Printing XSL document in Windows .NET Application

7 Nov 2006 9:42 PM

.NETUser

Hello,
I hope that I can explain this correctly. I am trying to print a
specific report based upon user's input in a Windows application. I'm a
newbie to XSL and unaware of how to go about this. Basically, I want to
create the XML file based on the user's input, format the report with
XSL and then send the new document to the printer. Any sample code
would be appreciated as I have no idea of how to go about this.

Thanks

10 Nov 2006 10:01 AM

Ciaran O''Donnell

Printing has to be done manually in .NET. By that I mean to have to create a
print document object. Set it up with PrintSettings and call print. Then
handle the printpage event and draw on a Graphics surface what needs to come
out of the printer. It isnt a trivial task but is doable with a lot of code.
What would probably be easier for you is to spit out a HTML file from you
XSL sheet and open it in IE for the user to print.
You could also load the text from the report into a RichTextBox and there
are lots of samples on the web of how to print formatted contents from those.

Ciaran O'Donnell

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".NETUser" wrote:

> Hello,
> I hope that I can explain this correctly. I am trying to print a
> specific report based upon user's input in a Windows application. I'm a
> newbie to XSL and unaware of how to go about this. Basically, I want to
> create the XML file based on the user's input, format the report with
> XSL and then send the new document to the printer. Any sample code
> would be appreciated as I have no idea of how to go about this.
>
> Thanks
>
>