How to I set Print To File checkbox

rbuser

(Hope this is an easy one)
How do I set Print To File?



If I set ppReport.PrintDialog.PrintToFile := True;

Before the print dialog is displayed, the checkbox (Print to File), remains
unchecked when I go to the print dialog.



Joe

nicocizik

Hi Joe,

If you set the Report.AllowPrintToFile property to True and assign the
Report.DeviceType to a file device such as "TextFile", the PrintDialog will
already have the PrintToFile checkbox checked for you when you load it.

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rbuser

That was pretty much what I was trying.

Procedure CiReportOnPrintDialogCreate(
ptr : Pointer;
ppReport : TppReport);
Begin
this_szSettings :=
IDS_REGISTRY_REPORT_PRINTTOFILE_FOLDER;
this_tRegistry := TRegistry.Create;
ppReport.AllowPrintToFile := True;
ppReport.DeviceType := dtReportTextFile;
End;

Yet, when the print dialog appears, the Print To File is unchecked.

Could Waler be doing something here?

Joe

nicocizik

Hi Joe,

In my testing (with Waler installed) everything seemed to work correctly.
Instead of setting these values in the OnPrintDialogCreate, try setting them
before you call Report.Print and see if that changes the result.

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rbuser

Actually, the problem appears to be whether I set PrintDialog.PrintToFile,
vs just setting the device.

Thanks

nicocizik

Many of the PrintDialog properties are set automatically based on the report
property values. Setting these manually could in some cases cause a
problem. Try removing the code to set the PrintDialog properties manually
and see if that gives you the results you are after.

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rbuser

Yes it does - Thanks