the rectangle
        Dim R As Rectangle
        R = New Rectangle(Lmargin, Tmargin, PrintWidth, PrintHeight)
        e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, R)
    End Sub
End Class