printing mutilple report

rbuser

Hello

i want to print multiple reports.
When printing the first report the printer dialog is showed. But also the
second and third report ask for this printer.
How can i read the chosen printer from the first report so that i can set it
for the second and third report.

Or is there a better way to print multiple reports for example in one print
job.

Met vriendelijke groet, With kind regards,


Frank Beerens

nicocizik

Hi Frank,

One option would be to set the ShowPrintDialog property of the second and
third reports to False and assign the PrinterSetup from the first report to
each of them before you print. This would print the second and third
reports with the same settings but would not show the print dialog.

There is an archive merge utility available that allows you to merge
multiple archive files into a single one to essentially print multiple
reports as one print job. This utility can be found on our web site at the
following address... kuRAFMerge.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/download/report_component_library.html

It would also be possible to create a single main report containing three
section subreports in the detail band, each containing a report that you
would like to print. You would then be able to print all three reports in a
single print job.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Hello Nico

i tried the printersetup.printername propertie. But after printing the
report the printername propertie is still the orginal printername and not
the one i have chosen. How can i read the selected printer ?

Merging the reports into one is not possible because reports can also be
printed seperately.

Franl

nicocizik

Hi Frank,

Inside the OnPrintDialogClose, you can check the Report.PrintDialog property
to see the name of the printer the user has selected. It is also possible
to implement the OnPageReceive of the printer device and check the
PrinterSetup of the page sent to obtain this information.

uses
ppPDlg;

begin
TppPrintDialog(Report.PrintDialog).cbxPrinters.Text

or...

PrinterReceivePageEvent..
begin
aPage.PrinterSetup.PrinterName;

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com