How To Determine Type of Format Selected

rbuser

How do I determine which type of output format a user selected after they
select the Print button? I need to determine if a user selected HTML or
not. I already have TExtraDevices, but it has some problems generating my
reports correctly and I will do this on my own.

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Jeff Kreider

digitalmetaphors

You can read the Report.PrintDialog.DeviceType property to see which device
they selected to print in the PrintToFile device drop down list of the print
dialog. Use the Report.OnPrintDialogClose event.

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

That works great Jim! Thanks. This brings up 2 questions.

1) How can I close the preview dialog via code?
2) How should I stop the execution of the print command (user pressing the
Ok button)? Currently I am using Abort.

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Jeff Kreider

digitalmetaphors

1. You can't close the preview form while the report is generating. You
should be able to call Report.PreviewForm.Close.

2. The pages that have been generated, will be sent to the printer. They
can't be cancelled from RB at this point. You'll need to interupt the
printer job


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors