Show Print Dialog before printing

c#, printdialog

Solution

You have to use `PrintDialog`

 PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
 pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(PrintPage);
 PrintDialog pdi = new PrintDialog();
 pdi.Document = pd;
 if (pdi.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
 {
     pd.Print();
 }
 else
 {
      MessageBox.Show("Print Cancelled");
 }

Edited(from Comment)

On `64-bit` Windows and with some versions of .NET you may have to set `pdi.UseExDialog = true`; for the dialog window to appear.

Problem

I want to show the print dialog box before printing the document, so the user can choose another printer before printing. The code for printing is: ``` private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { try { PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument(); pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(PrintImage); pd.Print(); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, ToString()); } } void PrintImage(object o, PrintPageEventArgs e) { int x = SystemInformation.WorkingArea.X; int y = SystemInformation.WorkingArea.Y; int width = this.Width; int height = this.Height; Rectangle bounds = new Rectangle(x, y, width, height); Bitmap img = new Bitmap(width, height); this.DrawToBitmap(img, bounds); Point p = new Point(100, 100); e.Graphics.DrawImage(img, p); } ``` will this code be able to print the current form?

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