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Printing to a fileWhen you create a PrintDocument you could set the
PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. What kind of format is it printed to? I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... Lloyd,
I believe the format depends on your printer driver. I also believe that you can send this file to your printer and the printer will print the document. -- Show quoteStoitcho Goutsev (100) "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> wrote in message news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > When you create a PrintDocument you could set the > PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. > What kind of format is it printed to? > > I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... > If you look around the web you can find loads of printer drivers that will
write you a PDF file. Show quote "Stoitcho Goutsev (100)" <1**@100.com> wrote in message news:%23iMQp9wMGHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Lloyd, > > I believe the format depends on your printer driver. I also believe that > you can send this file to your printer and the printer will print the > document. > > > -- > > Stoitcho Goutsev (100) > > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> wrote in message > news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> When you create a PrintDocument you could set the >> PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. >> What kind of format is it printed to? >> >> I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... >> > > The file just contains what would have been sent to the printer. You can
copy this kind of file to a printer that recognize this same format (basically PCL, Postcript). The real question is why are you printing to a file. Do you have a particular goal in mind ? -- Show quote"Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > When you create a PrintDocument you could set the > PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. > What kind of format is it printed to? > > I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... > > Because on my print panel, I was thinking what to show if there are no
printer? So what I do is: 1st choice is "Print to File" other choices are "Print to a given (installed) printer" I guess now it's not a good idea..... -- Show quoteRegards, Lloyd Dupont NovaMind development team NovaMind Software Mind Mapping Software <www.nova-mind.com> "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message news:O6UxoAyMGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > The file just contains what would have been sent to the printer. You can > copy this kind of file to a printer that recognize this same format > (basically PCL, Postcript). > > The real question is why are you printing to a file. Do you have a > particular goal in mind ? > > -- > > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de > news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> When you create a PrintDocument you could set the >> PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. >> What kind of format is it printed to? >> >> I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... >> >> > > Strange. What do you mean by no printer ? No printer at all or no default
printer ? In the later case you could display a message. Wether the final output is send to a file or to a printer, this is always the driver that creates the output from the calls made to it. If you have really no printer at all, you souln't even be able to print. Have you try to see if the file is empty ? -- Show quotePatrice "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de news:OLJOKx1MGHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Because on my print panel, I was thinking what to show if there are no > printer? > So what I do is: 1st choice is "Print to File" > other choices are "Print to a given (installed) printer" > > I guess now it's not a good idea..... > > -- > Regards, > Lloyd Dupont > > NovaMind development team > NovaMind Software > Mind Mapping Software > <www.nova-mind.com> > "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message > news:O6UxoAyMGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > The file just contains what would have been sent to the printer. You can > > copy this kind of file to a printer that recognize this same format > > (basically PCL, Postcript). > > > > The real question is why are you printing to a file. Do you have a > > particular goal in mind ? > > > > -- > > > > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de > > news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > >> When you create a PrintDocument you could set the > >> PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. > >> What kind of format is it printed to? > >> > >> I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... > >> > >> > > > > > > Well at home I have no printe (although I have installed one a while ago,
which still appears in the printer list, there is no physical printer). Now I wanted to test my code at home and, at least, get a print preview. I though clever, in the printer list combo box, to have a first choice being no printer, i.e. print to a file, whatever that means. Only know I understand than printing to a file, makes only sense when you've got a printer and, on top of that, is next to useless.... Show quote "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message news:etc5bw5MGHA.2916@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Strange. What do you mean by no printer ? No printer at all or no default > printer ? In the later case you could display a message. > > Wether the final output is send to a file or to a printer, this is always > the driver that creates the output from the calls made to it. If you have > really no printer at all, you souln't even be able to print. Have you try > to > see if the file is empty ? > > -- > Patrice > > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de > news:OLJOKx1MGHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Because on my print panel, I was thinking what to show if there are no >> printer? >> So what I do is: 1st choice is "Print to File" >> other choices are "Print to a given (installed) printer" >> >> I guess now it's not a good idea..... >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Lloyd Dupont >> >> NovaMind development team >> NovaMind Software >> Mind Mapping Software >> <www.nova-mind.com> >> "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message >> news:O6UxoAyMGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> > The file just contains what would have been sent to the printer. You >> > can >> > copy this kind of file to a printer that recognize this same format >> > (basically PCL, Postcript). >> > >> > The real question is why are you printing to a file. Do you have a >> > particular goal in mind ? >> > >> > -- >> > >> > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de >> > news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> >> When you create a PrintDocument you could set the >> >> PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. >> >> What kind of format is it printed to? >> >> >> >> I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > Ah ok !
So from the OS point of view, you have a printer (if the driver is there it's enough) and you can then create the file. If you have a printer at your work or elsewhere, you could install the same printer driver on your computer. This way you'll create a print file and if you copy this print file to this same (real) printer it will print out. This is how you could use a print file but my guess is that i't very rarely used... Patrice -- Show quote"Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de news:eeExnu7MGHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Well at home I have no printe (although I have installed one a while ago, > which still appears in the printer list, there is no physical printer). > Now I wanted to test my code at home and, at least, get a print preview. > I though clever, in the printer list combo box, to have a first choice being > no printer, i.e. print to a file, whatever that means. > > Only know I understand than printing to a file, makes only sense when you've > got a printer and, on top of that, is next to useless.... > > "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message > news:etc5bw5MGHA.2916@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > Strange. What do you mean by no printer ? No printer at all or no default > > printer ? In the later case you could display a message. > > > > Wether the final output is send to a file or to a printer, this is always > > the driver that creates the output from the calls made to it. If you have > > really no printer at all, you souln't even be able to print. Have you try > > to > > see if the file is empty ? > > > > -- > > Patrice > > > > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de > > news:OLJOKx1MGHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > >> Because on my print panel, I was thinking what to show if there are no > >> printer? > >> So what I do is: 1st choice is "Print to File" > >> other choices are "Print to a given (installed) printer" > >> > >> I guess now it's not a good idea..... > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Lloyd Dupont > >> > >> NovaMind development team > >> NovaMind Software > >> Mind Mapping Software > >> <www.nova-mind.com> > >> "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote in message > >> news:O6UxoAyMGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > >> > The file just contains what would have been sent to the printer. You > >> > can > >> > copy this kind of file to a printer that recognize this same format > >> > (basically PCL, Postcript). > >> > > >> > The real question is why are you printing to a file. Do you have a > >> > particular goal in mind ? > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > "Lloyd Dupont" <net.galador@ld> a écrit dans le message de > >> > news:O$TISuwMGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > >> >> When you create a PrintDocument you could set the > >> >> PrinterSettings.PrintToFile to true so that it print to a file. > >> >> What kind of format is it printed to? > >> >> > >> >> I have created such a file but I don't know what to do with it..... > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >  |
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